Masculine Mystique, The
- Release Information
- August 23, 1984
- Montréal (Le Parisien 3: World Film Festival) 20h30
- Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)
- August 23, 1984
- Montréal (Le Parisien 3: World Film Festival) 20h30
- Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)
- August 23, 1984
- Montréal (National Film Board Theatre, Complexe Guy-Favreau)
- Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)
- August 23, 1984
- Montréal (National Film Board Theatre, Complexe Guy-Favreau)
- Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)
- March 5, 1985
- Montréal (Le Parisien 3: World Film Festival) 20h30
- Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)
- March 5, 1985
- Montréal (Le Parisien 3: World Film Festival) 20h30
- Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)
- March 5, 1985
- Montréal (National Film Board Theatre, Complexe Guy-Favreau)
- Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)
- March 5, 1985
- Montréal (National Film Board Theatre, Complexe Guy-Favreau)
- Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)
- Funding Sources
- Act/Policy
- Budget
- Actual cost: $346,000
- Distributors
- National Film Board
- National Film Board
Production Details
- Executive Producer
- Sam Grana
- Sam Grana
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- Robert Verrall
- Robert Verrall
- Robert Verrall
- Robert Verrall
- Robert Verrall
- Robert Verrall
- Robert Verrall
- Andy Thomson
- Andy Thomson
- Andy Thomson
- Andy Thomson
- Andy Thomson
- Andy Thomson
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- Producer
- Ashley Murray
- Mort Ransen
- Mort Ransen
- Mort Ransen
- Mort Ransen
- Mort Ransen
- Sam Grana
- Sam Grana
- Sam Grana
- Sam Grana
- Sam Grana
- Sam Grana
- Sam Grana
- Sam Grana
- Sam Grana
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- Giles Walker
- Giles Walker
- Giles Walker
- David Wilson
- David Wilson
- David Wilson
- David Wilson
- David Wilson
- David Wilson
- David Wilson
- Andy Thomson
- Giles Walker
- Giles Walker
- Giles Walker
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- Giles Walker
- Giles Walker
- Giles Walker
- David Wilson
- David Wilson
- David Wilson
- David Wilson
- David Wilson
- David Wilson
- David Wilson
- Stefan Wodoslawsky
- Stefan Wodoslawsky
- Stefan Wodoslawsky
- Stefan Wodoslawsky
- Stefan Wodoslawsky
- Stefan Wodoslawsky
- Stefan Wodoslawsky
- Stefan Wodoslawsky
- Stefan Wodoslawsky
- Stefan Wodoslawsky
- Stefan Wodoslawsky
- Stefan Wodoslawsky
- Stefan Wodoslawsky
- Stefan Wodoslawsky
- Stefan Wodoslawsky
- Stefan Wodoslawsky
- Stefan Wodoslawsky
- Stefan Wodoslawsky
- Stefan Wodoslawsky
- Stefan Wodoslawsky
- Stefan Wodoslawsky
- Stefan Wodoslawsky
- Stefan Wodoslawsky
- Stefan Wodoslawsky
- Line Producer
- Ashley Murray
- Ashley Murray
- Ken McCready
- Stefan Wodoslawsky
- Stefan Wodoslawsky
- Stefan Wodoslawsky
- Stefan Wodoslawsky
- Stefan Wodoslawsky
- Stefan Wodoslawsky
- Stefan Wodoslawsky
- Stefan Wodoslawsky
- Director
- Mort Ransen
- Mort Ransen
- Mort Ransen
- Mort Ransen
- Mort Ransen
- Mort Ransen
- Mort Ransen
- Mort Ransen
- Mort Ransen
- Mort Ransen
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- Giles Walker
- Giles Walker
- Giles Walker
- Giles Walker
- Giles Walker
- Giles Walker
- Giles Walker
- Andy Thomson
- Giles Walker
- Giles Walker
- Giles Walker
- Giles Walker
- Giles Walker
- Giles Walker
- Giles Walker
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- Giles Walker
- Giles Walker
- Giles Walker
- Giles Walker
- Giles Walker
- Giles Walker
- Giles Walker
- Director of Photography
- Mort Ransen
- Andrew Kitzanuk
- Andrew Kitzanuk
- Andrew Kitzanuk
- Andrew Kitzanuk
- Music
- Richard Gresko
- Richard Gresko
- Writer
- Mort Ransen
- Mort Ransen
- Mort Ransen
- Mort Ransen
- Mort Ransen
- Mort Ransen
- Mort Ransen
- Sam Grana
- Sam Grana
- Sam Grana
- Sam Grana
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- Giles Walker
- Giles Walker
- Giles Walker
- David Wilson
- David Wilson
- David Wilson
- David Wilson
- David Wilson
- Giles Walker
- Giles Walker
- Giles Walker
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- Giles Walker
- Giles Walker
- Giles Walker
- David Wilson
- David Wilson
- David Wilson
- David Wilson
- David Wilson
- Stefan Wodoslawsky
- Stefan Wodoslawsky
- Editor
- Mort Ransen
- Mort Ransen
- Mort Ransen
- Mort Ransen
- Sam Grana
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- David Wilson
- David Wilson
- David Wilson
- David Wilson
- David Wilson
- David Wilson
- David Wilson
- David Wilson
- David Wilson
- David Wilson
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- John N. Smith
- David Wilson
- David Wilson
- David Wilson
- David Wilson
- David Wilson
- David Wilson
- David Wilson
- David Wilson
- David Wilson
- David Wilson
- Cast
- Ashley Murray
- Ashley Murray
- Ashley Murray
- Ashley Murray
- Ashley Murray
- Joshua Ransen
- Yoshi Ransen
- Chaya Ransen
- Annebet Zwartsenberg
- Mort Ransen
- Mort Ransen
- Mort Ransen
- Stefanie Grana
- Felice Grana
- Eleanor MacKinnon
- Sam Grana
- Sam Grana
- Sam Grana
- Sam Grana
- Sam Grana
- Char Davies
- Guillaume Murray
- Maité Murray
- Andy Thomson
- Stefan Wodoslawsky
- Stefan Wodoslawsky
- Stefan Wodoslawsky
- Stefan Wodoslawsky
- Stefan Wodoslawsky
- Stefan Wodoslawsky
87 minutes, 1983
What do "real men" think about feminism? Can they ever learn to adjust to life with a modern woman? The stories of four men and their relationships with women are interwoven to produce this unusual and intriguing feature-length dramatization. Blue, in his mid-thirties, has spent his adult years searching for the right woman, without any luck. He=s baffled by women's liberation--what do they want? Alex, the same age as Blue, married with two small children, says he needs his freedom. He's having an affair. Mort and Ashley are both in their forties, divorced with children. Mort has found someone new but she balks at a permanent relationship. Ashley, devastated by his divorce, is unwilling to risk a new commitment. Their four stories, sometimes poignant, often very funny, are shown in dramatic sequences interspersed with scenes of confrontation. Among themselves the men probe why they act as they do. They attack and defend, and perhaps even learn a little about themselves and the changing role of men in today's society.
Source: Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)
Commentaries
- Masculine Mystique Commentary
In a playful reaction to the National Film Board’s Studio D, which focused on nurturing the careers of women filmmakers, two NFB producers, Giles Walker and John N. Smith, produced The Masculine Mystique in 1984. This cheeky docudrama formed...
