Michael Rubbo

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Michael Rubbo

Born December 31, 1938 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (age 87)

Michael Rubbo is an Australian documentary filmmaker, screenwriter, and director known for his innovative and personal approach to nonfiction storytelling. A longtime contributor to the National Film Board of Canada, Rubbo crafted documentaries that blended observation with subjective narration, often inserting himself into the narrative—a style that influenced later generations of documentary fil…

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Vincent and MeVincent and Me · 1990
Vincent and Me
5.61990
MovieAdventureFamily
Jo, a talented young art student from Quebec, attracts the attention of a mysterious European art dealer who buys her drawings. When she later learns that the works are being sold as newly discovered drawings by Vincent van Gogh, she sets out to uncover the truth—traveling first to Amsterdam and ultimately to 19th-century Arles to confront the painter himself.
Unfinished DiaryUnfinished Diary · 1982
Unfinished Diary
8.01982
MovieDocumentary
In this heartwarming docudrama, Chilean immigrant Marilú Mallet strives to make a film about her experience of deep isolation. Her English-speaking husband, a prominent film director, criticizes her subjective approach to filmmaking; her young son, raised in Quebec, speaks only French. Interviews with Isabel Allende and other Chilean exiles reveal a deep bond in this powerful and resonant film about language and genre, exile and immigration.
Tommy Tricker and the Stamp TravellerTommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller · 1988
Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller
6.01988
MovieFamilyFantasy
When the joker Tommy Tricker plays some practical jokes on some of his friends, his best friend Ralph, a stamp collector, discovers the secret of "stamp travel" to make him travel around the world on a stamp to bring back the mysterious Charles Merriweather, who never returned on a stamp for 75 years.
The Peanut Butter SolutionThe Peanut Butter Solution · 1985
The Peanut Butter Solution
5.71985
MovieFamilyFantasy
Peanut butter is the secret ingredient for magic potions made by two friendly ghosts. Eleven-year-old Michael loses all of his hair when he gets a fright and uses the potion to get his hair back, but too much peanut butter causes things to get a bit hairy.
The Return of Tommy TrickerThe Return of Tommy Tricker · 1994
The Return of Tommy Tricker
6.31994
MovieFamilyAdventure
Welcome to the world of stamps with Tommy Tricker and friends as they learn the magic of travelling through time and space for the mere price of the postage. Though of course, nothing is as easy as it seems as they soon learn when they try to rescue Charles Merriweather, a stamp traveller frozen in time since his last attempt at stamp- travelling, 65 years ago. But Charles turns out to be a girl, his sister Molly! And she is rapidly turning into an old woman. To find a cure, Tommy takes off in a race against the time that leads him and Molly to the exotic and magical South Pacific islands.
AdventuresAdventures · 1968
Adventures
7.01968
MovieDocumentary
This short live-action film tells the story of a little raccoon who encounters many adventures when he strays from home to explore the world.
Much Ado About SomethingMuch Ado About Something · 2001
Much Ado About Something
5.12001
MovieDocumentary
Did Christopher Marlowe write the works of Shakespeare?
Margaret Atwood: Once in AugustMargaret Atwood: Once in August · 1984
Margaret Atwood: Once in August
8.51984
MovieDocumentary
In Margaret Atwood: Once in August, filmmaker Michael Rubbo attempts to discover what shapes the celebrated writer's fiction and what motivates her characters. As one of Canada's most distinguished poets and novelists, Atwood is also one of this country's most elusive literary figures.

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