Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Philip Michael Ondaatje (born September 12, 1943), OC, is a Sri Lankan-born Canadian novelist and poet of Colombo Chetty and Burgher origin. He is perhaps best known for his Booker Prize-winning novel, The English Patient, which was adapted into an Academy-Award-winning film. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Ondaatje, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Complete Filmography
Sjöwall & Wahlöö - Berättelsen om ett brott
2016
as Self
The whole story of how the books about Martin Beck came to be is told here. It's a love story. A young couple wanted to talk about the injustices in s...
Al Purdy Was Here
2015
as (voice)
The story of Canada's leading poet and the A-Frame cabin he built. Now Canada's leading musicians and artists come together to tell the tale of Al Pur...
Bruce Cockburn Pacing the Cage
2013
An overview of the life and career of Canadian folk musician Bruce Cockburn.
Stories We Tell
2012
Thanks
Canadian actress and filmmaker Sarah Polley investigates certain secrets related to her mother, interviewing a group of family members and friends who...
Paris Stories: The Writing of Mavis Gallant
2006
as Himself
Paris Stories explores the force of fiction for a woman who left Canada and her "good job for a girl" to live in a city where writers weren't viewed w...
Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing
2004
as Self
Editing is more than just assembling shots in a certain order, it's an art form, and this documentary celebrates the craft and how it has grown and ev...
Shadow Maker: Gwendolyn MacEwen, Poet
1999
as Himself
"Michael Ondaatje called Gwendolyn MacEwen 'the last of the bardic poets'. In the early 60s, she astonished the nascent beat scene at Toronto's Bohemi...
Elimination Dance
1998
Writer, Director
Ever more bizarre criteria are used to eliminate couples from a secret dance event.
The English Patient
1996
Novel
In the 1930s, Count Almásy is a Hungarian map maker employed by the Royal Geographical Society to chart the vast expanses of the Sahara Desert along w...
Poetry in Motion
1982
as Self
More than 20 contemporary North American poets recite, sing, and perform their work. Early in the film, Charles Bukowski talks about the energy of poe...
Poetry in Motion
1982
More than 20 contemporary North American poets recite, sing, and perform their work. Early in the film, Charles Bukowski talks about the energy of poe...
The Clinton Special: A Film About the Farm Show
1974
Director
Michael Ondaatje chronicles a group of actors who, in 1972, went into an Ontario farming community to build a play of what they saw and learned. This ...
The Sons of Captain Poetry
1970
Director
"Canada's convention-shattering voice of poetry" (Globe and Mail). Michael Ondaatje documents the work and spirit of fellow poet bpNichol (1944-1988)...
Carry On Crime and Punishment
1970
Director
Ondaajte's whimsical slapstick 'docu-drama' follows a couple of crooked Canadian poets who try to kidnap a dog.