A Writer in the Nuclear Age: A Conversation with Margaret Laurence
A Writer in the Nuclear Age: A Conversation with Margaret Laurence
1985, English. Directed by Terre Nash.
In this short film, internationally acclaimed author Margaret Laurence passionately addresses several issues related to peace: the social responsibility of the writer; language usage and reality; jargon and "newspeak"; imagination, meaning and understanding; the nuclear threat; world leadership; the role of empathy in communication; the distinctions between fiction and didactic writing; and the power of "ordinary" people to influence events.
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- 0h 10m
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- English
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- 1 January 1985
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A Writer in the Nuclear Age: A Conversation with Margaret Laurence isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1985. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed A Writer in the Nuclear Age: A Conversation with Margaret Laurence?
A Writer in the Nuclear Age: A Conversation with Margaret Laurence (1985) was directed by Terre Nash and stars Margaret Laurence.