Leacock would teach at MIT until his retirement in 1989. In 1989 he moved to Paris, where he met Valerie Lalonde and, together, they made Les Oeufs a la Coque de Richard Leacock (84 minutes), the first major film shot with a tiny Video-8 Handycam to be broadcast on prime-time television in France. Leacock and Lalonde continued making films of their own choice without the pressures of TV producers, notably A Musical Adventure in Siberia, in collaboration with conductor Sarah Caldwell, his daughter Victoria Leacock and filmmaker Vincent Blanchet. Leacock died on 23 March 2011 at age the age of 89 in Paris. Before his death, he was raising funds for his multi-format memoir, The Feeling of Being There - A Filmmaker's Memoir, a bound paper book and DVB (digital video book), published by Seme*on Editions.
Leacock would teach at MIT until his retirement in 1989.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Leacock
Leacock
PROPN
NNP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
would
AUX
MD
root
VerbForm=Inf
teach
teach
VERB
VB
case
at
at
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
MIT
MIT
PROPN
NNP
case
until
until
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
retirement
retirement
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1989
1989
NUM
CD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
In 1989 he moved to Paris, where he met Valerie Lalonde and, together, they made Les Oeufs a la Coque de Richard Leacock (84 minutes), the first major film shot with a tiny Video-8 Handycam to be broadcast on prime-time television in France.
case
in
In
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1989
1989
NUM
CD
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
move
moved
VERB
VBD
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Paris
Paris
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
PronType=Rel
where
where
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
meet
met
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Sing
Valerie
Valerie
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Lalonde
Lalonde
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
together
together
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
make
made
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Sing
Les
Les
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Oeuf
Oeufs
PROPN
NNP
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
flat
Number=Sing
la
la
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Coque
Coque
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
de
de
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Richard
Richard
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Leacock
Leacock
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
84
84
NUM
CD
appos
Number=Plur
minute
minutes
NOUN
NNS
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
first
first
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
major
major
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
film
film
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
shot
shot
NOUN
NN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
tiny
tiny
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
video
Video
PROPN
NNP
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
8
8
NUM
CD
nmod
Number=Sing
Handycam
Handycam
PROPN
NNP
mark
to
to
PART
TO
aux:pass
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
broadcast
broadcast
VERB
VBN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
prime
prime
ADJ
JJ
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
compound
Number=Sing
time
time
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
television
television
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
France
France
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Leacock and Lalonde continued making films of their own choice without the pressures of TV producers, notably A Musical Adventure in Siberia, in collaboration with conductor Sarah Caldwell, his daughter Victoria Leacock and filmmaker Vincent Blanchet.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Leacock
Leacock
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Lalonde
Lalonde
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
continue
continued
VERB
VBD
xcomp
VerbForm=Ger
make
making
VERB
VBG
obj
Number=Plur
film
films
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
own
own
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
choice
choice
NOUN
NN
case
without
without
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Plur
pressure
pressures
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
TV
TV
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Plur
producer
producers
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
notably
notably
ADV
RB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
A
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
musical
Musical
ADJ
NNP
appos
Number=Sing
Adventure
Adventure
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Siberia
Siberia
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
collaboration
collaboration
NOUN
NN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
conductor
conductor
NOUN
NN
flat
Number=Sing
Sarah
Sarah
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Caldwell
Caldwell
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
appos
Number=Sing
daughter
daughter
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Victoria
Victoria
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Leacock
Leacock
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
filmmaker
filmmaker
NOUN
NN
flat
Number=Sing
Vincent
Vincent
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Blanchet
Blanchet
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Leacock died on 23 March 2011 at age the age of 89 in Paris.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Leacock
Leacock
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
die
died
VERB
VBD
case
on
on
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
23
23
NUM
CD
compound
Number=Sing
March
March
PROPN
NNP
nmod:tmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
2011
2011
NUM
CD
case
at
at
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
age
age
NOUN
NN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
age
age
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
89
89
NUM
CD
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Paris
Paris
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Before his death, he was raising funds for his multi-format memoir, The Feeling of Being There - A Filmmaker's Memoir, a bound paper book and DVB (digital video book), published by Seme*on Editions.
case
before
Before
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
death
death
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part
raise
raising
VERB
VBG
obj
Number=Plur
fund
funds
NOUN
NNS
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
multi
multi
ADJ
JJ
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
compound
Number=Sing
format
format
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Sing
memoir
memoir
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
appos
Number=Sing
Feeling
Feeling
PROPN
NNP
mark
of
of
SCONJ
IN
cop
VerbForm=Ger
be
Being
AUX
VBG
acl
Number=Sing
there
There
PROPN
NNP
punct
-
-
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
A
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Filmmaker
Filmmaker
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
appos
Number=Sing
Memoir
Memoir
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
bound
bound
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
paper
paper
NOUN
NN
conj
Number=Sing
book
book
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
DVB
DVB
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
amod
Degree=Pos
digital
digital
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
video
video
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
book
book
NOUN
NN
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
publish
published
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
Seme*on
Seme*on
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Plur
Edition
Editions
PROPN
NNPS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.