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The Painted Door
198423 min 50 secFilm: Fiction
Direction: Bruce Pittman
Production: Michael MacMillanJanice PlattRobert VerrallSeaton McLeanAndy Thomson
Script: Joe Wiesenfeld
Co-produced by Atlantis Films Limited and the NFB with the participation of Telefilm Canada and the Global Television Network.
Based on a short story by Canadian author Sinclair Ross, this is a gripping drama about love, infidelity, tragedy and regret. During a terrible blizzard on the Prairies, Anne stays alone in the farmhouse while her husband John treks through the snow to aid his father. Their neighbour, Stephen, comes by to help Anne with the chores. As the evening wears on, it becomes clear that John will not return that night. Anne and Stephen spend the night together. In the morning, Anne realizes with horror the consequences of her impulsive betrayal.
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Subject categories
- Literature and Language > Adaptations of Literary Works
- Literature and Language - Canada > Adaptations of Literary WorksCanadian Literature
- Families > CouplesProblems in the Family
Credits
- director
- Bruce Pittman
- producer
- Michael MacMillan
- Janice Platt
- executive producer
- Robert Verrall
- Michael MacMillan
- associate producer
- Seaton McLean
- Andy Thomson
- script
- Joe Wiesenfeld
- photography
- Savas Kalogeras
- sound
- Richard Besse
- editing
- Margaret Van Eerdewijk
- re-recording
- Jean-Pierre Joutel
- Adrian Croll
- music
- Bruce Ley
- cast
- Linda Goranson
- Robert Michael
- Daniel Nalbach
- Eric Peterson
- August Schellenberg
- Len Watt
Awards
- Golden Sheaf Award - Category: Best Script (Joe Wiesenfeld) - with a cash prize of 1,000$ from Super ChannelYorkton Film Festival
- Golden Sheaf Award - Category: Best Performance by an Actress (Linda Goranson)Yorkton Film Festival
- Golden Sheaf Award - Category: Best Drama under 30 minutesYorkton Film Festival
- Chris Award - Category: Arts and Culture International Film and Video Festival