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To Set Our House in Order
198523 min 48 secFilm: Fiction
Direction: Anne Wheeler
Production: Janice PlattMichael MacMillanTom RadfordAndy ThomsonWilliam WeintraubSeaton McLean
Script: Anne Wheeler
Co-produced by Atlantis Films Limited and the NFB with the participation of Telefilm Canada and the Global Television Network.
In coming to grips with previously well-concealed information about the death of her uncle in World War I, and the emotional upheaval it continues to cause her family, a young girl begins to question the benevolence of God and the order in God's world. Based on the short story by Margaret Laurence.
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Subject categories
- Literature and Language > Adaptations of Literary Works
- Literature and Language - Canada > Adaptations of Literary WorksCanadian Literature
- Children and Youth > Coming of Age Stories
- Religion, Beliefs and Ethics > Religious Experiences
- English Language Arts > CanLit
- History > Canada 1946-1991
- Ethics and Religious Culture > Ethical Values
Credits
- director
- Anne Wheeler
- script
- Anne Wheeler
- producer
- Janice Platt
- executive producer
- Michael MacMillan
- Tom Radford
- Andy Thomson
- associate producer
- William Weintraub
- Seaton McLean
- photography
- David De Volpi
- sound
- Garrell Clark
- editing
- Barbara Evans
- sound editing
- Bill Graziadei
- re-recording
- Jean-Pierre Joutel
- Adrian Croll
- narrator
- Molly Whalen
- music
- Tim McCauley
- cast
- Jane Heather
- Tom Heaton
- Doris Petrie
- Josephine Stebbings
- Maureen Thomas
Awards
- Award for Best Writer (Anne Wheeler)Annual Alberta Film and Television Awards
- Award for Best Direction (Anne Wheeler)Annual Alberta Film and Television Awards
- Award for Best Drama under 30 minutesAnnual Alberta Film and Television Awards
- Award for Best Art Direction (John Blackie)Annual Alberta Film and Television Awards
- Award for Best Actress (Josephine Stebbings)Annual Alberta Film and Television Awards