Cold Comfort (film)
| Cold Comfort | |
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| Directed by | Vic Sarin |
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| Based on | Cold Comfort by Jim Garrard |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Vic Sarin |
| Edited by | Nick Rotundo |
| Music by | |
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Running time | 111 min. |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Cold Comfort is a Canadian psychological thriller film, released in 1989.[1] The film was written by Richard Beattie and Elliot L. Sims based on the play by Jim Garrard, and directed by Vic Sarin.[2]
The film premiered in August 1989 at the Montreal World Film Festival.[3]
Plot
[edit]Stephen Paul Gross is a salesman who gets drawn into a sexual psychodrama between Floyd (Maury Chaykin), a sociopathic truck driver, and his daughter Dolores (Margaret Langrick), when the three are caught together in a blizzard.
The film's cast also includes Jayne Eastwood, Ted Follows, Richard Fitch and Grant Roll.
Production
[edit]The film was slated to be shot in Edmonton and Winnipeg, but had to be relocated to Ontario after production delays led the arrangements to fall through.[3] Cynthia Preston had also been originally cast in the role of Dolores, but had to drop out after suffering injuries in a car accident, and Langrick was cast to replace her.[3]
In 1990, Langrick reprised the role of Dolores in a Vancouver stage production of Garrard's original play.[4]
Reception
[edit]| Award | Date of Ceremony | Category | Nominees | Result | Reference |
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| Genie Awards | March 20, 1990 | Best Picture | Ray Sager, Ilana Frank | Nominated | [5] |
| Best Actor | Maury Chaykin | Nominated | |||
| Best Actress | Margaret Langrick | Nominated | |||
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Elliot L. Sims, Richard Beattie | Won | [6] | ||
| Best Original Score | Mychael Danna, Jeff Danna | Nominated | [5] |
References
[edit]- ^ Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. ISBN 1-894073-21-5. p. 45.
- ^ Marc Horton, "Cold Comfort a stark, grim drama". Edmonton Journal, December 24, 1989.
- ^ a b c John Griffin, "Director gets Cold Comfort from long series of glitches". Montreal Gazette, August 29, 1989.
- ^ Liam Lacey, "Langrick reprises Genie-nominated role on Vancouver stage". The Globe and Mail, February 17, 1990.
- ^ a b Peter Goddard, "Arcand's Jesus leads Genie race". Toronto Star, February 14, 1990.
- ^ John Griffin, "Jesus de Montreal sweeps Genies". Montreal Gazette, March 21, 1990.
External links
[edit]- Cold Comfort at IMDb
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