| 125 Rooms of Comfort | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Patrick Loubert |
| Written by | Patrick Loubert Victor Coleman |
| Produced by | Don Haig |
| Starring | Tim Henry Jackie Burroughs Robert A. Silverman |
| Cinematography | Henri Filks |
| Edited by | Thomas Berner |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
125 Rooms of Comfort is a 1974 Canadian drama film directed by Patrick Loubert. [1]
The film stars Tim Henry as Billie Joyce, a gay former musician who has been involuntarily institutionalized in an asylum by his family since showing up to his father's funeral in drag. When his father's will leaves him possession of a smalltown hotel in St. Thomas, Ontario, he returns home intending to sell the hotel to American real estate developer Oscar Kidd (Robert A. Silverman), but soon finds himself in the position of defending the rights of the hotel's staff against Kidd's renovation plans. [2]
Robert Fothergill of Cinema Canada wrote that the film featured strong cinematography and editing, but that its script lacked a coherent narrative centre, and ultimately analyzed the film as a mangled metaphor for Canadian nationalism. [3]
The film was a nominee for Best Feature Film at the 26th Canadian Film Awards in 1975, but did not win. [4]