Battle of the Bulge (1991 film)

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Battle of the Bulge
Directed byArlene Hazzan Green
Written byArlene Hazzan Green
Produced byArlene Hazzan Green
StarringSuzanne Cyr
Deborah Kirshenbaum
Cinematography Douglas Koch
Production
company
Artizzan Films
Release date
  • 1991 (1991)
Running time
24 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Battle of the Bulge is a Canadian comedy short film, directed by Arlene Hazzan Green and released in 1991. [1] An exploration of women's body image issues, the film stars Suzanne Cyr as Victoria, a woman whose obsession with thinness results in the creation of Vanna (Deborah Kirshenbaum), a significantly fatter alter ego who shows up to taunt Victoria whenever she looks in a mirror or eats food, with their battle of wills building until breaking out into an epic food fight. [2]

The film received selected film festival screenings, including winning the awards for Best Drama Under 30 Minutes and Best Script at the 1992 Yorkton Film Festival, [3] but was distributed primarily as an episode of Global Television Network's First Time Producers Series of short films by emerging directors. [4]

The film won the Genie Award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 13th Genie Awards. [5]

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References

  1. "Starting lineup". Toronto Star , August 1, 1992.
  2. "Canwest Global Showcase". Ottawa Citizen , October 20, 1991.
  3. "Smart documentary wins at Yorkton". The Globe and Mail , June 2, 1992.
  4. "Drama mines rich literary vein: Global's First Time Producers Series illustrates the impressive flexibility of the half-hour format while offering an authentic alternative to the usual commercial fare". The Globe and Mail , August 8, 1992.
  5. "Naked Lunch top fare at Genies: 8 awards for surrealistic fantasy, but some films ill-served by presenters". The Globe and Mail , November 23, 1992.