Cold Comfort (film)

Last updated
Cold Comfort
Directed by Vic Sarin
Written by
Based onCold Comfort by Jim Garrard
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyVic Sarin
Edited byNick Rotundo
Music by
Release date
  • August 28, 1989 (1989-08-28)(FFM)
Running time
111 min.
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

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]

Contents

The film premiered in August 1989 at the Montreal World Film Festival. [3]

Plot

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

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

AwardDate of CeremonyCategoryNomineesResultReference
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]

Related Research Articles

<i>Jesus of Montreal</i> 1989 Canadian film

Jesus of Montreal is a 1989 Canadian comedy drama film written and directed by Denys Arcand, and starring Lothaire Bluteau, Catherine Wilkening and Johanne-Marie Tremblay. The film tells the story of a group of actors in Montreal who perform a Passion play in a Quebec church, combining religious belief with unconventional theories on a historical Jesus. As the church turns against the main actor and author of the play, his life increasingly mirrors the story of Jesus, and the film adapts numerous stories from the New Testament.

<i>Hard Core Logo</i> 1996 Canadian film

Hard Core Logo is a 1996 Canadian mockumentary adapted by Noel S. Baker from the novel of the same name by author Michael Turner. The film was directed by Bruce McDonald and illustrates the self-destruction of punk rock. Released in 1996, the film documents a once-popular punk band, Hard Core Logo, comprising lead singer Joe Dick, fame-tempted guitarist Billy Tallent, schizophrenic bass player John Oxenberger, and drummer Pipefitter. Julian Richings plays Bucky Haight, Dick's idol. Several notable punk musicians, including Art Bergmann, Joey Shithead and Joey Ramone, play themselves in cameos. Canadian television personality Terry David Mulligan also has a cameo, playing a fictionalized version of himself.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Callum Keith Rennie</span> Canadian actor

Callum Keith Rennie is a Canadian actor who started his career in Canadian film and television projects, where his portrayal of Stanley Raymond Kowalski on the television series Due South was his first international success. After years acting in over 125 Canadian and international projects, he became widely known for his portrayal of Leoben Conoy on Battlestar Galactica, and following that, his role as record producer Lew Ashby on the Showtime series Californication. He currently stars as Commander Rayner in the fifth season of Star Trek: Discovery.

Brad Fraser is a Canadian playwright. He is one of the most widely produced Canadian playwrights both in Canada and internationally. His plays typically feature a harsh yet comical view of contemporary life in Canada, including frank depictions of sexuality, drug use and violence.

The 11th annual Genie Awards were presented March 20, 1990, and honoured Canadian films released in 1989.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paul Spence</span> Canadian actor

Paul Spence is a Canadian actor, author and musician. He is best known for his portrayal of headbanger Dean Murdoch in the 2002 mockumentary film FUBAR: The Movie, which he co-wrote with friends Dave Lawrence and Michael Dowse. He also reprised the character in the sequel film FUBAR 2, and the television series Fubar Age of Computer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Debra McGrath</span> Canadian actress

Debra McGrath is a Canadian actress and comedian.

<i>American Boyfriends</i> 1989 Canadian film

American Boyfriends is a 1989 Canadian comedy-drama film written and directed by Sandy Wilson and starring Margaret Langrick, John Wildman, Jason Blicker, Liisa Repo-Martell, and Delia Breit. It is the sequel to My American Cousin (1985). Langrick and Wildman reprise their roles as Sandy Wilcox and Butch Walker respectively.

The Canadian Screen Award for Best Live Action Short Drama is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian live action short film. Formerly part of the Genie Awards, since 2012 it has been presented as part of the Canadian Screen Awards.

Robyn Stevan is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role in the film Bye Bye Blues, for which she won the Genie Award for Best Supporting Actress at the 11th Genie Awards in 1990.

Alexander Chapman is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as Lydie-Anne in Lilies, for which he garnered a Genie Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the 17th Genie Awards.

Martha, Ruth and Edie is a Canadian drama film, released in 1988. An anthology film directed by Deepa Mehta, Norma Bailey and Danielle J. Suissa, the film centres on the titular Martha, Ruth and Edie, who meet after being locked out of the auditorium at a personal development seminar, and instead share personal stories from their own lives among themselves. Each of their stories is a dramatization of a short story by a Canadian writer, and is directed by one of the three credited directors.

Chapelle Jaffe is a Canadian film, television and stage actress. She is most noted for winning the Canadian Film Award for Best Actress in a Non-Feature at the 29th Canadian Film Awards in 1978 for the television film One Night Stand, and receiving a Genie Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 3rd Genie Awards in 1982 for The Amateur.

The Last Winter is a Canadian drama film, directed by Aaron Kim Johnston and released in 1989. The film stars Joshua Murray as William Jamison, a young boy in smalltown Manitoba whose close relationship with his grandfather Jack is threatened when his parents Ross and Audrey announce that they will be leaving Jack's farm to live in the city.

Richard Beattie is a Canadian screenwriter. He is most noted for the 1989 film Cold Comfort, for which he and Elliot L. Sims won the Genie Award for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 11th Genie Awards in 1990.

Elliot L. Sims was a Canadian film and television screenwriter. He is most noted for the 1989 film Cold Comfort, for which he and Richard Beattie won the Genie Award for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 11th Genie Awards in 1990.

Thomas Burstyn, sometimes credited as Tom Burstyn, is a Canadian cinematographer and documentary filmmaker. He is most noted for his work on the 1995 film Magic in the Water, for which he won the Genie Award for Best Cinematography at the 16th Genie Awards. He was nominated in the same category on two other occasions, at the 10th Genie Awards in 1989 for The Tadpole and the Whale , and at the 14th Genie Awards in 1993 for The Lotus Eaters.

Patricia Collins is a British-Canadian actress, prominently associated with the Stratford Festival.

Peter Dvorsky was a Canadian actor. He was most noted for his role as Harlan in the film Videodrome, for which he was a Genie Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor at the 5th Genie Awards in 1984.

Hans Peter Strobl was an Austrian-Canadian sound engineer in film and television. He was most noted as a five-time Genie Award winner for Best Overall Sound, and a six-time Jutra Award winner for Best Sound.

References

  1. Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. ISBN   1-894073-21-5. p. 45.
  2. Marc Horton, "Cold Comfort a stark, grim drama". Edmonton Journal , December 24, 1989.
  3. 1 2 3 John Griffin, "Director gets Cold Comfort from long series of glitches". Montreal Gazette , August 29, 1989.
  4. Liam Lacey, "Langrick reprises Genie-nominated role on Vancouver stage". The Globe and Mail , February 17, 1990.
  5. 1 2 Peter Goddard, "Arcand's Jesus leads Genie race". Toronto Star , February 14, 1990.
  6. John Griffin, "Jesus de Montreal sweeps Genies". Montreal Gazette , March 21, 1990.