Curtis's Charm | |
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Directed by | John L'Ecuyer |
Written by | John L'Ecuyer |
Based on | "Curtis's Charm" by Jim Carroll |
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Cinematography | Harald Bachmann |
Edited by | Craig Webster |
Music by | Mark Korven |
Production company | Rabid Dog Films |
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Running time | 74 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Curtis's Charm is a 1995 Canadian comedy-drama film written and directed by John L'Ecuyer in his directorial debut. The film won a special jury citation for Best Canadian Feature Film at the 1995 Toronto International Film Festival. [1]
Based on a short story by Jim Carroll, the film stars Maurice Dean Wint as Curtis, a paranoid drug addict who believes his mother-in-law has cast a voodoo spell on him, which has resulted in his being stalked by a killer squirrel. [2] With the help of his friend Jim (Callum Keith Rennie), he tries to devise a talisman to protect him from the curse.
Filming began in April 1995, and took place over five weeks. It was shot on black and white 16 mm film. [3]
Curtis's Charm premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 1995, [4] where it won a special jury citation for Best Canadian Feature Film. [5]
The film garnered two Genie Award nominations at the 17th Genie Awards in 1996: [6]
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