Love and Savagery

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Love and Savagery
Directed by John N. Smith
Screenplay by Des Walsh
Produced byBarbara Doran
Kevin Tierney
Lynne Wilson
Starring Allan Hawco
Sarah Greene
Martha Burns
Nicholas Campbell
Cinematography Pierre Letarte
Edited by Michel Arcand
Music by Bertrand Chénier
Release date
  • 2009 (2009)
CountriesCanada
Ireland
LanguageEnglish

Love and Savagery is a Canadian-Irish drama film directed by John N. Smith and released in 2009. [1]

Contents

The film stars Allan Hawco as Michael, a geologist from Newfoundland and Labrador who travels to Ballyvaughan, Ireland to study limestone, and causes a scandal when he enters a romantic relationship with Cathleen (Sarah Greene), an orphan girl from the village who is about to enter the convent as a Roman Catholic nun. [2] The film's cast also includes Martha Burns, Nicholas Campbell, Andy Jones, Louise Nicol, Mack Furlong and Sean Panting.

Awards

The film garnered four Genie Award nominations at the 30th Genie Awards in 2010:

Burns won the award for Best Supporting Actress. [3]

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References

  1. "Love and Savagery: Looks good but goes nowhere". Toronto Star , November 13, 2009.
  2. "Boy meets girl, but God, Science and Art get in the way". The Globe and Mail , November 12, 2009.
  3. "Polytechnique sweeps Genies". CBC News, April 12, 2010.