Swann (film)

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Swann
Swann theatrical poster.jpg
Canadian theatrical release poster
Directed byAnna Benson Gyles
Written byDavid Young
Based on Swann: A Mystery by Carol Shields
Produced by Christina Jennings
Ann Scott
Starring
CinematographyGerald Packer
Edited byRobin Sales
Music by Richard Rodney Bennett
Production
companies
Shaftesbury Films
Greenpoint Films
Distributed byNorstar Releasing
Release date
  • September 11, 1996 (1996-09-11)(TIFF)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Swann is a 1996 Canadian drama film directed by Anna Benson Gyles and starring Miranda Richardson and Brenda Fricker. [1] [2] [3] The film is an adaptation of the Carol Shields novel Swann: A Mystery , [4] which was itself inspired by the real-life murder of poet Pat Lowther.

Contents

The film premiered as a gala at the 1996 Toronto International Film Festival. [2]

Plot

Rose Hindmarch is a small town librarian whose life is significantly changed when Sarah Maloney, a famous author and academic, arrives in town to research a new book about the long-ago murder of local poet Mary Swann.

Cast

Award nominations

The film garnered five Genie Award nominations at the 17th Genie Awards in 1996: [5]

It did not win any of the awards.

References

  1. ↑ "Swann film probes journey of discovery". Ottawa Citizen , February 14, 1997.
  2. 1 2 "Swann Premieres at Toronto Festival". Kingston Whig-Standard , August 23, 1996.
  3. ↑ "Swann author takes movie changes gracefully". Ottawa Citizen , September 13, 1996.
  4. ↑ "Film: Swann takes flight". The Globe and Mail , August 17, 1995.
  5. ↑ "Nominees for the 17th-annual Genie Awards". Montreal Gazette , October 17, 1996.


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