Violet (1981 film)

Violet
Directed by	Shelley Levinson
Written by	Susan Baskin Doris Betts
Based on	"The Ugliest Pilgrim" by Doris Betts
Produced by	Paul Kemp Shelley Levinson John D. Schwartz Karen Shapiro
Starring	Didi Conn
Edited by	Lynne Southerland
Music by	Donald Peake
Production company	Center for Advanced Film Studies
Distributed by	COE Film Associates [1]
Release date	1981 (1981)
Running time	31 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Violet is a 1981 American short film directed by Shelley Levinson and starring Didi Conn. It won the Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film in 1982. ^{[2] [3]} The film is based on the Doris Betts short story, "The Ugliest Pilgrim," first published in the collection Beasts of the Southern Wild and Other Stories in 1973 (Harper & Row Publishers).

Cast

• Didi Conn as Violet
• Patrick Dollaghan as Monty
• Rodney Saulsberry as Flick
• Tom McGowan as Dr. Pleasance
• Belle Richter as Mrs. Higgins
• Doris Hess as Effie

References

1. Levinson, Shelley; Baskin, Susan; Kemp, Paul; Conn, Didi; Dollaghan, Patrick; Saulsberry, Rodney (1981). "Violet" – via Duke University Libraries Catalog.
2. "New York Times: Violet". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2011. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2008.
3. "The 54th Academy Awards (1982) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2011.

External links

• Violet at IMDb
• Violet at the AFI Conservatory