Luck (2003 film)

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Luck
Directed by Peter Wellington
Written byPeter Wellington
Produced by Simone Urdl
Jennifer Weiss
Starring Luke Kirby
Sarah Polley
Jed Rees
Cinematography Luc Montpellier
Edited by Christopher Donaldson
Music by Melissa Auf der Maur
James Iha
Production
company
Film Farm
Distributed byOdeon Films
Release date
  • August 29, 2003 (2003-08-29)(MWFF)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Luck is a 2003 Canadian romantic comedy film written and directed by Peter Wellington. [1] Set in 1972 against the backdrop of the Canada-Russia Summit Series hockey competition, the film stars Luke Kirby as Shane, a man who falls into a gambling addiction after being turned down by his love interest Margaret (Sarah Polley), but concocts a plan to bet heavily on the hockey games in the hopes of both paying off his gambling debt and winning Margaret back. [2]

The film's cast also includes Noam Jenkins, Jed Rees, Sergio Di Zio, Peter MacNeill and Fiona Reid.

The film premiered at the 2003 Montreal World Film Festival. [3] It was subsequently screened at the 2004 South by Southwest festival, where it won the award for best narrative competition feature. [4]

Wellington received a Genie Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay at the 24th Genie Awards. [5]

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References

  1. "Luck has acting, energy and music". Montreal Gazette , March 26, 2004.
  2. "Bet on Luck -- it's a gem". The Province , March 26, 2004.
  3. "Luck looks good to score well in film marketplace". Montreal Gazette , August 29, 2003.
  4. "T.O. film prized at Austin fest". Toronto Star , March 18, 2004.
  5. "CHUM tries to uncork the Genies". Ottawa Citizen , May 1, 2004.