Swann (film)

Swann
Canadian theatrical release poster
Directed byAnna Benson Gyles
Written byDavid Young
Based onSwann: A Mystery by Carol Shields
Produced byChristina Jennings
Ann Scott
Starring
CinematographyGerald Packer
Edited byRobin Sales
Music byRichard 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.

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. ^ a b "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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