Summary
Waiting for Caroline is a 1967 Canadian drama film directed by Ron Kelly and starring Alexandra Stewart, François Tassé, and William Needles.[1] It was produced by the National Film Board of Canada and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, as their first-ever joint production.[2]
| Waiting for Caroline | |
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| Directed by | Ron Kelly |
| Written by | George C. Robertson Ron Kelly |
| Produced by | Walford Hewitson |
| Starring | Alexandra Stewart François Tassé William Needles |
| Cinematography | Denis Gillson |
| Edited by | Barrie Howells |
| Music by | Eldon Rathburn The Jaybees |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $516,000 |
The film was a Canadian Film Award nominee for Best Feature Film at the 20th Canadian Film Awards in 1968.[3]
Premise edit
Caroline (Alexandra Stewart) is torn between two cultures, the English-speaking community of Vancouver where she grew up and the French-speaking Québec where she is currently living. Her uncertainty extends to her lovers, Peter (Robert Howay) from Vancouver who wants to take her home and Marc (François Tassé) from Québec who would like to continue their pleasant, if inconclusive affair.
Cast edit
- Alexandra Stewart - Caroline
- François Tassé - Marc
- William Needles - Stephen
- Aileen Seaton - Lally
- Monique Mercure - Yvette
- Paul Guèvremont - M. Simard
- Daniel Gadouas - Jean-Pierre
- Sharon Acker - Emily
- Robert Howay - Peter
- Lucie Poitras - Mme. Simard
Production edit
Waiting for Caroline was filmed with a budget of $516,000 (equivalent to $4,036,773 in 2021), after going $200,000 overbudget.[4]
Reception edit
Senator Edgar Fournier opposed Waiting for Caroline and The Ernie Game for being indecent and both going overbudget.[4]
References edit
- ^ Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. ISBN 1-894073-21-5. p. 233.
- ^ "CBC, Film Board start their first joint feature". The Globe and Mail, January 5, 1967.
- ^ Wendy Michener, "Dief: Best actor?". The Globe and Mail, May 22, 1968.
- ^ a b Evans 1991, p. 122.
Works cited edit
- Evans, Gary (1991). In the National Interest: A Chronicle of the National Film Board of Canada from 1949 to 1989. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0802027849.
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