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The Company of Strangers

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A bus breaks down in the wilderness. Eight elderly women, average age 71, are stranded at a deserted farmhouse. The have only their wits, their memories, and eventually some roasted frogs' legs, to sustain them. Through the long days and nights this remarkable group of strangers share their life stories and exchange intimate thoughts; turning the crisis into a magical time of humour and spirit. Featuring non-professional actors and spontaneous dialogue, this memorable film dissolves the barrier between fiction and reality, weaving a heartwarming tale of friendship and courage.

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Title

The Company of Strangers

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Digital Link

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Authors

Scott, Cynthia
Wilson, David
Neale, Colin
Fraticelli, Rina
Katadotis, Peter
National Film Board of Canada (Montreal)

Subjects

Women.
Interpersonal relations.
StoriesFeature filmsTravellersLesbiansInterpersonal relationshipsElderly women
Fiction films.

Language

English

Published

Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2009.

Publication Desc

1 streaming video (100 min., 51 sec.) : sound.

Series

Awards Note

Federal Express Award for Most Popular Canadian Film, 1990 Award of Excellence for Best Performance in a Leading Role to: Constance Garneau, Winnie Holden, Cissie Meddings, Mary Meigs, Catherine Roche, Michelle Sweeney, Beth Webber, 1990 Alberta-Quebec Award for Film Innovation (Tied with Love-moi and The Colours of My Father, a portrait of Sam Borenstein) - with a cash prize of 1,250$, 1991 Governors' Award for Best Film Reflecting Canadian Experience, 1991 Genie Award for Best Editing (David Wilson), 1991 Honorable Mention for Best Picture, 1990 Special Jury Mention, 1991 First Prize, 1994 Public Award for Best Feature Film - with a cash prize of 20,000FF given by the City of Créteil, 1991 Best Direction Award, 1992 Grand Prize - CICAE Award for Best Fiction Film, 1991 Special Mention given by the Interfilm Jury, 1990 City of Mannheim Grand Prize for a First Fiction Film - with a cash prize of 20,000DM, 1990

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General Note

Agency - English program:.Studio B.

Credit Note

Director, Cynthia Scott ; producer, David Wilson ; editing, David Wilson ; executive producer, Colin Neale, Rina Fraticelli, Peter Katadotis ; script, Gloria Demers ; photography, David De Volpi, Roger Martin ; sound, Jacques Drouin ; sound editing, André Galbrand, Danuta Klis ; re-recording, Hans Peter Strobl, Adrian Croll ; music, Marie Bernard.

Performer Note

Cast, Alice Diabo, Constance Garneau, Winifred Holden, Cissy Meddings, Mary Meigs, Catherine Roche, Michelle Sweeney, Beth Webber.

Time of Event Note

Recorded 1990.

Summary

A bus breaks down in the wilderness. Eight elderly women, average age 71, are stranded at a deserted farmhouse. The have only their wits, their memories, and eventually some roasted frogs' legs, to sustain them. Through the long days and nights this remarkable group of strangers share their life stories and exchange intimate thoughts; turning the crisis into a magical time of humour and spirit. Featuring non-professional actors and spontaneous dialogue, this memorable film dissolves the barrier between fiction and reality, weaving a heartwarming tale of friendship and courage.

System Det Note

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Awards Note

Federal Express Award for Most Popular Canadian Film, 1990
Award of Excellence for Best Performance in a Leading Role to: Constance Garneau, Winnie Holden, Cissie Meddings, Mary Meigs, Catherine Roche, Michelle Sweeney, Beth Webber, 1990
Alberta-Quebec Award for Film Innovation (Tied with Love-moi and The Colours of My Father, a portrait of Sam Borenstein) - with a cash prize of 1,250$, 1991
Governors' Award for Best Film Reflecting Canadian Experience, 1991
Genie Award for Best Editing (David Wilson), 1991
Honorable Mention for Best Picture, 1990
Special Jury Mention, 1991
First Prize, 1994
Public Award for Best Feature Film - with a cash prize of 20,000FF given by the City of Créteil, 1991
Best Direction Award, 1992
Grand Prize - CICAE Award for Best Fiction Film, 1991
Special Mention given by the Interfilm Jury, 1990
City of Mannheim Grand Prize for a First Fiction Film - with a cash prize of 20,000DM, 1990

Source of Description Note (R)

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).