Summer's Children
1979 Canadian film
- Don Haig
- Julius Kohanyi
- Thomas Hauff
- Paully Jardine
- Don Francks
- Kate Lynch
Production
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Ha Ha Productions
Release date
- 1979 (1979)
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Summer's Children is a 1979 Canadian drama film directed by Julius Kohanyi and starring Thomas Hauff as Steve Linton, a man trying but failing to escape from his incestuous relationship with his sister Jennie (Paully Jardine).[1]
The cast also includes Kate Lynch as Kathy, Steve's new girlfriend; Don Francks as Albert, a bookie who becomes Steve's guide to the new life he's trying to build for himself; and Patricia Collins as Elaine, a bisexual artist who has had sex with both Steve and Jennie;[1] and Michael Ironside in a small role as a pimp.
Cast
- Thomas Hauff as Steve Linton
- Paully Jardine as Jennie Linton
- Don Francks as Albert
- Kate Lynch as Kathy
- Patricia Collins as Elaine
- Richard Eden as Mechanic
- Kay Hawtrey as Mrs. Baines
- Michael Ironside as Pimp
- Brian Miller as Fred
Reception
The film received three Genie Award nominations at the 1st Genie Awards in 1980: Best Actor (Hauff), Best Supporting Actress (Collins) and Best Original Screenplay (Jim Osborne).[2] Sid Adilman of the Toronto Star singled out Francks' failure to receive a Best Supporting Actor nomination as one of the biggest oversights of the entire awards ceremony.[2]
The film won an award for Best First Feature at the Texas International Film Festival.[3] It received only limited theatrical distribution in Canada, and was instead seen primarily as a television film on CBC Television.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Julius Kohanyi's Summer's Children". Cinema Canada, October/November 1979 (Number 59). pp. 36-37.
- ^ a b "The Changeling boasts top nominees for Genies". Toronto Star, March 15, 1980.
- ^ "Toby Robins' Dolly hits the boards". Toronto Star, January 2, 1980.
- ^ "CBC to show Canadian features". The Globe and Mail, September 10, 1980.
External links
- Summer's Children at IMDb
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