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Release Date:
August 27, 2000
Original Title:
Violet
Genres:
Comedy
Production Companies:
Alliance Atlantis
Dark Flowers
Production Countries:
Canada
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 105
It seems like everyone in Violet’s family dies at age 55. Her mother did, her father did, and as this movie opens Violet, played by Mary Walsh, learns that her brother, Leonard has also died. He too was 55, an age she is now fast approaching herself. His death causes Violet to begin an existential tailspin as her family gathers round. They are Andrew Younghusband who plays her son Carlos, a gay professor of languages who has returned from Montreal. Actor and director Barry Newhook plays Rex who is a musician and daughter Ramona is played by Susan Kent. As the movie unfolds it turns out that Violet has a lot to live for, including a romance with farm manager Rusty played by Peter MacNeill.
Camera Operator:
Nigel Markham
Casting:
Annette Clarke
Cinematography:
Ivan Gekoff
Continuity:
Alison Carter
Costume Design:
Beatrice 'Trixie' Rittenhouse
Director:
Rosemary House
Editor:
Trevor Ambrose
Executive Producer:
Jim Byrd
Charlotte Mickie
Jan Nathanson
Music:
Paul Steffler
Producer:
Mary Sexton
Production Design:
Stephen Osler
Set Decoration:
Roger Maunder
Stunts:
Randy Boliver
Writer:
Rosemary House
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