Paint Cans
Paint Cans | |
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Directed by | Paul Donovan |
Written by | Paul Donovan |
Based on | Paint Cans by Paul Donovan |
Produced by | Paul Donovan Mike Mahoney |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Les Krizsan |
Edited by | David Ostry |
Music by | Marty Simon |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Libra Films |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Paint Cansis a 1994 Canadian comedy film written, produced and directed byPaul Donovanand based on his book of the same name.[1]A satire of Canadian film and television production, the film starsChas Lawtheras Wick Burns, a bureaucrat in the Film Finance Office of Canada (a parody ofTelefilm Canada) who is trying to help secure funding forPaint Cans,the directorial debut of his film school classmate Vittorio Russo (Bruce Greenwood), while simultaneously trying to navigate a new romantic relationship with Arundel Merton (Robyn Stevan), a journalist he met at theCannes Film Festival.[2]
Production on the film began in 1993, although some filming had to be postponed to early 1994 after Stevan broke her collarbone in a fall from a scooter.[3]
The film premiered in the Perspective Canada program at the1994 Toronto International Film Festival.[4]It was subsequently screened at the 1994Atlantic Film Festival,where it won the awards for Best Direction and Best Writing in an Atlantic Canadian Film.[5]
Cast[edit]
- Chas Lawtheras Wick Burns
- Robyn Stevanas Arundel Merton
- Bruce Greenwoodas Vittorio Musso
- Nigel Bennettas Bryson Vautour
- Don Francksas Maitland Burns
- Andy Jonesas Neville Lewis
- Paul Grossas Morton Ridgewell
- Ann-Marie MacDonaldas Inge Von Nerthus
- Neve Campbellas Tristesse
References[edit]
- ^Klady, Leonard (26 September 1994)."Paint Cans".Variety.Retrieved29 September2018.
- ^Gerald Pratley,A Century of Canadian Cinema.Lynx Images, 2003.ISBN1-894073-21-5.p. 164.
- ^Nancy Hughes,"Paint Cans".Playback,September 12, 1994.
- ^"A critical sampling of festival fare".The Globe and Mail,September 9, 1994.
- ^Ian Johnston, "Paint Cans satire sweeps top Atlantic film awards".Halifax Daily News,September 22, 1994.
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