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Directed by Anna Benson Gyles Music by Richard Rodney Bennett Screenplay David Young Story by Carol Shields | 5.3/10 IMDb Written by David Young Director Anna Benson Gyles Music director Richard Rodney Bennett | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Produced by Christina Jennings
Ann Scott Based on Swann: A Mystery by Carol Shields Starring Brenda Fricker
Miranda Richardson
Michael Ontkean
David Cubitt
Sean McCann Initial release 3 January 1997 (South Africa) Cast Miranda Richardson, Brenda Fricker, David Cubitt, Michael Ontkean, Sean McCann Similar Unless, After Pilkington, The Night and the Moment, Saint‑Ex, Enchanted April | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swann is a Canadian drama film, released in 1996. An adaptation of the Carol Shields novel Swann: A Mystery, the film was directed by Anna Benson Gyles and written by David Young.
The film stars Brenda Fricker as Rose Hindmarch, a small town librarian whose life is significantly changed when Sarah Maloney (Miranda Richardson), a famous author and academic, arrives in town to research a new book about the long-ago murder of local poet Mary Swann. The film's cast also includes Michael Ontkean, David Cubitt, Sean McCann and John Neville.
The film premiered as the opening gala at the 1996 Toronto International Film Festival.
Award nominations
The film garnered five Genie Award nominations at the 17th Genie Awards in 1996:
It did not win any of the awards.
References
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