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'Catsplay' is a Canadian drama television film, which was broadcast by CBC Television in 1978.[Gerald Pratley, 'A Century of Canadian Cinema'. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 39.] An adaptation of the novel 'Catsplay (Macskajtk)' by Istvn rkny, the film was directed by Stephen Katz and written by Timothy Findley.[[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105767887/ "Prix Anik winner Katz directs Catsplay for CBC"]. 'Calgary Albertan', June 10, 1977.]
The film stars Helen Burns as Bela Orban, a woman living in Budapest, Hungary, who is having a love affair with an opera singer (Jan Rube); meanwhile, her sister Giza (Doris Petrie) is living a wealthier but sterile life on the other side of the Iron Curtain in Germany.[[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105767685/ "Catsplay features Canadian actresses"]. 'Saskatoon Star-Phoenix', February 25, 1978.]
The cast also includes Frances Hyland, Moya Fenwick, Angela Fusco and Les Carlson.[Blaik Kirby, "Catsplay isn't simple". 'The Globe and Mail', February 22, 1978.]
Burns also starred in stage productions of 'Catsplay', directed by Lynne Meadow and translated by Clara Gyorgyey,[Allan Wallach, "Theatre Club's 'Catsplay'". 'Newsday', April 20, 1978.] for which she received a Drama Desk Award nomination for Best Actress in a Play in 1978.
The film was broadcast by the CBC in March 1978 as an episode of its anthology series 'Front Row Centre'.[
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Burns won the Earle Grey Award for best television actor,["ACTRA awards list". 'Regina Leader-Post', April 5, 1979.] and Fenwick was nominated for best supporting television actor,[[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105768127/ "Front-runners picked for ACTRA Awards"]. 'Montreal Star', March 24, 1979.] at the 8th ACTRA Awards in 1979.
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Category:1978 films
Category:1978 drama films
Category:1978 television films
Category:English-language Canadian films
Category:Canadian drama television films
Category:Canadian prison drama films
Category:CBC Television original films
Category:Works by Timothy Findley
Category:1970s Canadian films
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