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The Painted Door

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Wikipedia article




'The Painted Door' is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Bruce Pittman and released in 1984.Bruce Bailey, "Canada's Oscar hopefuls; Four movies in running for Hollywood honors". 'Montreal Gazette', March 16, 1985. Based on a short story by Sinclair Ross, the film was produced by the National Film Board of Canada and Atlantis Films of Toronto.Rick Groen, "Short is sweet on Global". 'The Globe and Mail', September 27, 1984.

The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film.

Synopsis



'The Painted Door' is a dark, downbeat film set during a cold prairie winter. Anne (Linda Goranson) stays alone in an isolated farmhouse while her husband, John (August Schellenberg), leaves to help his ailing father. A neighbour, Stephen (Eric Peterson), whom she secretly loves, drops by to help with the chores. When John doesn't return home that night, Anne gives in to temptation, only to wake the next day to the realization of what she has done.

Distribution



The film received theatrical distribution in the United States, while in Canada it aired on Global Television Network as part of the 'Global Playhouse' series of film adaptations of Canadian short stories.

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