Swann (film)
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Directed byAnna Benson Gyles
Written byDavid Young
Based onSwann: A Mystery by Carol Shields
Produced byChristina Jennings
Ann Scott
Ann Scott
| Swann | |
|---|---|
 Canadian theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Anna Benson Gyles |
| Written by | David Young |
| Based on | Swann: A Mystery by Carol Shields |
| Produced by | Christina Jennings Ann Scott |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Gerald Packer |
| Edited by | Robin Sales |
| Music by | Richard Rodney Bennett |
Production companies | Shaftesbury Films Greenpoint Films |
| Distributed by | Norstar Releasing |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Swann is a 1996 Canadian drama film directed by Anna Benson Gyles and starring Miranda Richardson and Brenda Fricker.[1][2][3] The film is an adaptation of the Carol Shields novel Swann: A Mystery,[4] which was itself inspired by the real-life murder of poet Pat Lowther.
The film premiered as a gala at the 1996 Toronto International Film Festival.[2]
Rose Hindmarch is a small town librarian whose life is significantly changed when Sarah Maloney, a famous author and academic, arrives in town to research a new book about the long-ago murder of local poet Mary Swann.
Cast
- Brenda Fricker as Rose Hindmarch
- Miranda Richardson as Sarah Maloney
- Michael Ontkean as Stephen
- David Cubitt as Brownie
- Sean McCann as Homer
- John Neville as Cruzzi
