Battle of the Bulge (1991 film)

Battle of the Bulge is a Canadian comedy short film, directed by Arlene Hazzan Green and released in 1991.[1] An exploration of women's body image issues, the film stars Suzanne Cyr as Victoria, a woman whose obsession with thinness results in the creation of Vanna (Deborah Kirshenbaum), a significantly fatter alter ego who shows up to taunt Victoria whenever she looks in a mirror or eats food, with their battle of wills building until breaking out into an epic food fight.[2]

Battle of the Bulge
Directed byArlene Hazzan Green
Produced byArlene Hazzan Green
Written byArlene Hazzan Green
StarringSuzanne Cyr
Deborah Kirshenbaum
CinematographyDouglas Koch
Production
company
Artizzan Films
Release date
1991
Running time
24 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The film received selected film festival screenings, including winning the awards for Best Drama Under 30 Minutes and Best Script at the 1992 Yorkton Film Festival,[3] but was distributed primarily as an episode of Global Television Network's First Time Producers Series of short films by emerging directors.[4]

The film won the Genie Award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 13th Genie Awards.[5]

References

  1. "Starting lineup". Toronto Star, August 1, 1992.
  2. "Canwest Global Showcase". Ottawa Citizen, October 20, 1991.
  3. "Smart documentary wins at Yorkton". The Globe and Mail, June 2, 1992.
  4. "Drama mines rich literary vein: Global's First Time Producers Series illustrates the impressive flexibility of the half-hour format while offering an authentic alternative to the usual commercial fare". The Globe and Mail, August 8, 1992.
  5. "Naked Lunch top fare at Genies: 8 awards for surrealistic fantasy, but some films ill-served by presenters". The Globe and Mail, November 23, 1992.


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