Swann (film)

Swann is a 1996 Canadian drama film directed by Anna Benson Gyles, written by David Young, and starring 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.[1] The film's cast also includes Miranda Richardson, Michael Ontkean, David Cubitt, Sean McCann and John Neville.[2][3] The film was an adaptation of the Carol Shields novel Swann: A Mystery,[4] which was itself inspired by the real-life murder of poet Pat Lowther.

Swann
Directed byAnna Benson Gyles
Produced byChristina Jennings
Ann Scott
Written byDavid Young
Based onSwann: A Mystery by Carol Shields
Starring
Music byRichard Rodney Bennett
CinematographyGerald Packer
Edited byRobin Sales
Production
company
Distributed byNorstar Releasing
Release date
1996
Running time
96 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The film premiered as the opening gala at the 1996 Toronto International Film Festival.[2]

Award nominations

The film garnered five Genie Award nominations at the 17th Genie Awards in 1996:[5]

It did not win any of the awards.

References
  1. "Swann film probes journey of discovery". Ottawa Citizen, February 14, 1997.
  2. "Swann Premieres at Toronto Festival". Kingston Whig-Standard, August 23, 1996.
  3. "Swann author takes movie changes gracefully". Ottawa Citizen, September 13, 1996.
  4. "Film: Swann takes flight". The Globe and Mail, August 17, 1995.
  5. "Nominees for the 17th-annual Genie Awards". Montreal Gazette, October 17, 1996.


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