Summer's Children

Summer's Children
Directed byJulius Kohanyi
Written byJim Osborne
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJosef Seckeresh
Edited byMichael Manne
Music byChristopher L. Stone (as Chris Stone)
Production
company
Ha Ha Productions
Distributed byGreen Acre Films
Release date
  • 1979 (1979)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
BudgetCAD 200,000

Summer's Children is a 1979 Canadian drama film directed by Julius Kohanyi and starring Thomas Hauff as Steve Linton, a man trying but failing to escape from his incestuous relationship with his sister Jennie (Paully Jardine).[1]

The cast also includes Kate Lynch as Kathy, Steve's new girlfriend; Don Francks as Albert, a bookie who becomes Steve's guide to the new life he's trying to build for himself; and Patricia Collins as Elaine, a bisexual artist who has had sex with both Steve and Jennie;[1] and Michael Ironside in a small role as a pimp.

Cast

Reception

The film received three Genie Award nominations at the 1st Genie Awards in 1980: Best Actor (Hauff), Best Supporting Actress (Collins) and Best Original Screenplay (Jim Osborne).[2] Sid Adilman of the Toronto Star singled out Francks' failure to receive a Best Supporting Actor nomination as one of the biggest oversights of the entire awards ceremony.[2]

The film won an award for Best First Feature at the Texas International Film Festival.[3] It received only limited theatrical distribution in Canada, and was instead seen primarily as a television film on CBC Television.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Julius Kohanyi's Summer's Children". Cinema Canada, October/November 1979 (Number 59). pp. 36-37.
  2. ^ a b "The Changeling boasts top nominees for Genies". Toronto Star, March 15, 1980.
  3. ^ "Toby Robins' Dolly hits the boards". Toronto Star, January 2, 1980.
  4. ^ "CBC to show Canadian features". The Globe and Mail, September 10, 1980.


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