| Flower & Garnet | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Keith Behrman |
| Produced by | Trish Dolman |
| Written by | Keith Behrman |
| Starring | Callum Keith Rennie Jane McGregor Colin Roberts Dov Tiefenbach |
| Music by | Peter Allen |
| Cinematography | Steve Cosens |
| Edited by | Michael John Bateman |
Release date | 26 August 2002 (Montréal Film Festival) |
Running time | 103 min. |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Flower & Garnet is a Canadian drama film, written and directed by Keith Behrman and released in 2002.[1]
Plot
A father finds difficulties in expressing his love to his children. Garnet (played by Colin Roberts) and Flower (Jane McGregor) have grown up in an environment of stifled grief. Since their mother died, Ed (Callum Keith Rennie), their father, mostly just lives without a goal. Eight-year-old Garnet struggles to comprehend the world around him, while sixteen-year-old Flower seeks love with her new boyfriend. Forced to become a real parent to Garnet, Ed buys Garnet a gun and shows, for the first time, his real affection for the boy.
Awards
Behrman won the Claude Jutra Award for the best feature film by a first-time film director at the 23rd Genie Awards.[2] The film was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2002,[3] and won the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Canadian Film.[4]
At the 2002 Whistler Film Festival, the film won the Audience Award.[5]
Roberts received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actor,[6] while Rennie won the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor in a Canadian Film.[4]
Composer Peter Allen won a Leo Award for his film score in 2003.
References
- ^ "Flower & Garnet puts filmmaker on critical radar". Toronto Star, March 28, 2003.
- ^ "Vancouver's Behrman wins Jutra Award". The Globe and Mail, January 15, 2003.
- ^ "Canada's Top Ten 2002". Film Studies Association of Canada, January 21, 2003.
- ^ a b "Vancouver Film Critics Circle pick Julianne Moore as best actress in 2002". Canadian Press, January 29, 2003.
- ^ Dana Michell, "Film fest favourites announced". Pique Newsmagazine, December 19, 2002.
- ^ "Ararat leads nods for Genie Awards". Kingston Whig-Standard, December 11, 2002.
External links
- Flower & Garnet at IMDb