Cold Comfort (film)

Cold Comfort
Cold Comfort
Directed by	Vic Sarin
Written by	Richard Beattie; Elliot L. Sims;
Based on	Cold Comfort by Jim Garrard
Produced by	Ilana Frank; Ray Sager;
Starring	Paul Gross; Maury Chaykin; Margaret Langrick; Jayne Eastwood;
Cinematography	Vic Sarin
Edited by	Nick Rotundo
Music by	Mychael Danna; Jeff Danna;
Release date	August 28, 1989 (FFM);
Running time	111 min.
Country	Canada
Language	English

Cold Comfort is a Canadian psychological thriller film, released in 1989.^[1] The film was written by Richard Beattie and Elliot L. Sims based on the play by Jim Garrard, and directed by Vic Sarin.^[2]

The film premiered in August 1989 at the Montreal World Film Festival.^[3]

Plot[edit]

Stephen Paul Gross is a salesman who gets drawn into a sexual psychodrama between Floyd (Maury Chaykin), a sociopathic truck driver, and his daughter Dolores (Margaret Langrick), when the three are caught together in a blizzard.

The film's cast also includes Jayne Eastwood, Ted Follows, Richard Fitch and Grant Roll.

Production[edit]

The film was slated to be shot in Edmonton and Winnipeg, but had to be relocated to Ontario after production delays led the arrangements to fall through.^[3] Cynthia Preston had also been originally cast in the role of Dolores, but had to drop out after suffering injuries in a car accident, and Langrick was cast to replace her.^[3]

In 1990, Langrick reprised the role of Dolores in a Vancouver stage production of Garrard's original play.^[4]

Reception[edit]


Award	Date of Ceremony	Category	Nominees	Result	Reference
Genie Awards	March 20, 1990	Best Picture	Ray Sager, Ilana Frank	Nominated	^[5]
		Best Actor	Maury Chaykin	Nominated
		Best Actress	Margaret Langrick	Nominated
		Best Adapted Screenplay	Elliot L. Sims, Richard Beattie	Won	^[6]
		Best Original Score	Mychael Danna, Jeff Danna	Nominated	^[5]

References[edit]

^ Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. ISBN 1-894073-21-5. p. 45.
^ Marc Horton, "Cold Comfort a stark, grim drama". Edmonton Journal, December 24, 1989.
^ ^a ^b ^c John Griffin, "Director gets Cold Comfort from long series of glitches". Montreal Gazette, August 29, 1989.
^ Liam Lacey, "Langrick reprises Genie-nominated role on Vancouver stage". The Globe and Mail, February 17, 1990.
^ ^a ^b Peter Goddard, "Arcand's Jesus leads Genie race". Toronto Star, February 14, 1990.
^ John Griffin, "Jesus de Montreal sweeps Genies". Montreal Gazette, March 21, 1990.

External links[edit]

Cold Comfort at IMDb

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[pratley-1] Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. ISBN 1-894073-21-5. p. 45.

[2] Marc Horton, "Cold Comfort a stark, grim drama". Edmonton Journal, December 24, 1989.

[glitches-3] John Griffin, "Director gets Cold Comfort from long series of glitches". Montreal Gazette, August 29, 1989.

[4] Liam Lacey, "Langrick reprises Genie-nominated role on Vancouver stage". The Globe and Mail, February 17, 1990.

[goddard-5] Peter Goddard, "Arcand's Jesus leads Genie race". Toronto Star, February 14, 1990.

[6] John Griffin, "Jesus de Montreal sweeps Genies". Montreal Gazette, March 21, 1990.

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