The Diviners (TV 1993)

Director:

Anne Wheeler

Writers:

Margaret Laurence (novel), Linda Svendsen

Stars:

Sonja Smits, Tom Jackson, Wayne Robson

5 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sonja Smits	...	Morag
Tom Jackson	...	Jules
Wayne Robson	...	Christie
Jennifer Podemski	...	Pique
Don Francks	...	Royland
Keith Bridger	...	Farmer
Angela Gannon	...	Pregnant Wife
Victor Cowie	...	Dr. McCleod
Alicia Panetta	...	Morag (5 years old)
Doreen Brownstone	...	Mrs. Pearl
Diane Douglass	...	Prin
Kristen Nychek	...	Eva (5 years old)
Jay Brazeau	...	Gus
Ellen Peterson	...	Miss Crawford
Sheldon Starr	...	Jules (7 years old)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel

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Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 January 1993 (Canada)

Filming Locations:

Manitoba, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Atlantis Films, Credo Group Limited

Technical Specs

Runtime:

117 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

The epic culmination of Margaret Laurence's Manawaka series.

Based on the 1974 Governor General's Award-winning novel, The Diviners brings Margaret Laurence's Manawaka to life. The film follows Morag Gunn from her tough childhood in Manitoba through to middle-age -- all the while showing Morag's search for love. Along the way, we meet various characters from the Manawaka series and catch a glimpse into the many ways that society creates outcasts. The film also explores mythology, as shown through Christie's Scottish Piper Gunn, Mètis hero Jules Tonnerre, Morag's novel and songs by Skinner and Piquette. As Margaret Laurence's crowning achievement, The Diviners shows that truth and love can be "divined" in many ways.