The Stone Angel (2007)

Director:

Kari Skogland

Writers:

Kari Skogland (written by)
Margaret Laurence (novel)

Release Date:

11 July 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Sometimes it takes your whole life to get it right.

Plot:

In Manitoba, Hagar Shipley is nearing 90. She has little, she tells us, but her memories. Over several weeks...

Plot Keywords:

Run Over By A Train | Fully Clothed Sex | Partial Female Nudity | Sex On Stairs | Panties Hit The Floor

Awards:

4 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

Ellen Burstyn	...	Hagar
Dylan Baker	...	Marvin
Sheila McCarthy	...	Doris
Judy Marshak	...	Silver Elms Matron
Doreen Brownstone	...	Silver Elms Bridge Player
Samantha Weinstein	...	Child Hagar
Ryland Thiessen	...	Child Telford
Mackenzie Munro	...	Child Charlotte
Connor Price	...	Child Matt
Jordan Todosey	...	Child Lottie
Ardith Boxall	...	Lottie's Mother
Arne MacPherson	...	Doctor
Ted Atherton	...	Reverend Troy
Christine Horne	...	Young Hagar
R. Morgan Slade	...	Young Telford
Hilary Carroll	...	Bank Teller
Olie Alto	...	Bus Driver
Aaron Ashmore	...	Matt
Peter MacNeill	...	Jason Currie
Joyce Krenz	...	Auntie Doll
Jessica Burleson	...	Cell Phone Woman on Bus
Cole Hauser	...	Bram
Evelyne Anderson	...	Old Cronie at Charity Dance
Sarah Constible	...	Young Lottie
Alicia Johnston	...	Charlotte
Chris Sigurdson	...	Pastor
Blake Taylor	...	Manawaka Doctor
Jason Spevack	...	Child Marvin
David Gillies	...	Gardner at Park
Noah Meade	...	Child John
Landon Norris	...	Young John
Trevor Chief	...	Train Boy #1
Cody Carver	...	Train Boy #2
Jean Paul Thomas	...	Train Boy #3
Devon Bostick	...	Teen Marvin
Josette Halpert	...	Young Arlene
Wayne Nicklas	...	Currie Store Manager Mr. Cooper
Christopher Read	...	Currie store clerk
Luke Kirby	...	Leo
Nada Abdel-Shahid	...	Missy (as Nada Abdel Shahid)
Kevin Zegers	...	John
Frank Adamson	...	Mr. Oakley
Wings Hauser	...	Older Bram
Ellen Page	...	Arlene
Janet-Laine Green	...	Lottie (as Janet Laine Green)
Akulu Meekis	...	Lazurus
Peter Jordan	...	Henry Pearl
Ross McMillan	...	Telford
Sharon Bajer	...	Emergency Room Nurse 1978
Marcia Bennett	...	Nurse 2004
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Debbie Sookram	...	Bus Depot Patron (uncredited)

Directed by
Kari Skogland

Writing credits
Kari Skogland		(written by)
Margaret Laurence		(novel)

Produced by
Rhonda Baker	....	line producer
Guy Collins	....	executive producer
Bryan Gliserman	....	executive producer
Elizabeth Jarvis	....	producer (as Liz Jarvis)
Phyllis Laing	....	executive producer
Michael MacMillan	....	executive producer
Seaton McLean	....	executive producer
Michael Ryan	....	executive producer
Kari Skogland	....	producer

Original Music by
John McCarthy

Cinematography by
Bobby Bukowski		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Jim Munro

Casting by
Lindsay Chag
Stephanie Gorin
Jim Heber

Production Design by
Rob Gray

Art Direction by
Iain Reynolds

Set Decoration by
Maryam Decter

Costume Design by
Vicki Graef

Makeup Department
Pamela M. Athayde	....	makeup department head (as Pamela Athayde)
Cydney Cornell	....	personal hair stylist: Ms. Burstyn
Inge Klaudi	....	makeup artist: Ms. Burstyn and Ms. Horne
Lisa Leonard	....	key hair stylist
Rob McQueen	....	hair stylist: daily crew
Norma Richard	....	personal hair stylist: Ms. Burstyn
Pina Robinson	....	hair stylist: daily crew
Christina Roper	....	hair stylist: daily crew
Gwen Trutnau	....	makeup artist: daily crew
Alice Wiebe	....	makeup artist: daily crew

Production Management
Anastasia Geras	....	production manager
Gregor Hutchison	....	post-production supervisor
Lynda McKenzie	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Charles Crossin	....	second assistant director
Megan Heke	....	third assistant director
Conor McGoey	....	third assistant director
Richard O'Brien-Moran	....	first assistant director
Adam Wilton	....	assistant director intern

Art Department
Muhammad Akram Rana	....	greens assistant: daily crew
Will Antoniuk	....	art department coordinator
William Baker	....	paint foreman
Ryan Berzuk	....	property master
Lloyd Brandson	....	key scenic artist
Nicholas Burns	....	storyboard artist: daily crew
Joelle Craven	....	graphic artist
J.P. Dame	....	set decorator: daily crew
Denis Duguay	....	scenic carpenter: daily crew
Olaf Dux	....	construction coordinator
Fred Ferjan	....	greens: daily crew
Tom Gatenby	....	laborer: daily crew
Allen Gilleshammer	....	laborer: daily crew
Allen Gilleshammer	....	set decorator: daily crew
Corky Goldberg-Schmautz	....	scenic painter: daily crew
Charles Gustafson	....	paint foreman
Gerry Gyles	....	sets buyer
Scott Hadaller	....	art department assistant: daily crew
Kim Hamin	....	on-set dresser
Ted Hnatishin	....	carpenter: daily crew
Ted Hnatishin	....	greens: daily crew
C. Summer Holmes	....	set decorator: daily crew
Simon Hughes	....	on-set painter
Michael Jansen	....	head carpenter
Donna Jenkyns	....	draper: daily crew
John Jennissen	....	laborer: daily crew
Michael Jurkow	....	carpenter: daily crew
Robin Kelly	....	carpenter: daily crew
Ryan Koreen	....	art department intern
Steven Kuz	....	painter: daily crew
Debbie Kuzina	....	sets buyer: daily crew
R. Matthew LaRocque	....	laborer: daily crew
Richard Duncan Lennox	....	scenic artist: daily crew
Shawn Linden	....	lead set dresser
Grant MacDonald	....	set dresser (as Grant McDonald)
James Madden	....	scenic artist: daily crew (as Jim Madden)
Michael Madill	....	painter: daily crew
Craig Anthony McWade	....	set decorator: daily crew
Tom Miles	....	laborer: daily crew
Ari Millo	....	set dresser: daily crew
Bill Nicholls	....	carpenter: daily crew
Russell Normand	....	scenic carpenter: daily crew
Ray Peterson	....	props builder: daily crew
Robert Potter	....	laborer: daily crew
Michael Powel	....	scenic artist: daily crew
Cullen Redekop	....	scenic metal fabricator: daily crew
Carla Schroeder	....	painter: daily crew
Robert Schultz	....	carpenter: daily crew
Karl Sisson	....	painter: daily crew
Bob Smith	....	carpenter: daily crew
Chris Sol	....	carpenter: daily crew
Mark Sol	....	carpenter: daily crew
Sherry Starkell	....	greens: daily crew (as Sherri Starkell)
Alison Stonehouse	....	carpenter: daily crew
Mark Stratton	....	property master
Lloyd Trevor Thomas	....	scenic carpenter: daily crew (as Lloyd Thomas)
Lawrence Van Went	....	sculptor: daily crew
Jonathan Van Winkle	....	graphic artist
Maria Voulgaris	....	props assistant
Matt Weinstein	....	carpenter: daily crew (as Matthew Weinstein)
Matt Weinstein	....	set decorator: daily crew (as Matthew Weinstein)
Matthew Wright	....	set decorator: daily crew
Lawrence Zglobicki	....	painter: daily crew
Greg Zielinski	....	carpenter: daily crew
Glen Zielke	....	carpenter: daily crew

Sound Department
Steve Baine	....	foley artist
Richard Cadger	....	adr editor
Paul Capuano	....	sound consultant: Dolby
Steve Copley	....	foley recordist
Gina Gyles	....	foley assistant (as Gina Wark)
Leon Johnson	....	production sound mixer
John Loranger	....	assistant sound editor
John Loranger	....	sound effects editor
Stan Mak	....	boom operator
Steve Munro	....	sound effects editor
Steve Munro	....	supervising sound editor
Peter Persaud	....	foley recordist (as Pete Persaud)
Dallas Pomedli	....	cable puller
Kara Purto	....	foley assistant
Tim Pytlik	....	assistant sound editor trainee (as Timothy Pytlik)
Paul Shikata	....	sound effects editor
John Sievert	....	foley artist
David Drainie Taylor	....	dialogue editor
Randy Wilson	....	foley recordist
Stefan Fraticelli	....	foley artist (uncredited)
Colin McLellan	....	adr recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Tim Harding	....	special effects coordinator
Cole Hunter	....	special effects assistant
Ryan Patton	....	scenic metal fabricator
Ryan Patton	....	special effects assistant
Wesley Reid	....	special effects assistant

Visual Effects by
James Cooper	....	inferno artist: SPIN VFX
Colin Davies	....	digital effects supervisor: SPIN VFX
Eric Doiron	....	lead compositor: SPIN VFX
Lisa Hemeon	....	visual effects producer: SPIN VFX
Trevor Lewis	....	visual effects scanning and recording: Deluxe EFilm Toronto
Dave Muscat	....	digital opticals: Deluze EFilm Toronto
Nick Paulozza	....	visual effects scanning and recording: Deluxe EFilm Toronto
Mike Spicer	....	visual effects lead designer: SPIN VFX
Norm Stangl	....	visual effects executive producer: SPIN VFX
Motassem Younes	....	digital opticals: Deluxe EFilm Toronto
Ashish Dewan	....	digital compositor (uncredited)

Stunts
Randy Leader	....	stunt double: riding
Lori MacKay	....	stunts
Rick Skene	....	stunt coordinator
Rick Skene	....	stunt driver
Rick Skene	....	stunts
Allan Wallace Dunkeld	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Chuck Robinson	....	stunt coordinator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Max Armstrong	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Douglas Barrett	....	supplier: camera, grip and electric equipment, PD Prairies
Michael Blatchford	....	loader
Andrew Caney	....	best boy grip
Carolyn Cox	....	first assistant camera: "b: camera
Doug Dales	....	supplier: camera, grip and electric equipment, PD Prairies
Federico De Marco	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Grace Donaldson	....	grip: daily crew
Marty Doyle	....	grip: daily crew
Richard Doyle	....	grip
Michael Drabot	....	supplier: camera, grip and electric equipment, PD Prairies
Mark Dufour	....	crane technician
Mark Dufour	....	dolly grip: "b" camera
Richard Falk	....	electrician: daily crew
Bryan Forde	....	gaffer
Allen Fraser	....	still photographer
Terence Fuller	....	lead grip
David Giesbrecht	....	still photographer
John Gilmore	....	electrician
Shane Gowler	....	generator operator
Bob Harper	....	key grip
Ryan Herdman	....	lead electrician
Doug Kiddell	....	generator operator
Howard Klopak	....	playback operator: daily crew
George Lajtai	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Eric Lepage	....	grip: daily crew
Jason McGowan	....	dolly grip: "a" camera
Craig Anthony McWade	....	grip: daily crew
Jeremy Milmine	....	electrician
Terry Mueller	....	electrician: daily crew
Dave Priestley	....	electrician: daily crew
Darcy Rodriguez	....	grip: daily crew (as Darcy Rodrigues)
Rob Rowan	....	best boy
Ansel Samsoondar	....	electrician: daily crew
Julian Saray	....	grip: daily crew
Ron Schroeder	....	grip
Tom Starnes	....	electrician
Dean Stinchcombe	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Paul Suderman	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Jason Tuesday	....	grip: daily crew
Dave Wowchuk	....	loader (as David Wowchuk)

Casting Department
Eleanor Erum	....	extras casting assistant (as Eleanor 'Leah' Erum)
Joey Ritche	....	casting assistant
Kathleen Howell	....	casting associate: Toronto (uncredited)
Kari Rieger	....	extras casting (uncredited)
Karen Williams	....	casting associate: Toronto (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Michelle Boulet	....	costume supervisor
Diane Klisko	....	seamstress: daily crew
Joan Lees-Miller	....	wardrobe: daily crew
Barbara Mackenzie	....	seamstress: daily crew
Abby Myers	....	costume department intern
Susan Nycz	....	truck costumer
Julie Pederson	....	wardrobe: daily crew
Maureen Petkau	....	assistant costume designer
Vickey Saito	....	assistant costume designer
Brenda Speirs-Fryatt	....	wardrobe: daily crew
Amy Sztulwark	....	costume assistant
Rebecca Vile	....	wardrobe: daily crew
Angela Wells	....	costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Nick Iannelli	....	digital intermediate producer
Ahmad Ismail	....	digital intermediate editor
Trevor Lewis	....	digital intermediate scanner and recorder
Tom Mayclim	....	negative cutter: Exact Cut
Dave Muscat	....	digital intermediate editor
Ben Myers	....	second assistant editor
Nick Paulozza	....	digital intermediate scanner and recorder
Lorraine Samuel	....	post-production coordinator
Chris Wallace	....	digital intermediate colorist
JuliAnne Bonnett	....	post-production coordinator (uncredited)

Music Department
Florian Ammon	....	score mixer
Kevin Banks	....	music editor
Don Benedictson	....	music producer: dance hall music
Charlie Bishart	....	musician: violin (as Charlie Bisharat)
William Boness	....	musician: piano, dance hall music (as William Bonness)
Matthew Chan	....	music re-recording engineer: Theatre D Digital (as Matt Chan)
Christopher Guglick	....	music re-recording assistant: Theatre D Digital (as Chris Guglick)
John Hazen	....	music re-recording engineer: Theatre D Digital
Trisha Johns	....	music mixing facility manager: Theatre D Digital
Daniel Koulack	....	musician: acoustic bass, dance hall music
Dave Lawton	....	musician: trumpet, dance hall music
Greg Lowe	....	musician: guitar, dance hall music
John McCarthy	....	music producer
John McCarthy	....	musician
Richard Moody	....	musician: violin/viola, dance hall music
The Prairie Polka Playboys	....	musicians: dance hall music
Eric Rigler	....	musician: uilleann pipe
Daniel Roy	....	musician: drums, dance hall music
Bill Spornitz	....	musician: saxophone, dance hall music (as William Spornitz)
Leslie Stanwyck	....	musician: vocals
Cameron Stone	....	musician: cello
Chris Heinrich	....	musician: pedal steel guitar (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Kerr Belliveau	....	driver: daily crew
Tony Belliveau	....	driver: daily crew
Dale Bracken	....	driver: cast
Kevin Brown	....	driver: daily crew
Tony Carriere	....	driver: daily crew
Julia Diana Cereceda	....	driver: daily crew
J.P. Dame	....	driver: daily crew
Blair De Pape	....	driver: daily crew
Noah Decter-Jackson	....	driver: daily crew
Richard Donnelly	....	driver: daily crew
Dean Harrison	....	driver: daily crew
James Healey	....	driver: daily crew
Luke Holt	....	driver: daily crew (as Luke M.A. Holt)
Darren Houston	....	driver: daily crew
Shane Jestin	....	driver: daily crew
Brian 'Shaky' Johnson	....	transportation coordinator
Doug Kiddell	....	driver
Daniel Knight	....	driver: daily crew (as Dan Knight)
David Kowal	....	driver: daily crew
Jim McNulty	....	driver: daily crew
Donald Menzies	....	transportation captain (as Don Menzies)
Harry Ott	....	driver: daily crew
Edgar Ozolins	....	driver: daily crew
Bob Poole	....	driver: daily crew
Dave Priestley	....	driver: daily crew
Chris Ralcewicz	....	picture vehicle coordinator
Wesley Reid	....	driver: special effects
Curtis Riddell	....	driver: daily crew
William Ridgwell	....	driver: daily crew
Brent Rimmer	....	driver: honeywagon
Joe Rindall	....	driver: daily crew
Martin Samoiloff	....	driver
Ansel Samsoondar	....	driver: daily crew
Guy Senecal	....	driver: daily crew
Evan Siegel	....	picture vehicle coordinator
Wayne Statkewich	....	driver
Gregory Sullivan	....	driver: daily crew
Carl Max Thumbler	....	driver: daily crew
Garry Walker	....	driver: cast
Glen Weller	....	driver: honeywagon
Ron Witt	....	driver: daily crew
Brent Yorke	....	driver: daily crew
Randy Zacaruk	....	driver: camera car, daily crew

Other crew
Julie Anderson	....	first assistant accountant
Kelly Ashram	....	horse wrangler: daily crew
Patricia Athayde	....	production accountant (as Pat Athayde)
Jay Belbeck	....	location production assistant: daily crew
T.J. Bews	....	head wrangler
Mike Blyk	....	horse wrangler: daily crew
Phillip Brass	....	assistant location manager
Caitlin Brown	....	office production assistant
Milt Bruchanski	....	location scout: daily crew
Kevin A. Bunn	....	security: daily crew
Sophia Constantini	....	choreographer: daily crew
Lawrence Cook	....	security: daily crew
Derek Cottle	....	office production assistant: daily crew
Steed Crandell	....	security: daily crew
James Cronk	....	head of security
James Cronk	....	security: daily crew
Sarah Jane Cundell	....	location manager
Barb DeJonge	....	location production assistant: daily crew
Jean Du Toit	....	production executive
Janelle Dufton	....	assistant: Ms.Burstyn
David Evans	....	stand-in
Kyle Feduniw	....	location production assistant: daily crew
Stefan Fjeldsted	....	location production assistant: daily crew
Andrew Forbes	....	electronic press kit crew
Maureen Freeman	....	security: daily crew
Jason Guy Glesby	....	security: daily crew
Wayne Glesby	....	security captain
Brandy Hagborg	....	off-set locations production assistant
Lindsay Hamel	....	assistant: K. Skogland and L. Jarvis
Cindy Harrison	....	craft service
Cindy Harrison	....	first aid
Chris Hawkins	....	security: daily crew (as Christopher J. Hawkins)
Kerri Heppner	....	office production assistant: daily crew
Sean Hicks	....	legal services assistant
Bradley Hourie	....	security: daily crew
Paul Hurst	....	assistant production coordinator
Ross Ikeda	....	post-production accountant
Tutu Ilelaboye	....	location production assistant: daily crew
Tammy Jones	....	second assistant accountant: daily crew
Sheila Kaminski	....	stand-in
Madeline Kells	....	location production assistant: daily crew
Eli Klein	....	production associate (as Eli K. Klein)
Elaine Kwox	....	craft service: daily crew
Elaine Kwox	....	first aid: daily crew
Valerie Landsburg	....	acting coach
David Leader	....	wrangler
Mark Liebrecht	....	location production assistant: daily crew
Don Lowe	....	electronic press kit crew
Reed Makayev	....	set production assistant: daily crew (as Reed Makayew)
Lynn Marlow	....	craft service assistant (as Lynn Marlowe)
Wayne Marr	....	security: daily crew
Tamara Mauthe	....	production coordinator
Taylor McCaffrey	....	legal services
Ted McNaughton	....	security: daily crew
Carolyn McPherson	....	security: daily crew
Crystal Mikoluff	....	first assistant accountant: daily crew
Celene Miles	....	second assistant accountant
Chad Miller	....	security: daily crew
Britlany Mowez	....	security: daily crew
Tyler Parobec	....	location production assistant: daily crew
Brent Prockert	....	chef
Daisy Prockert	....	craft service: daily crew
Daisy Prockert	....	first aid: daily crew
Ron Ramsey	....	security: daily crew
Alexandra Rattray	....	key location production assistant
Kerrie Reid	....	set production assistant: daily crew
Rockwell Reimer	....	security: daily crew
Curtis Riddell	....	security: daily crew
Allan Roper	....	security: daily crew
Russell Roth	....	craft service: daily crew
Russell Roth	....	first aid: daily crew
Barry Sanderson	....	horse wrangler: daily crew
RoseAnna Schick	....	electronic press kit crew
RoseAnna Schick	....	unit publicist
Derek Schroder	....	location production assistant: daily crew
Andy Shaw	....	sous chef
Jeffrey Simlett	....	dialect coach
Jamie Sinclair	....	security: daily crew
Jan Skene	....	dialect coach
Tiffany Taylor	....	set production assistant: daily crew
Terry Tomlinson	....	security: daily crew
Devan Towers	....	legal services
Noel Vadeboncoeur	....	security: daily crew
Tim Vincent	....	security: daily crew
Kathy Webster	....	horse wrangler: daily crew
John Mark Wilderspin	....	locations production assistant
Corinne Wilton	....	location production assistant: daily crew
Colleen Wowchuk	....	accommodations coordinator: daily crew
Colleen Wowchuk	....	locations coordinator: daily crew
Tanya Yaremikiewich	....	legal services assistant
Elaine Yarish	....	script supervisor
Linda Yip	....	assistant location manager
Claude Forest	....	insurance broker (uncredited)
Kerrie Reid	....	set assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Izhak Hintz	....	thanks
Dan McLellan	....	thanks
Dan Peel	....	thanks
Russ Robertson	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Alliance
• Astral Media
• Buffalo Gal Pictures
• HandMade Films
• Movie Central Network
• Sequence Film
• Téléfilm Canada

Distributors

• Vivendi Entertainment (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Alliance Atlantis Motion Picture Distribution (2008) (Canada) (all media)
• Ascot Elite Home Entertainment (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
• FS Film Oy (2009) (Finland) (DVD)
• Imagem Filmes (2008) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Laptv (2009) (Argentina) (TV)

Special Effects

• Spin VFX (visual effects and opening titles)

Other Companies

• Deluxe Post Production Toronto  foley recording facility
• Eastside Communications  publicity: Germany)
• Exact Cut  negative cutting
• Film Finances Canada  completion guarantor
• Multimedia Risk Consultants and Insurance Brokers  insurance
• National Bank of Canada  banking services and financing
• PS Prairies  camera: grip and electric equipment
• Spin Productions  visual effects
• Theatre D Digital  music mixing facility
• Trackworks Inc.  sound editorial facility (as Trackworks)
• Téléfilm Canada  funding
• Wilshire Stages, The  ADR recording facility

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for some sexuality and brief language

Runtime:

USA:116 min | Canada:90 min | Canada:115 min

Country:

Canada | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:14A | USA:R (certificate #44521) | Singapore:M18 | Australia:M | Germany:12 | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Hartney, Manitoba, Canada

Company:

Alliance

Trivia:

There were over 50 picture vehicles used in the filming that spanned 5 decades.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: During the first flashback scene when the children are running away from the funeral home a black hatchback with rear windshield wiper is seen in an alley off to the right of the screen.

Quotes:

Arlene:I want to have a baby.
John:We're broke.
Arlene:We love each other. It'll be a love child.
[they both laugh quietly. meanwhile, Hagar walks silently in and sees what's going on]
John:Well, my mom leaves town in a couple weeks. Then we can get married, and we can talk about having a baby, okay?
Arlene:I don't care about a wedding or anything.
John:You can have whatever you want.
[it becomes more intense; they are both breathing faster]
Arlene:[breathlessly] I want lots of babies.
[then they start having sex and Hagar leaves, having said nothing]

Soundtrack:

Manakwa Stomp

a wonderful job

As perhaps one of the few Canadians who did not read the book in high school, I thought I would add my comments. Seeing the movie without knowing the story beforehand in no way detracted from the film. The characters have so many complexities, everyone can relate to them in their own way. The brilliance of the adaptation is that everyone is allowed to project their own perceptions onto the lives of the characters, rather than being spoon-fed an opinion. You can love them or dislike them, and still feel the emotional impact of the movie. Wonderful performances by Ellen Burstyn and Christine Horne really bring the characters to life. I'd highly recommend it.