Scatterbrained Polly gets a job as a secretary in Gabrielle's art gallery. Polly aspires to be a professional photographer, and idolizes Gabrielle for her artistic ability. When Gabrielle ...
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| Sheila McCarthy | ... | Polly Vandersma | |
| Paule Baillargeon | ... | Gabrielle St. Peres | |
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Ann-Marie MacDonald | ... | Mary Joseph |
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Richard Monette | ... | Clive |
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John Evans | ... | Warren |
| Brenda Kamino | ... | Waitress | |
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Scatterbrained Polly gets a job as a secretary in Gabrielle's art gallery. Polly aspires to be a professional photographer, and idolizes Gabrielle for her artistic ability. When Gabrielle rekindles an old romantic relationship with the younger painter Mary, Polly becomes jealous, and discovers Gabrielle is not who she claims to be. Written by Mike Jones
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Country:
CanadaLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
March 1988 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Le chant des sirènes See more »Filming Locations:
Toronto, Ontario, CanadaEdit
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$262,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$1,408,491Company Credits
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National Film Board of Canada (NFB), Ontario Arts Council, Ontario Film Development Corporation See more »
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Sound Mix:
StereoAspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1
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The film was selected to screen as part of the Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival in 1987 where it premiered. The movie there was the winner of the prestigious Prix de Jeunesse award and got a standing ovation. See more »Alternate Versions
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This is an intellectually ambitious film about meta-art: What is the relation between an art object and intense aesthetic experience? What is the value of the art object if it is devoid of the cultural "frame"? How are certain people legitimized to confer value upon art objects?
The film deals with big questions. Even so. Its main character is someone who is so endearing that you care very much about what happens next. It counts as an offbeat "warm 'n' fuzzy" flick. The humor is both deft and sweet.
As someone who teaches at a college, I think this would be a very *teachable* film. Use it to raise and illustrate these questions in an aesthetics class, or in a class discussing the creation/ propagation of artistic canons.