Lives of Girls and Women
| Lives of Girls and Women | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ronald Wilson |
| Produced by | Richard Borchiver |
| Written by | book Alice Munro writer Charles K. Pitts Kelly Rebar |
| Starring | Tanya Allen Wendy Crewson |
| Music by | Lawrence Shragge |
| Cinematography | Harry Makin |
| Editing by | Susan Shipton |
| Studio | Paragon Entertainment Corporation |
| Distributed by | Octapixx International |
| Running time | 92 min. |
| Country |  Canada |
| Language | English |
Lives of Girls and Women is a short story cycle by Alice Munro, published by McGraw-Hill Ryerson in 1971. All of the stories chronicle the life of a single character, Del Jordan, and the book has been characterized as a novel by some critics as a result.
The cycle serves as a coming of age story for Del Jordan growing up first on the outskirts, and later in the centre, of the small, southern Ontario town of Jubilee. Del is portrayed as something of an outsider, unsatisfied with small town life though unwilling to acknowledge the similarities between herself and her mother who also seeks to expand her mind beyond the limited experiences of Jubilee.
The cycle is often cited as concerning many feminist ideas and it is worth noting in this context that the text deals primarily with female characters, with only a few male figures playing important roles.
A television adaptation of the book, starring Tanya Allen as Del and Wendy Crewson as her mother Addie, aired on CBC Television in 1994.
[edit] Cast
- Tanya Allen ... Del Jordan
- Wendy Crewson ... Ada Jordan
- Peter MacNeill ... Tom Jordan
- Amos Crawley ... Owen Jordan
- Dean McDermott ... Garnet French
- Liisa Repo-Martell ... Naomi
- Kate Hennig ... Fern Doherty
- Matthew Ferguson ... Jerry Storey
- Dan Lett ... Art Chamberlain
- Frances Hyland ... Aunt Grace
- Barbara Gordon ... Aunt Elspeth
- Melissa Bell ... Mary Agnes
- Diane Douglas ... Moira
- J.R. Zimmerman ... Uncle Craig
- Kate Lynch ... Greta Storey
- Cheryl Swarts ... Mrs. Coughlin
- Christopher Redman ... Leonard Coughlin
- Ellie May Richards ... Grandma
- Mary Charlotte Wilcox ... Mrs. Lawyer Coutts
- Louisa Martin ... Mrs. Best
- Caroline Yeager ... Florence
- Elva Mai Hoover ... Maize French
- Jacqueline Holmes ... Lila French
- Jessica Holmes ... Phylis French
- James Mainprize ... Priest at Funeral
- Zoe Kunschner ... Joyce
- Laurel Paetz ... Ruth McQueen
- Nicky Guadagni ... Del's Narration
- Patrick Galligan ... Bert
[edit] External links
- A Photo Essay of the similarities between Jubilee and Wingham
- Lives of Girls and Women at the Internet Movie Database
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