The Painted Door

The Painted Door
The Painted Door
Directed by	Bruce Pittman
Written by	Joe Wiesenfeld
Based on	"The Painted Door" by Sinclair Ross
Produced by	Michael MacMillan; Janice Platt; Robert Verrall
Starring	Linda Goranson; Eric Peterson; August Schellenberg
Cinematography	Savas Kalogeras
Edited by	Margaret Van Eerdewijk
Music by	Bruce Levy
Distributed by	National Film Board of Canada; Atlantis Films
Release date	1984 (Canada);
Running time	24 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

The Painted Door is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Bruce Pittman and released in 1984.^[1] Based on a short story by Sinclair Ross, the film was produced by the National Film Board of Canada and Atlantis Films of Toronto.^[2] It received an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film.^[3]

Synopsis

The Painted Door is a dark, downbeat film set during a cold prairie winter. Anne (Linda Goranson) stays alone in an isolated farmhouse while her husband, John (August Schellenberg), leaves to help his ailing father. A neighbour, Stephen (Eric Peterson), whom she secretly loves, drops by to help with the chores. When John doesn't return home that night, Anne gives in to temptation, only to wake the next day to the realization of what she has done.

Cast

Linda Goranson
Robert Michael
Daniel Nalbach
Eric Peterson
August Schellenberg
Len Watt

Distribution

The film received theatrical distribution in the United States, while in Canada it aired on Global Television Network as part of the Global Playhouse series of film adaptations of Canadian short stories.^[2]

Accolades

Yorkton Film Festival, Yorkton, Saskatchewan: Golden Sheaf Award, Best Drama Under 30 Minutes, 1985^[4]
Yorkton Film Festival, Yorkton, Saskatchewan: Best Performance by an Actress, Linda Goranson, 1985
Yorkton Film Festival, Yorkton, Saskatchewan: Best Script, Joe Wiesenfeld, 1985
Columbus International Film & Animation Festival, Columbus, Ohio: Chris Award, Arts and Culture, 1986
57th Academy Awards, Los Angeles: Nominee: Best Live Action Short Film, 1984^[5]

References

^ Bruce Bailey, "Canada's Oscar hopefuls; Four movies in running for Hollywood honors". Montreal Gazette, March 16, 1985.
^ ^a ^b Rick Groen, "Short is sweet on Global". The Globe and Mail, September 27, 1984.
^ "Oscar Nominations Give Canada the Nod Once More". Cinema Canada (116): 48. March 1985.
^ "The Painted Door". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
^ "The 57th Academy Awards (1985) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 13, 2011.

External links

The Painted Door in the NFB collection catalog

[1] Bruce Bailey, "Canada's Oscar hopefuls; Four movies in running for Hollywood honors". Montreal Gazette, March 16, 1985.

[groen-2] Rick Groen, "Short is sweet on Global". The Globe and Mail, September 27, 1984.

[3] "Oscar Nominations Give Canada the Nod Once More". Cinema Canada (116): 48. March 1985.

[4] "The Painted Door". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 February 2023.

[Oscars1985-5] "The 57th Academy Awards (1985) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 13, 2011.

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