The Wake (1986 film)

The Wake (also known as Veillée funèbre) is an award-winning 1986 Canadian drama film directed by Norma Bailey and written by Sharon Riis.[1] The film was produced by the National Film Board of Canada and was part of the organization's "Daughters of the Country" series, which looked at the lives of Métis women.[2]

The Wake
Directed byNorma Bailey
Produced byNorma Bailey
Ches Yetman
Screenplay bySharon Riis
StarringVictoria Snow
Michelle Thrush
Timothy Webber
CinematographyIan Elkin
Edited byLara Mazur
Production
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Plot

Set in Alberta, The Wake centers around a love affair that forms between a Canadian police officer and a young Métis woman.[3]

Starring
  • Victoria Snow as Joan Laboucane
  • Diane Debassige as Donna Desjarlais
  • Timothy Webber as Jim Whalen
  • Michelle Thrush as Marlene

References
  1. Lerner, Loren Ruth (1997). Canadian Film and Video: A Bibliography and Guide to the Literature. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9780802029881.
  2. Doyle, Judith (1986). In a Different Voice: Conversations with Women Artists and Filmmakers. Toronto: Funnel Experimental Film Theatre.
  3. Government of Canada, National Film Board of Canada (2012-10-11). "National Film Board of Canada". Retrieved 2019-04-26.


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