• Film

Swann

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Time Out says

Low-key drama set in rural Ontario, from a novel by Carol Shields, with Fricker as the spinster librarian guarding the memorabilia and reputation of a local 'primitive' poet murdered by her husband. When celebrity author Richardson turns up to research a book on the dead woman, desperate to beat the ruthless academics who want a monopoly on the subject, Fricker finds her hitherto tranquil lifestyle threatened. Thanks to a firm grasp of detail and the sturdy lead performances, the film works rather better as a character study than a feminist drama about the varieties of violence inflicted on women by men.

Release Details

  • Duration:96 mins

Cast and crew

  • Director:Anna Benson Gyles
  • Screenwriter:David Young
  • Cast:
    • Miranda Richardson
    • Brenda Fricker
    • Michael Ontkean
    • David Cubitt
    • Sean Hewitt
    • John Neville
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