Love and Savagery

Love and Savagery is a Canadian-Irish drama film, directed by John N. Smith and released in 2009.[1]

Love and Savagery
Directed byJohn N. Smith
Produced byBarbara Doran
Kevin Tierney
Lynne Wilson
Screenplay byDes Walsh
StarringAllan Hawco
Sarah Greene
Martha Burns
Nicholas Campbell
Music byBertrand Chénier
CinematographyPierre Letarte
Edited byMichel Arcand
CountryCanada
Ireland
LanguageEnglish

The film stars Allan Hawco as Michael, a geologist from Newfoundland and Labrador who travels to Ballyvaughan, Ireland to study limestone, and causes a scandal when he enters a romantic relationship with Cathleen (Sarah Greene), an orphan girl from the village who is about to enter the convent as a Roman Catholic nun.[2] The film's cast also includes Martha Burns, Nicholas Campbell, Andy Jones, Louise Nicol, Mack Furlong and Sean Panting.

Awards

The film garnered four Genie Award nominations at the 30th Genie Awards in 2010:

  • Best Supporting Actress: Martha Burns
  • Best Overall Sound: Claude Hazanavicius, Daniel Bisson, Jean-Charles Desjardins and Bernard Gariépy Strobl
  • Best Original Score: Bertrand Chénier
  • Best Make-Up: Diane Simard and Réjean Goderre

Burns won the award for Best Supporting Actress.[3]

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References
  1. "Love and Savagery: Looks good but goes nowhere". Toronto Star, November 13, 2009.
  2. "Boy meets girl, but God, Science and Art get in the way". The Globe and Mail, November 12, 2009.
  3. "Polytechnique sweeps Genies". CBC News, April 12, 2010.


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