Zima Junction Productions
Solitude
Feature, 89 minutes, 2001Solitude is an exploration of the fleeting interconnections that arise, one summer, between two women retreatants and a monk at a rural monastery. Each is looking for answers — to questions of faith and purpose, love and identity.
Starring Lothaire Bluteau and Vanessa Martinez, Solitude premiered in 2001 at the South-by-Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas, and screened at many other festivals, including the Montreal World Film Festival, the Vancouver International Film Festival, The Commonwealth Film Festival (Manchester, England), and the Cambridge Film Festival (England).
Brian D. Johnson, Macleans:
A gem… with an uncanny sensitivity to emotion, light and nature
Leighton Klein, Boston Globe:
Genuinely thought-provoking
Gene Symour, New York Newsday:
Quietly provocative
Alison Gillmor, Winnipeg Free Press:
A gentle, contemplative and blessedly quiet work
Reviews and interviews about Solitude can be found at:
- Fast Forward Magazine (interview)
- SEE Magazine (review)
- The Ain’t It Cool News (review)
- Offscreen (review/analysis)
- Offscreen (interview)
Solitude — Selected Festival Screenings and Premiere Broadcasts:
- International Festival of Cinema and History, Istanbul, Turkey, 2002
- Cambridge Film Festival, England, 2002
- Commonwealth Film Festival, Manchester, England, 2002
- New Canadian Cinema, Harvard Film Archive, Boston, USA, 2002
- Medicine Hat Film Festival, Canada, 2002
- Film Can – Canadian Film Festival, Saskatoon, Canada, 2001
- Vancouver International Film Festival, Vancouver, Canada, 2001
- Montreal World Film Festival, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 2001
- Stony Brook Film Festival, New York, USA, 2001
- South-by-Southwest Film Festival, Austin, USA, 2001
| CREDITS | |
| Brother Bernard | Lothaire Bluteau |
| Michele | Vanessa Martinez |
| Linda | Wendy Anderson |
| Father Gregory | Eugene Lipinski |
| Brother Peter | Bill Hugli |
| Geraldine | Louise Handford |
| Storekeeper | Bruce McKay |
| Thin Man | Mike O’Brien |
| Brother Daniel | Miche Marchildon |
| Abbot James | Fr. Demetrius Wasylyniuk OSB |
| Father Morris | Maurey Wrubleski |
| Woman Graphologist #1 | Cathy Fenwick |
| Woman Graphologist #2 | Sharon Bakker |
| Woman Graphologist #3 | Chirstine Scott |
| Young Guy in Truck; | Trent Chekay |
| Young Driver in Truck; | Nicholas Treeshin |
| Bartender | George Grassick |
| Geraldine’s Friend | Heather Hill |
| Librarian | MaryAnn Wourms |
| Storekeeper’s Assistant | Aaron Feser |
| Girl in Store | Rhianna Wrubleski |
| Boy in Store | Josh Elder |
| Store Patron | Valerie Elder |
| Kitchen Staff | Kimberly Cody Yvonne Cody |
| Towns Person | Shannon Haugerud |
| Monks | Abbot Peter Novecosky OSB Fr. Roman Schneider OSB Br. Paul Paproski OSB Br. Anthony Nguyen OSB Br. Basil Schaan OSB Br. Kurt Van Kuren OSB Fr. Lawrence DeMong OSB Br. Frank Boulet OSB Fr. Martin Brodner OSB Br. Gregory Brodner OSB Br. Marcelo Gomes Costa OSB Larry Bauman Cliff Cody Greg Morley |
| Choir Conductor | Sr. Lenore Molderhauer OSU |
| Choir Girl | Elizabeth Fradette |
| Choir Boy | Vaughn Harris |
| Choir | Andrew Gibbons Victoria Anne Gibbons Janine Peters Anysa Marchand Sarah Guina Kayla Roberts Kelsey Swarbrick Benjamin Borne Kaitlyn Marchand Bailey Belchamber Marie Dumont Kristen Hushagen Bar Patrons John Vetter Marie Vetter Henry Zimmer Gerand Saretsky Marie Leroux Mark L. Polachic Sheila Brash |
| Directed by | Robin Schlaht |
| Screenplay by | Connie Gault and Robin Schlaht |
| Based on | The Fat Lady with the Thin Face by Connie Gault |
| Produced by | David Christensen and Robin Schlaht |
| Executive Producers | Larry Bauman and Don Copeman |
| Director of Photography | Patrick McLaughlin |
| Edited by | Heather Malek |
| Costume Design by | Sonja Clifton-Remple |
| Associate Producers | Annmarie Lesiuk and Heather Malek |
| Unit Production Manager | Greg Morley |
| First Assistant Director | Trevor Cunningham |
| Production Designer | Hugh Shankland |
| Art Director | Danny Scavuzzo |
| Second Assistant Director | Devin Keefe |
| Third Assistant Director | Mary Redmond |
| Production Assistants | Natasha Getz Alison Rigby Mark Bradley |
| Art Dept. Coordinator | Christine Kleckner |
| On Set Dresser | Skye Rolick |
| Art Department Assistant | Tanya Maddigan |
| Wrangler | Gwen Nelson |
| Assistant Costumer | Joanna Vollhoffer |
| Seamstress | Anne Back |
| Hair and Make-up Artist | Lindi Lee |
| Make-up Assistant | Yolanda Manitopyes |
| 1st Assistant Camera | Corey Robson |
| Camera Trainee | Kate Counios |
| Gaffer | Derek Waite |
| Key Grip | Larry Geiger |
| Second Grip | Dan Jones |
| Sound Mixer | Pat Butler |
| Boom Operator | Cary Ciesielski |
| Sound Trainee | Cody Gamracy |
| Script Supervisor | Sabrina Birrell |
| Craft Services | Yvonne Cody Cliff Cody Shannon Haugerud |
| Transportation Captain | Lorne Kurtz |
| Children’s Coordinator | Lenore Moldenhauer MaryAnn Wourms |
| Unit Publicist | Melody Lindblom |
| Stills Photographers | Darren Ell Josh Sawka Cal Fehr |
| Production Accountant | Kathy James |
| The Director and Producers would like to thank the following for their assistance: | Ingrid Christensen Lisa Cichelly Lynne Beck Copeman Michael Crochetiere George Hupka Ron Jacobs Dave Lawlor Audrey Malek Tannis Malek Linda Payeur Ruby Schlaht Wayne Schlaht Patricia Warsaba The Pioneer Hotel, Humboldt Downstream Pictures The Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild And The community of St. Peter’s Abbey, Muenster, Saskatchewan |
| Kodak filmstock provided by Stock Options Production Lab – Studio Post and Transfer Post Production Lab – Rainmaker Digital Neg Cutting by Francont Film |
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Made with the financial participation of:
The Sasktachewan Filmpool Cooperative The Saskatchewan Arts Board The Canada Council of the Arts CTV Saskatchewan Program Development Fund SaskFilm Saskatchewan Communications Network Saskatchewan Fiilm Employment Tax Credit Canadian Film and Video Tax Credit Telefilm Canada Feature Film Fund |
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