Parker to lead cast in Marion Bridge
April 25 , 2002
Halifax Herald
Top Canadian actors have been cast in the feature film, Marion Bridge, which begins shooting in Halifax on Sunday.
Molly Parker (Last Wedding, Men With Brooms), Rebecca Jenkins (Black Harbour), Stacy Smith (New Waterford Girl) and Marguerite McNeil (The Divine Ryans) are among the cast for the movie which is being adapted from Cape Breton-born playwright Daniel MacIvor's play.
Heather Rankin and Ashley MacIsaac are expected to make cameo appearances.
Local actors Kevin Curran, Jackie Torrens, Ellen Page, Emmy Alcorn, Joe Rutten, Nicola Lipman, Jim Swansburg and Deb Allen are also on the cast list.
The movie is a co-production by Halifax's Bill Niven of Idlewild Films and Toronto's Julia Sereny and Jennifer Kawaja of Sienna Films (who produced New Waterford Girl).
The movie is being directed by Wiebke von Carolsfeld.
Cameras are expected to roll for five weeks, with most of the scenes being shot at Halifax locations, including the Tour Tech East soundstage. Some exterior shots will be filmed in Cape Breton.
Marion Bridge is about three women in their 30s who come home to Cape Breton to be with their dying mother.
In 1999, MacIvor received a Governor General's Award for Drama for the play.
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April 25 , 2002
Halifax Herald
Top Canadian actors have been cast in the feature film, Marion Bridge, which begins shooting in Halifax on Sunday.
Molly Parker (Last Wedding, Men With Brooms), Rebecca Jenkins (Black Harbour), Stacy Smith (New Waterford Girl) and Marguerite McNeil (The Divine Ryans) are among the cast for the movie which is being adapted from Cape Breton-born playwright Daniel MacIvor's play.
Heather Rankin and Ashley MacIsaac are expected to make cameo appearances.
Local actors Kevin Curran, Jackie Torrens, Ellen Page, Emmy Alcorn, Joe Rutten, Nicola Lipman, Jim Swansburg and Deb Allen are also on the cast list.
The movie is a co-production by Halifax's Bill Niven of Idlewild Films and Toronto's Julia Sereny and Jennifer Kawaja of Sienna Films (who produced New Waterford Girl).
The movie is being directed by Wiebke von Carolsfeld.
Cameras are expected to roll for five weeks, with most of the scenes being shot at Halifax locations, including the Tour Tech East soundstage. Some exterior shots will be filmed in Cape Breton.
Marion Bridge is about three women in their 30s who come home to Cape Breton to be with their dying mother.
In 1999, MacIvor received a Governor General's Award for Drama for the play.
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