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| ⚫ | <big>'''''Edge of Madness''''' is a 2002 drama film based on the short story ''A Wilderness Station'', written by [[Alice Munro]].< |
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| image = Edge of Madness FilmPoster.jpeg |
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| director = [[Anne Wheeler]] |
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| producer = William Wallace Gray |
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| writer = Charles K. Pitts<br>Anne Wheeler |
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| based on = {{Based on|''A Wilderness Station''|[[Alice Munro]]}} |
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| starring = [[Brendan Fehr]]<br>[[Paul Johansson]]<br>[[Corey Sevier]]<br>Jonas Chernick<br>[[Caroline Dhavernas]] |
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| music = [[Randolph Peters]] |
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| cinematography = [[David Frazee]] |
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| editing = Robert Lower |
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| studio = Credo Entertainment<br />Cinegroup<br />Gregorian Films |
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| distributor = [[Lions Gate Entertainment|Lionsgate]] |
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| released = {{Film date|2002|01|1}} |
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| runtime = 99 minutes |
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| country = Canada |
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| language = English |
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| ⚫ | <big>'''''Edge of Madness''''' is a 2002 drama film based on the short story ''A Wilderness Station'', written by [[Alice Munro]].<ref>{{cite book |editor1=Brenda Austin-Smith |editor2=[[George Melnyk]] |title=The Gendered Screen: Canadian Women Filmmakers |location= |publisher=Wilfrid Laurier University Press |date=2010 |isbn=1554581958 |p=85}}</ref> It stars [[Brendan Fehr]], [[Caroline Dhavernas]], and [[Corey Sevier]]. Written by Charles K. Pitts and [[Anne Wheeler]] the film is based on the life of a young women (Annie) who confesses to the murder of her husband. Annie is selected out of an orphanage to be apart of an arranged marriage and to be a house wife at a homestead. After countless rapes and times of abuse, George the brother of Simon (Annie’s husband), murders Simon. As the story progresses, Annie confesses to this murder and her life and liberty are put into question.</big> |
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| Directed by | Anne Wheeler |
| Written by | Charles K. Pitts Anne Wheeler |
| Produced by | William Wallace Gray |
| Starring | Brendan Fehr Paul Johansson Corey Sevier Jonas Chernick Caroline Dhavernas |
| Cinematography | David Frazee |
| Edited by | Robert Lower |
| Music by | Randolph Peters |
Production companies | Credo Entertainment Cinegroup Gregorian Films |
| Distributed by | Lionsgate |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Land | Kanada |
| Sprache | Englisch |
Edge of Madness is a 2002 drama film based on the short story A Wilderness Station, written by Alice Munro.[1] It stars Brendan Fehr, Caroline Dhavernas, and Corey Sevier. Written by Charles K. Pitts and Anne Wheeler the film is based on the life of a young women (Annie) who confesses to the murder of her husband. Annie is selected out of an orphanage to be apart of an arranged marriage and to be a house wife at a homestead. After countless rapes and times of abuse, George the brother of Simon (Annie’s husband), murders Simon. As the story progresses, Annie confesses to this murder and her life and liberty are put into question.
Plot
The story is told in the present and flashbacks of a young woman, Annie (Caroline Dhavernas) who was abused by her husband, Simon (Brendan Fehr) whilst his brother, George (Corey Sevier) was seemingly helpless to intervene. The film hits an interesting twist when Simon is murdered. Annie is convinced that she is the murderer, even as she gets herself admitted to the gaol in the Fort.
In 1851, Annie is living in an orphanage and is put into an arranged marriage to Simon, who takes her to a homestead which is still being built. He puts her to work cooking and cleaning for him and his brother, George. At night, Simon expects Annie to submit to his rough sexual advances, even raping her several times. George tries to talk to Simon about treating Annie better, but his pleas fall on deaf ears. Simon becomes ever more brutal towards Annie, even beating her while he's in a drunken rage.
Meanwhile, George himself is interested in pursuing Annie, which puts her into emotional turmoil. Simon's murder culminates these events, with Annie being locked up in the gaol, while a Detective named Mullen investigates.
Through flashbacks, we learn that George, distraught from witnessing how his brother treated Annie, kills Simon by hitting him in the back with an axe. He brings Simon's body back to the homestead, telling Annie that a tree branch had fallen on him. Annie, by this time, had been driven mad from the beatings and rapes Simon had forced upon her. She hits Simon posthumously on the head with a rock. She and George consummate their feelings. Days later, she admits herself to the gaol, while George has fled the homestead to stay with a neighboring family.
Annie finds out while in the gaol that she is pregnant, but is not certain whether the father is Simon or George. She declares the baby girl as being Simon's child, so that the child will always be welcome and cared for in later life.
George marries the neighboring family's daughter, Jenny.
Cast
- Brendan Fehr.....Simon Herron
- Paul Johansson.....Henry Mullen
- Corey Sevier.....George Herron
- Jonas Chernick.....William Sellor
- Caroline Dhavernas.....Annie Herron
- Tantoo Cardinal.....Ruth
Production
The filming of this movie consisted of two locations; Minnedosa, Manitoba, Canada, and Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada [1]
Release
Edge of Madness had a relatively small release only being aired on a single screen in Vancouver after being passed by both the Toronto Film Festival and Vancouver Film Festival. Anne Wheeler described her displeasure for the small release, but attributed it partly to having no major stars in the film [2]
References
- ^ Brenda Austin-Smith; George Melnyk, eds. (2010). The Gendered Screen: Canadian Women Filmmakers. Wilfrid Laurier University Press. p. 85. ISBN 1554581958.
- ^ Vlessing, Etan (December 19, 2002). "New Film Lost In Wilderness". Playback.
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