- Life Classes
Infobox Film
name = Life Classes
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director =William D. MacGillivray
producer = William D. MacGillivray (executive producer)Stephen Reynolds (producer)
writer = William D. MacGillivray
narrator =
starring =Jacinta Cormier Leon Dubinsky Leo Jessome Frances Knickle
music =Alexander Tilley
cinematography = Lionel Simmons
editing = William D. MacGillivray
distributor =Cinephile
released =October 2 ,1987
runtime = 117 minutes
country = CAN
language = English
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website = http://www.pictureplant.com/life.htm
amg_id = 176291
imdb_id = 0123965"Life Classes" is a1987 Canadian drama film .Plot
* Mary Cameron (Cormier) lives on the Canadian island of
Cape Breton ,Nova Scotia . There, she enjoys a warm relationship with an old woman she calls Nanny (Garbary), who regales her with stories of the Gaelic past. The rest of her time, when she isn't working at her father'spharmacy , she completespaint by number s artworks. On discovering that she is pregnant by her boyfriend, she decides to go to Halifax, to have her baby. After giving birth, she starts modeling for life-drawing classes and eventually picks up the skills of an artist herself. Soon, she has become a successful artist and moves back to the house her friend Nanny left her to fill an entirely new role in her community.Recognition
* 1988
**Genie Award for Best Motion Picture - Nominated (Stephen Reynolds )
**Genie Award for Best Original Song - Nominated (William D. MacGillivray )
**Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominated (Leon Dubinsky )
**Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominated (Jacinta Cormier )
**Genie Award for Best Original Screenplay - Nominated (William D. MacGillivray )
**Berlin International Film Festival Golden Berlin Bear - Nominated
* 1989
**Istanbul International Film Festival Special Prize of the Jury - William D. MacGillivray - Won
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