The Grocer's Wife


1h 43m 1991

Brief Synopsis

Complex relationship tale about a young man, his dying, overbearing mother, a stripper, and the grocer's wife.

Film Details

Also Known As
Grocer's Wife
Genre
Comedy
Romance
Release Date
1991
Production Company
Medusa Film
Location
Trail, British Columbia, Canada; Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 43m

Synopsis

Complex relationship tale about a young man, his dying, overbearing mother, a stripper, and the grocer's wife.

Film Details

Also Known As
Grocer's Wife
Genre
Comedy
Romance
Release Date
1991
Production Company
Medusa Film
Location
Trail, British Columbia, Canada; Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 43m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival October 1991.

Feature directorial debut for John Pozer.

John Pozer received the Claude Jutra Award for direction of a first feature at the 1993 Genie Awards. In addition, Nicola Cavendish won for best supporting actress.

Began shooting July 15, 1989.

Completed shooting September 5, 1989.

Released in United States 1991 (Shown at Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM) (New Voices) September 24 - October 3, 1991.)

Released in United States May 1992 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Critic's Week) May 7-18, 1992.)

Director Atom Egoyan, the winner of the 1991 Toronto Film Festival's Toronto City Award, for Best Canadian Feature Film, gave his $25,000 cash award to director John Pozer, in recognition of this film.

Released in United States 1991

Released in United States May 1992

Released in United States October 1991

Released in United States September 1991

Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Critic's Week) May 7-18, 1992.

Shown at Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM) (New Voices) September 24 - October 3, 1991.

Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals September 5-14, 1991.

Released in United States September 1991 (Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals September 5-14, 1991.)

Released in United States October 1991 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival October 1991.)