Blue (1992 film)
Appearance
Blue | |
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Directed by | Don McKellar |
Written by | Don McKellar |
Produced by | Bruce McDonald |
Starring | David Cronenberg Tracy Wright Brad Armstrong Elizabeth Zorn |
Cinematography | Miroslaw Baszak |
Edited by | Michael Pacek |
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Release date |
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Running time | 22 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Blue is a Canadian short drama film, written and directed by Don McKellar and released in 1992.[1] An exploration of culture's ambivalent relationship with pornography, the film stars David Cronenberg as a carpet salesman with a passion for erotic literature, intercut with scenes of explicit sexuality.[2]
The cast also includes Tracy Wright, Brad Armstrong and Elizabeth Zorn.
The film premiered in the Canadian Perspective program at the 1992 Toronto International Film Festival,[1] where it received an honorable mention from the Best Canadian Short Film award jury.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Craig MacInnis, "Don McKellar's baby Blue movie puts 'X' back in sex". Toronto Star, September 11, 1992.
- ^ Noel Taylor, "Censorship film is fair to both sides". Ottawa Citizen, June 11, 1993.
- ^ Sid Adilman, "$25,000 award surprises Quebec director". Toronto Star, September 21, 1992.