Maisie Rillie
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Department: Acting
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Violet
Overview: It seems like everyone in Violet’s family dies at age 55. Her mother did, her father did, and as this movie opens Violet, played by Mary Walsh, learns that her brother, Leonard has also died. He too was 55, an age she is now fast approaching herself. His death causes Violet to begin an existential tailspin as her family gathers round. They are Andrew Younghusband who plays her son Carlos, a gay professor of languages who has returned from Montreal. Actor and director Barry Newhook plays Rex who is a musician and daughter Ramona is played by Susan Kent. As the movie unfolds it turns out that Violet has a lot to live for, including a romance with farm manager Rusty played by Peter MacNeill.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-08-27
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No Apologies
Overview: As a family of siblings and their spouses gathers at their father's deathbed, old jealousies and new angers and liaisons lead to an inevitable climax.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-01-01
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Dolly Cake
Overview: A Codco documentary turned improvised drama about a woman named Dolly who, fed up with taking care of a group of ungrateful layabouts, runs away. The story is intercut with footage from another Codco project called "Borkin the Spineless Servant."
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-09-20
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The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood
Overview: Faustus is a clerk in St. John's at the Newfoundland Department of Education. He dreams of becoming ruler of Newfoundland and seceding from Canada. In the real world, Faustus' boss Eddie Peddle plans to indoctrinate the citizenry of Newfoundland with a cult-like geometric theory known as Total Education, but Peddle may be foiled by the revelation of a secret from his past career.
Genres: Comedy Drama Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-01-02
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Extraordinary Visitor
Overview: As the new millennium approaches, God considers pulling the plug on the planet unless St. John the Baptist finds a reason to spare humanity. John travels to the Newfoundland city that bears his name where he becomes entangled in the lives of talk-show host Marietta, her husband Rick. (Toronto International Film Festival)
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-09-02
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New Neighbours
Overview: A woman's calm, relaxed life of tea and books is abruptly halted when new neighbours move in.
Genres: Animation Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-04-01
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The Story of Faustus Bidgood
Overview: This is the story of The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood, a surreal comedy about a lowly bureaucrat and his fantasies of becoming president of an independent Newfoundland, that was released in 1986. A cult classic in Canadian cinema, the film is well known for the marathon it took to even get made. Principal photography on the film began eight years earlier, in 1978. Written and directed by comedy legend Andy Jones and his brother, Mike Jones, the movie was made on a shoestring budget, is packed with familiar faces and helped pave the way for Newfoundland and Labrador's vibrant film industry. And it was the first film ever both filmed and produced, from start to finish, in Newfoundland.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-11-24
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Multiple Choice
Overview: A short drama that takes a humourous look at the consumer society.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-01-01
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