Coming of Age | |
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Genre | Drama |
Written by | Donald Martin Betty Jane Wylie |
Directed by | E. Jane Thompson |
Starring | Marion Gilsenan Jan Rubeš Bernard Behrens Jennifer Phipps |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producers | Ira Levy Barri Cohen Peter Williamson |
Cinematography | Milan Podsedly |
Running time | 90 minutes |
Production companies | CKVR-TV Breakthrough Films |
Original release | |
Network | Viewers Choice |
Release | December 20, 1993 |
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Coming of Age is a Canadian dramatic television film, which was released on the pay-per-view channel Viewers Choice in 1993.[1] The film stars Marion Gilsenan as Jane McKenzie, a widow who takes a number of boarders into her home to make ends meet after the death of her husband.[2]
The cast includes Jan Rubeš as Tomas Havel, a retired handyman who becomes a new love interest for Jane; Bernard Behrens and Jennifer Phipps as Arthur and Ruth Stone, a couple faced with Ruth's cognitive decline due to Alzheimer's disease; and Julie Stewart as Jane's daughter Heather; as well as Tom Barnett, Ardon Bess, Esther Hockin and Jacelyn Holmes in supporting roles.[3]
The film was produced by Breakthrough Films in conjunction with CKVR-TV, and premiered on Viewers Choice in December 1993.[2] After both Behrens and Phipps won Gemini Awards for their performances in early 1995, the film was rebroadcast in December 1995 by the stations of the CanWest Global System.[4]