Rainy Day Woman (film)

Rainy Day Woman
Directed byRon Hallis
Written byRon Hallis
Produced byJohn Roston
StarringAshley Murray
Helen Keenan
CinematographyRon Hallis
Edited byRon Hallis
Music byLeon Aronson
Production
company
Roha Motion Pictures
Release date
  • April 5, 1970 (1970-04-05)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Rainy Day Woman is a Canadian drama film, directed by Ron Hallis and released in 1970.[1] The film stars Ashley Murray and Helen Keenan as an unhappily married couple whose relationship is tested when the husband begins having an affair with a younger woman.[2]

The cast also includes Linda Henry, Beverly Light, Julie Wildman and Sven Jurshevski.[2]

According to producer John Roston, the film "strikes a peculiar balance between seriousness and comedy. It's not heavy romance but it's not really light fare either. There's a lot of sex in it, but it's not a sexploitation film. Most films made in Canada are either sex films or 'art' films. This one is a marriage of the two."[2]

The film was entered in competition at the 22nd Canadian Film Awards in 1970.[3]

  1. ^ Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. ISBN 1-894073-21-5. p. 178.
  2. ^ a b c Dane Lanken, "Local film has the elements—but isn't really a skin flick". Montreal Gazette, July 4, 1970.
  3. ^ Betty Lee, "Fourteen films in the running for Etrog's golden approval". The Globe and Mail, September 19, 1970.