| Sitting on the Edge of Marlene | |
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| Directed by | Ana Valine |
| Written by | Ana Valine |
| Produced by | Amber Ripley |
| Starring | Suzanne Clément Paloma Kwiatkowski Callum Keith Rennie Dakota Daulby |
| Cinematography | Steve Cosens |
| Edited by | Lara Mazur Fredrik Thorsen |
Production companies | Foundation Features Rodeo Queen Pictures |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Sitting on the Edge of Marlene is a Canadian crime drama film, directed by Ana Valine and released in 2014.[2] An adaptation of Billie Livingston's novella The Trouble with Marlene,[3] the film stars Suzanne Clément as Marlene Bell, a grifter and con artist who is indoctrinating her daughter Sammie (Paloma Kwiatkowski) in the ways of crime with the help of her colleague Fast Freddy (Callum Keith Rennie); meanwhile, Sammie has other ideas about her future, and develops a romantic interest in Drew (Dakota Daulby), a devoutly Christian teenager who hangs out at the local roller rink.[4]
The film was shot in Vancouver, British Columbia in 2013,[3] and had its theatrical premiere on the film festival circuit in 2014 before going into commercial release in 2015.
In 2016, the film was picked up for U.S. distribution by Breaking Glass Pictures.[5]
- ^ https://www.dgc.ca/cv_en/get/11127 [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Brad Wheeler, "A hard look at the self-con". The Globe and Mail, March 20, 2015.
- ^ a b Glen Schaefer, "Dark drama long time coming for Ana Valine; Director's friends, colleagues team up for Sitting On The Edge Of Marlene". The Province, April 7, 2013.
- ^ Chris Knight, "Mommy dearest; Film Review; Sitting on the Edge of Marlene". National Post, March 20, 2015.
- ^ Riyad Mammadyarov, "Breaking Glass Pictures Picks Up ‘Sitting on the Edge of Marlene’". IndieWire, February 16, 2016.