The Far Shore

For the 2018 film directed by David Uloth, see The Far Shore (2018 film).
The Far Shore
Directed byJoyce Wieland
Written byBryan Barney
Joyce Wieland
Produced byJudy Steed
Joyce Wieland
StarringFrank Moore
Celine Lomez
CinematographyRichard Leiterman
Edited byGeorge Appleby
Music byDouglas Pringle
Production
company
The Far Shore Inc.
Distributed byAstral Films
Release date
  • 24 September 1976 (1976-09-24)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
Budget$435,000

The Far Shore is a Canadian drama film, directed by Joyce Wieland and released in 1976.[1] Wieland's first commercial narrative feature film after years of making experimental short films,[2] The Far Shore is a romantic drama which borrows elements from the life and death of painter Tom Thomson.[3]

It premiered at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival, before having its Canadian premiere at the Canadian Film Institute's Ottawa 76 festival in August.[4]

  1. ^ "Far Shore beautiful but flat". The Globe and Mail, September 25, 1976.
  2. ^ "Joyce Wieland finds room to bloom". The Globe and Mail, March 2, 1981.
  3. ^ "Passionate painter and film-maker directs a classical romance". Toronto Star, September 18, 1976.
  4. ^ "Canada's mini-epic film costing 6 years, $450,000". The Globe and Mail, August 7, 1976.