''Cinemanovels'' is a 2013 Canadian

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written and directed by Terry Miles. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the

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. The film holds the record for Canada's second lowest opening weekend box office gross of 2013, earning just $298, opening to just a dozen theatres.

Plot

Grace (Lauren Lee Smith) is living the spoiled inheritance lifestyle of her famous late Quebecois film director father in the swanky Gastown district of

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albeit extremely bored and dissatisfied with her life. By chance, she is approached by film student Adam (Kett Turton) of her loft building who is extremely influenced by her father's cinematic works. She permits him access to remaster and release her father's cinematic archives for professor lectures, and begins a relationship with him, granting him sexual favors in gratitude for reviving her career, even though she already has her husband, Ben (Ben Cotton). Her friend Clementine (Jennifer Beals), has a secret criminally inclined double life and this eventually intertwines with Grace's double life as well.

Cast

* Lauren Lee Smith as Grace *

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as Clementine *

Ben Cotton Ben Cotton (born July 26, 1975) is a Canadian film and television actor. His most notable roles are on the TV series ''Stargate Atlantis'' playing scientist Dr. Kavanagh, his portrayal of "Leon Bell" in the game Dead Rising 2, Shane Pierce, the ...

as Ben * Kett Turton as Adam * Katharine Isabelle as Charlotte *

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as Julia

Production

''Cinemanovels'' was directed and written by Terry Miles, and produced by Kristine Cofsky, Terry Miles, Lauren Lee Smith. Principal photography primarily takes place in the

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neighbourhood in

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Reception

The film has a user rating of 5.3 due to mixed critic reviews on

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References

External links

* * 2013 films 2013 comedy films Canadian comedy films English-language Canadian films 2010s English-language films 2010s Canadian films BayView Entertainment films {{2010s-comedy-film-stub