''A Winter Tan'' is a 1987 Canadian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

. Based on the book ''Give Sorrow Words'' by

Maryse Holder Maryse Holder (October 19, 1940 – September 1977) was an American memoirist and feminist writer, who was the author of '' Give Sorrow Words''. The book was published posthumously in 1979 by Grove Press, with an introduction by feminist autho ...

, the film stars

Jackie Burroughs Jacqueline Burroughs (2 February 1939 – 22 September 2010) was a British-born Canadian actress. Burroughs starred in over 100 films and television shows over her career, including ''Heavy Metal (film), Heavy Metal'', ''The Care Bears Movie'', ...

as Holder. The screenplay was written by Burroughs and John Frizzell, and the film was directed and produced jointly by Burroughs, Frizzell, Louise Clark, John Walker and Aerlyn Weissman.

Plot summary

stars as Maryse Holder, the ill-fated feminist author who met an untimely death in Acapulco. Her behavior toward Mexican men was to regard them as subjects for the pursuit of sexual and romantic adventure. Her own pursuits of sex, booze and love lead to her death at the hands of one of her many macho partners.

Cast

as Maryse Holder * Erando Gonzalez as Miguel Novaro * Anita Olanick as Pam * Diane D'Aquila as Edith

Awards

Burroughs won the

Genie Award The Genie Awards were given out annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to recognize the best of Canadian cinema from 1980–2012. They succeeded the Canadian Film Awards (1949–1978), known as the "Etrog Awards" for sculptor ...

for Best Actress.

References

External links

* 1987 films Canadian drama films English-language Canadian films 1987 drama films Films directed by John Walker 1980s English-language films 1980s Canadian films Films shot in Toronto English-language drama films {{1980s-Canada-film-stub