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''Life Classes'' is a 1987 Canadian
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directed by William D. MacGillivray.


Plot

Mary Cameron (Cormier) lives on the Canadian island of
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. There, she enjoys a warm relationship with an old woman she calls Nanny (Garbary), who regales her with stories of the
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past. The rest of her time, when she isn't working at her father's
pharmacy Pharmacy is the science and practice of discovering, producing, preparing, dispensing, reviewing and monitoring medications, aiming to ensure the safe, effective, and affordable use of medication, medicines. It is a miscellaneous science as it ...
, she completes
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s artworks. On discovering that she is pregnant by her boyfriend, she decides to go to Halifax, to have her baby. After giving birth, she starts modeling for life-drawing classes and eventually picks up the skills of an artist herself. Soon, she has become a successful artist and moves back to the house her friend Nanny left her to fill an entirely new role in her community.


Cast

* Jacinta Cormier as Mary Cameron * Leon Dubinsky as Earl * Leo Jessome as Mary's father * Frances Knickle as Gloria


Awards

* 1988 **
Genie Award for Best Motion Picture The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television presents an annual award for Best Motion Picture to the best Canadian film of the year.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. Stoddart Publis ...
- Nominated ( Stephen Reynolds) ** Genie Award for Best Original Song - Nominated ( William D. MacGillivray) **
Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television presents an annual award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role to the best performance by a supporting actor in a Canadian film.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating ...
- Nominated ( Leon Dubinsky) ** Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominated ( Jacinta Cormier) ** Genie Award for Best Original Screenplay - Nominated ( William D. MacGillivray) **
38th Berlin International Film Festival The 38th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 12 to 23 February 1988. The festival opened with musical film ''Linie 1'' by Reinhard Hauff. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Chinese film '' Red Sorghum'' directed by Zhang Y ...
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Golden Bear The Golden Bear () is the highest prize awarded for the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival and is, along with the Palme d'Or and the Golden Lion, the most important international film festival award. The bear is the heraldic an ...
- Nominated * 1989 **
Istanbul International Film Festival The Istanbul Film Festival () is the first and oldest international film festival in Turkey, organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts. It is held every year in April in movie theaters in Istanbul, Turkey. As mentioned in its reg ...
Special Prize of the Jury - William D. MacGillivray - Won


References


External links

* * 1987 films English-language Canadian films 1987 drama films Canadian drama films Films directed by William D. MacGillivray Films set in Nova Scotia Films shot in Nova Scotia 1980s English-language films 1980s Canadian films {{1980s-Canada-film-stub