''Sweet Substitute'', retitled ''Caressed'' in the United States, is a Canadian drama film, directed by Larry Kent and released in 1964. The film centres on Tom (Bob Howay), a high school student whose efforts to secure an academic scholarship to university are complicated by his sexual compulsions."Caressed: gutsy view of teen lust". ''

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'', June 24, 1967. He is caught in a love triangle between Elaine (Angela Gann), a prim and proper girl who is saving herself for marriage, and Kathy (Carol Pastinsky), a more sexually available girl whom Tom impregnates."Centre Changing Image". ''

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'', January 18, 1968. It was a

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nominee for

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at the

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in 1965, but did not win. It was part of a retrospective screening of Kent's films, alongside '' The Bitter Ash'', '' When Tomorrow Dies'' and ''

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'', which screened at a number of venues in 2002 and 2003, including

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, the Pacific Cinémathèque in Vancouver and the

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, "Catch up on your Kent". ''

'', February 1, 2003.

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* 1964 films 1964 drama films Canadian drama films English-language Canadian films Films directed by Larry Kent 1960s English-language films 1960s Canadian films {{1960s-Canada-film-stub