Melanie (film)
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| Directed by | Rex Bromfield |
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Glynnis O'Connor Burton Cummings Don Johnson Paul Sorvino |
| Music by |
Paul Zaza Burton Cummings |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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104 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $4 million (CA$) |
Melanie is a 1982 Canadian film starring Glynnis O'Connor, Burton Cummings and Don Johnson.
Melanie (O'Connor) travels to Los Angeles in an effort to regain custody of her son from her ex-husband (Johnson). Her illiteracy poses a major obstacle. She meets a faded musician (Cummings) with whom she develops a relationship.
Filming began in Toronto on 2 June 1980. Additional filming was conducted in Los Angeles.
Roger Ebert noted that Melanie was "an uneven and sometimes frustrating but very alive movie".
Melanie earned seven nominations for the 4th Genie Awards winning three of these:
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