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Swann is a 1996 Canadian drama film directed by Anna Benson Gyles, written by David Young, and starring Brenda Fricker as Rose Hindmarch, a small town librarian whose life is significantly changed when Sarah Maloney (Miranda Richardson), a famous author and academic, arrives in town to research a new book about the long-ago murder of local poet Mary Swann.[1] The film's cast also includes Miranda Richardson, Michael Ontkean, David Cubitt, Sean McCann and John Neville.[2][3] The film was an adaptation of the Carol Shields novel Swann: A Mystery,[4] which was itself inspired by the real-life murder of poet Pat Lowther.

Swann
Directed by	Anna Benson Gyles
Written by	David Young
Based on	Swann: A Mystery by Carol Shields
Produced by	Christina Jennings Ann Scott
Starring	Brenda Fricker Miranda Richardson Michael Ontkean David Cubitt Sean McCann
Cinematography	Gerald Packer
Edited by	Robin Sales
Music by	Richard Rodney Bennett
Production company	Shaftesbury Films
Distributed by	Norstar Releasing
Release date	1996
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

The film premiered as the opening gala at the 1996 Toronto International Film Festival.[2]

Award nominations

The film garnered five Genie Award nominations at the 17th Genie Awards in 1996:[5]

• Best Actress: Brenda Fricker
• Best Supporting Actor: Sean McCann
• Best Art Direction/Production Design: John Dondertman
• Best Costume Design: Elisbetta Beraldo
• Best Original Score: Richard Rodney Bennett

It did not win any of the awards.

References

External links

• Swann at IMDb

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