Angel Square
- Not to be confused with One Angel Square
| Angel Square | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Anne Wheeler |
| Produced by | Arvi Liimatainen |
| Written by |
James Defelice Anne Wheeler novel Brian Doyle |
| Starring |
Ned Beatty Nicola Cavendish |
| Music by | George Blondheim |
| Cinematography | Tobias A. Schliessler |
| Edited by |
Lenka Svab Peter Svab |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Disney Channel |
Release dates | September 17, 1992 |
Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Angel Square is a 1990 Canadian film set in 1945 and based on the novel of the same title by Brian Doyle (many of whose books are set in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada).
Summary
In writer and director Anne Wheeler's Bye Bye Blues (film), a blue-collar family finds all sorts of unorthodox means to confront the tribulations of World War II. In Angel Square, Wheeler deals with a more contemporary subject: random street crime. Ned Beatty stars as a standard-issue husband and father in a "safe" neighbourhood. Beatty's sense of security is violated when he is brutally beaten by a youth gang. The familial spirit of Bye Bye Blues is carried over into the climax of Angel Square, with Beatty's neighbours uniting to track down his assailants.[1]
Cast
- Julie Bond as Mother
- Jay Brazeau as Mr. Rozenberg
- Nicola Cavendish as Aunt Dottie
- Brian Dooley as Bert
- Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge as Coco
- Leon Pownall as Blue Cheeks
- Vlasta Vrána as Logg
- Paul Whitney as Mr. Ritchie
- Ned Beatty as Ozzie
Awards
In 1991 it won 3 Genie Awards:
- George Blondheim & Anne Wheeler for Best Original Song
- Garrell Clark & Paul A. Sharpe for Best Overall Sound
- Alison Grace, Gael MacLean, Anne Bakker, Debra Rurak, & Cal Shumiatcher for Best Adapted Screenplay