Jack of Hearts
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16mm Film - Jack of Hearts - Kanada 1986
Directed by: Cynthia Scott
Written by: Jack Blum and Sharon Corder, based on the short story by Isabel Huggan
Cinematography by: Andreas Poulsson
Music by: Richard Gresko
Starring: Renée Gersovitz, Patricia Phillips, Bronwen Mantel, John Friesen, Linda Sorensen, Pauline Rathbone, Michelle Polak, Phaedra Hicks, Susana Urra, Jill Gamberg, Joan Heney, Aline Van Dine
At the annual ballet recital, Elizabeth, much to her chagrin, is cast in the part of the boy. The other girls in the ballet class ridicule her; her parents are unsympathetic. Only her free-spirited Aunt Eadie seems to understand. On the night of the recital, Elizabeth chastises the audience, shouting 'I'm not a boy, can't you see? I'm a girl!' Eadie takes Elizabeth under her wing, and by teaching her how to play poker, helps her come to terms with her own self-confidence.
Directed by: Cynthia Scott
Written by: Jack Blum and Sharon Corder, based on the short story by Isabel Huggan
Cinematography by: Andreas Poulsson
Music by: Richard Gresko
Starring: Renée Gersovitz, Patricia Phillips, Bronwen Mantel, John Friesen, Linda Sorensen, Pauline Rathbone, Michelle Polak, Phaedra Hicks, Susana Urra, Jill Gamberg, Joan Heney, Aline Van Dine
At the annual ballet recital, Elizabeth, much to her chagrin, is cast in the part of the boy. The other girls in the ballet class ridicule her; her parents are unsympathetic. Only her free-spirited Aunt Eadie seems to understand. On the night of the recital, Elizabeth chastises the audience, shouting 'I'm not a boy, can't you see? I'm a girl!' Eadie takes Elizabeth under her wing, and by teaching her how to play poker, helps her come to terms with her own self-confidence.
Sources
- YouTube channel: The Art of Film on 16mm · video ↗ — title, description, video
- Wikidata · Q22008451 ↗ — genre
- 16mm Filmography editors — year, country
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