Shades of Love: Sincerely, Violet

1987 1h 30m EN

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★7.0TMDB · 2

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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Elizabeth is a historian who believes that she is on to the find of her career, but has difficulty getting access to the document that will prove her theory. In desperation, she and a friend decide to break into the owner's house. She successfully gets in but is unexpectedly caught by the owner. She and the friend have to make up a story to get them out of trouble which eventually leads to string of events that lands Elizabeth in even more hot water.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Simon MacCorkindale
Mark Jamieson
Patricia Phillips
Elizabeth / Violet
Barbara Jones
Jayne
Joan Henley
Maggie
Kevin Fenlon
Clerk
Brian Dooley
Man in bar

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mort Ransen
Writers: Julian Roffman
Languages: English
Countries: Canada

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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39 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Part of the "Shades of Love" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mort Ransen, shot by René Verzier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jean Beaudoin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Simon MacCorkindale and Patricia Phillips and Barbara Jones carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0093947 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mort Ransen directs. René Verzier behind the camera. Jean Beaudoin cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
239 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Shades of Love" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Mort Ransen, shot by René Verzier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Jean Beaudoin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Simon MacCorkindale and Patricia Phillips and Barbara Jones carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0093947 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: René Verzier
Editing: Jean Beaudoin
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Shades of Love: Sincerely, Violet (1987)

Part of

Shades of Love

Shades of Love is a collection of romantic and dramatic made-for-television and direct-to-video films. The films paired well-known leading men with lesser known Canadian actresses. Aired in Canada and sold individually on VHS in North America, the Shades of Love film series was geared towards females who bought romance novels.