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White Room (film)

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For the unreleased film by The KLF, see The KLF films.
White Room
Directed byPatricia Rozema
Written byPatricia Rozema
Produced byAlexandra Raffe
Patricia Rozema
StarringMaurice Godin
Kate Nelligan
Sheila McCarthy
CinematographyPaul Sarossy
Edited byPatricia Rozema
Music byMark Korven
Patricia Rozema
Release date
  • 2 October 1990 (1990-10-02)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

White Room is a 1990 Canadian drama film written and directed by Patricia Rozema and starring Maurice Godin, Kate Nelligan and Sheila McCarthy. Ziggy Lorenc and Erika Ritter also have cameo appearances in the film as interviewers.

Premise

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Norm is a confused young man who is drawn into events after witnessing the murder of rock star Madeleine X (Margot Kidder). Jane, a mysterious woman, meets Norm at Madeleine X's funeral, and Zelda, a quirky bohemian artist, helps Norm get a job and attempt to solve the murder.

Cast

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Home media

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The movie was released in Canada on VHS by Alliance Releasing Home Video. In 2002, the film was released on DVD by Alliance Atlantis. The DVD contains a widescreen presentation, French and English audio tracks, and an audio commentary by the director.

As of 2019 the film has been released online on Canada Media Fund's Encore+ YouTube channel.

In 2023, Telefilm Canada announced that the film was one of 23 titles that will be digitally restored under its new Canadian Cinema Reignited program to preserve classic Canadian films.[1]

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