Dancing in the Dark (film)

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Not to be confused with Dancer in the Dark.

Dancing in the Dark
Directed by	Leon Marr
Produced by	Anthony Kramreither Don Haig (executive producer) John Ryan (co-producer)
Written by	Leon Marr (screenplay) Joan Barfoot (novel)
Starring	Martha Henry Neil Munro
Music by	Erik Satie
Cinematography	Vic Sarin
Editing by	Thomas Berner
Distributed by	New World Pictures Shapiro Entertainment
Release date(s)	October 17, 1986 United States
Running time	93 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English
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Dancing in the Dark is a 1986 Canadian drama film. It is directed and written by Leon Marr based on a novel by Joan Barfoot.

[edit] Plot

The story begins in the present as unfolds along with scenes from the past about Edna (Henry), a woman in a hospital who each day writes down her memories. Edna cannot (or will not) talk to her doctor, and nurses have to take care of her basic needs. Edna's hospital surroundings give way to the bright colours of her home life as her memories surface while she writes. She is a devoted housewife, an excellent cook, and in love with her husband Harry (Munro) who often compliments her on her cooking, fills their conversations with his life at work, and they seem quite normal if perhaps a little boring. But then something happens that will change Edna's attitude toward herself, resulting in a hospital stay, and her stubborn unwillingness to talk.