Latitude 55°
| Latitude 55° | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | John Juliani |
| Produced by |
Donna Wong-Juliani Harold Lee Tichenor |
| Written by |
John Juliani Sharon Riis |
| Starring |
Andrée Pelletier August Schellenberg |
| Music by | Victor Davies |
| Cinematography | Robert Ennis |
| Edited by |
Doris Dyck Barbara Evans |
| Distributed by | International Spectrafilm |
Release date | November 26, 1982 |
Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $ 800,000 |
Latitude 55° is a 1982 Canadian drama/adventure film.
Plot
Wanda Woodsworth (Andrée Pelletier), a field worker for the Department of Culture, is on her way home to the city after a winter assignment in the northern part of Alberta. Her car breaks down on the deserted highway and as the weather worsens she finds herself stranded in the middle of a blizzard. Her initial calm gives way to anxiety and eventually to panic as she desperately tries to stay awake and alive. At the height of the blizzard, Wanda is rescued by a local potato farmer, Joseph Przysiezny (August Schellenberg), who carries her to a dilapidated shack nearby. For two days and two nights, while waiting for the blizzard to pass, two people stalk each other restlessly, inexorably, with humour and passion, in a painfully revealing series of confrontations that runs the gamut from mistrust and terror to physical intimacy and almost religious ecstasy.
Recognition
- 1983
- Genie Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction – Richard Hudolin
- Genie Award for Best Achievement in Costume Design – Wendy Partridge
- Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role – August Schellenberg
- Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role – Andrée Pelletier
- Genie Award for Best Original Screenplay – John Juliani, Sharon Riis