Waiting for Caroline
Waiting for Caroline is a 1967 Canadian drama film directed by Ron Kelly and starring Alexandra Stewart, François Tassé, and William Needles. It was produced by the National Film Board of Canada and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, as their first-ever joint production.
The film was first released on the CBC Television anthology series Festival on, after which, it was released for theater distribution.
The film was a Canadian Film Award nominee for Best Feature Film at the 20th Canadian Film Awards in 1968.
Premise
Caroline is torn between two cultures, the English-speaking community of Vancouver where she grew up and the French-speaking Québec where she is currently living. Her uncertainty extends to her lovers, Peter from Vancouver who wants to take her home and Marc from Québec who would like to continue their pleasant, if inconclusive affair.
Production
Waiting for Caroline was filmed with a budget of $516,000, after going $200,000 overbudget.
Reception
Senator Edgar Fournier opposed Waiting for Caroline and The Ernie Game for being indecent and both going overbudget.
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