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Notes for a Film About Donna & Gail
Notes for a Film About Donna & Gail

Notes for a Film About Donna & Gail

Genres

Drama

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The story of two young women who go to the city to work in a dress factory, and who share a room to ease their expenses and their loneliness. The film shows the currents that brought them together and the facets of their natures that first made them seem compatible but eventually drove them apart. Their story reflects, to a degree, the situation of anyone who has ever shared the life of another.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

49 mins

Rating

5.5/10

Release Date

01 January 1966

Country

Canada

Cast

Michèle Chicoine

Michèle Chicoine

Donna

Jackie Burroughs

Jackie Burroughs

Gail

John Sullivan

John Sullivan

Ray Bellew

Ray Bellew

Aino Pirskanen

Aino Pirskanen

Gino Marrocco

Gino Marrocco

Evelyn Gordon

Evelyn Gordon

Derek May

Derek May

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