Adrianne and the Castle is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Shannon Walsh and released in 2024.[1] The film profiles Alan St. George, a man who maintains his home in rural Illinois as a shrine to his late wife Adrianne, including musical re-enactments of scenes from their earlier lives together performed by actors Nathan McDonald and SLee.[2]
| Adrianne and the Castle | |
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| Directed by | Shannon Walsh |
| Written by | Shannon Walsh Laurel Sprengelmeyer |
| Produced by | Ina Fichman |
| Starring | Alan St. George |
| Cinematography | Pablo Alvarez-Mesa |
| Edited by | Sophie Farkas Bolla |
| Music by | Richard Reed Parry |
Production company | Intuitive Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
The film premiered at the 2024 SXSW festival,[3] and had its Canadian premiere at the 2024 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.[4] It also screened as the opening film of the 2024 DOXA Documentary Film Festival,[5] prior to playing at the Fantasia International Film Festival on July 20, 2024.[6]
References
edit- ^ Addie Morfoot, "SXSW Bound Musical Hybrid Documentary ‘Adrianne & The Castle,’ Debuts Trailer". Variety, February 29, 2024.
- ^ Lauren Wissot, "‘Adrianne & the Castle’ Review: A Grieving Man Builds a Shrine to His Late Wife in a Beautiful Documentary About a Love Larger Than Life". IndieWire, March 11, 2024.
- ^ Taimur Sikander Mirza, "Four Canadian world premieres added to SXSW lineup". Playback, July 8, 2024.
- ^ Jennie Punter, "Hot Docs Lineup: ‘Luther: Never Too Much’ to Open Toronto Nonfiction Fest Amid Mass Programmer Exit". Variety, March 26, 2024.
- ^ Dana Gee, "Adrianne & the Castle official opener for this year's DOXA Documentary Film Festival". Vancouver Sun, April 3, 2024.
- ^ "Fantasia's 28th Edition Awards Filmmaker Mike Flanagan, Closes with the World Premiere of André Forcier's Ababouiné". Fantasia International Film Festival. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
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