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In this offbeat thriller, Halley Fischer (Katja Riemann) is a schoolteacher at an
elementary school in Winnipeg where children have been disappearing under mysterious
circumstances. Francis (Zachary Bennett) is a single father and classical pianist who
supplements his income playing in cocktail lounges. Francis and Halley meet when his
daughter is enrolled in her class, and Halley finds herself strongly attracted to the
musician, even after learning of his unusual sexual tastes. But the more Halley finds out
about Francis, the more she begins to wonder about both him and his highly domineering
mother (Elizabeth Shepherd). Meanwhile, a cop (Graham Greene) starts hanging around the
neighborhood, looking for clues regarding the missing children. Desire marked the first
role in English for noted German actress Katja Riemann. -- Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Film Festivals: Toronto Film Festival - September 10, 2000; Mannheim-Heidelberg
Film Festival (Germany) - November 10, 2000
Filmed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
2000; 97 minutes
Directed by: Colleen Murphy
Cast: Martin Donovan, Katja Riemann (Halley Fischer), Zachary Bennett (Francis
Waterson), Elizabeth Shepherd, Joost Siedhoff, Alberta Watson (Simone), Graham Greene, Chad
Bruce (Mr. Joyce), Miranda Grayson, Maggie Huculak
Written by: Colleen Murphy
Produced by: Sophie Venga Fitz (co-producer), Dietmar Güntsche (co-producer),
Kathy Avrich Johnson (executive), Eberhard Junkersdorf, Phyllis Laing (co-producer),
Elizabeth Yake
Original Music by: Rober Carli, Bill Thompson
Cinematography by: Christophe Bonnière
Film Editing by: Jeff Warren
Production Design by: Réjean Labrie
Sound Department: Leon Johnson (sound), George Novotny (sound)
Production Companies: Bioskop Film [de], Buffalo Gal Pictures, Subjective Eye,
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) [de]
Distributors: Remstar Distribution (Canada) |
