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Camilla (Original title)
Dates: 1993 (Copyright), 17 February 1995 (Release)

Countries: Canada, United Kingdom, Japan

Director: Deepa Mehta

Synopsis: Romantic comedy about two women who take to the road in search of adventure. One is a frustrated singer/songwriter trapped in a marriage that has gone stale, the other is an ex-concert violinist who dreams of a long-lost love.Synopsis: Road movie about an unhappily married couple. Freda is a frustrated singer whose husband, Vince is very sceptical of her musical talents. They decide to go on holiday to a cottage down the coast of the Deep South. There they meet neighbour Camilla and her son, Harold, who is a soft-core porn producer. It becomes clear that Camilla and her son also have a fraught relationship. While Vince joins Harold in promoting his films, Camilla and Freda decide to go together to Toronto to visit a theatre where Camilla once played as concert violinist.

Genres:
Drama, Road movie, Romance
Releases
Date: 25 November 1994Country: CanadaRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - DolbyRuntime: 95 mins Dialogue (original): English

Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (8)
In: Sight and Sound v7 n12 December 1997  Page: 64
Title: Additions and correctionsArticle type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Correction to filmographic information: CAMILLA (1994) is not anamorphic.

In: Empire n69 March 1995  Page: 28
Title: New filmsAuthor: NEWMAN, Kim Article type: CreditsLanguage: English

In: Sight and Sound v5 n3 March 1995  Page: 35
Title: [Sight and Sound - v5 n3 March 1995: no known title]Author: THOMPSON, Ben Article type: CreditsLanguage: English

In: Screen International n988 16 Dec 1994  Page: 15
Title: [Screen International - n988 16 Dec 1994: no known title]Author: SEGUIN, Denis Article type: ReviewLanguage: English

In: Cinemaya n25/6 Aut 94/Win 95  Pages: 68-71
Title: A Good Place To Be InAuthor: VASUDEV, Aruna Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Interview with Deepa Mehta about her work, mentioning SAM AND ME, YOUNG INDIANA JONES CHRONICLES, CAMILLA and her new film SUCH A LONG JOURNEY

In: Variety 28 Nov 1994  Page: 94,95
Title: [Variety - 28 Nov 1994: no known title]Author: KELLY, Brendan Article type: CreditsLanguage: English

In: Screen International n899 19 Mar 1993  Page: 8
Title: Miramax buys Camilla rightsAuthor: BROWN, Colin Article type: NoteLanguage: English

In: Screen International n902 9 Apr 1993  Page: 14
Title: [Screen International - n902 9 Apr 1993: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English