Winter Kept Us Warm
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Overview
Often described as the first LGBTQ film ever to screen at the Cannes Film Festival, Winter Kept Us Warm was one of the first Canadian feature films to attract international attention and acclaim for its portrait of two young college students (John Labow and Henry Tarvainen) who reckon with their growing attraction to each other, and the impact it has on their girlfriends.
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Review
Often described as the first LGBTQ+ film ever to screen at the Cannes Film Festival, Winter Kept Us Warm was one of the first Canadian feature films to attract international attention and acclaim. Two decades after it was completed, David Secter’s directorial debut earned a place in the historic Front & Centre Canadian cinema retrospective at The Toronto International Film Festival (then Festival of Festivals), which recognized its seminal role in the development of a Canadian cinema. In addition to his immeasurable contribution to English language Canadian cinema, Secter gave new visibility to LGBTQ+ themes. He also influenced a wide range of future filmmakers, most notably David Cronenberg, who cites Winter Kept Us Warm as the film that inspired him to become a filmmaker. “I was stunned,” he has said of the experience when he first saw the film. “Shocked. Exhilarated. It was an unbelievable experience.” (Canadian International Pictures)
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Credit
- DirectorDavid SECTER
- ProducerDavid SECTER
- ScreenplayDavid SECTER
- CinematographyRobert FRESCO, Ernest MEERSHOEK
- MusicPaul HOFFERT
- EditorMichael FOYTENYI
- SoundDonald OGNER
- CastJohn LABOW, Henry TARVAINEN, Joy TEPPERMAN, Janet AMOS
Film Source
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Director
David SECTER
Born in Canada, in 1943. David Sector directed 6 films, including Winter Kept Us Warm (1965), the first English-language Canadian film to screen at Cannes.
