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Overcoat (The)

Inspired by the Gogol short story and set to music by Shostakovich, The Overcoat tells the story of a poor man, a social pariah touched with nobility. Like Chaplin, he has a sweet innocence that survives the vicious taunts hurled at him by society. Through movement and music, the viewer is engaged in the paradox that the realization of material dreams can bring about destruction. The “overcoat” that provides the man with emancipation also enslaves him in insanity.

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High definition

84 minutes

Colour

No dialogue in English

Producers

Lael McCall

Richard Craven

Director and Scriptwriter

Morris Panych

Adapted from stage production created by

Morris Panych

Wendy Gorling

Cast

Peter Anderson

Wendy Gorling

Colin Heath

Cyndi Mason

Production/Distribution – Canada

Principia Productions Ltd.
2531 Bellevue Ave.
West Vancouver British Columbia
V7V 1E1
Canada
(604) 834-8084
(604) 921-9134
princip@mdi.ca


International distribution

Rhombus International Inc.
99 Spadina Ave.
Suite 600
Toronto Ontario
M5V 3P8
Canada
(416) 971-7856
(416) 971-9647
rhombus@rhombusmedia.com
www.rhombusmedia.com



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Canadian Television Fund

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