Adrianne and the Castle explained

Adrianne and the Castle
Director:	Shannon Walsh
Producer:	Ina Fichman
Starring:	Alan St. George
Music:	Richard Reed Parry
Cinematography:	Pablo Alvarez-Mesa
Editing:	Sophie Farkas Bolla
Studio:	Intuitive Pictures
Runtime:	86 minutes
Country:	Canada
Language:	English

Adrianne and the Castle is a 2024 Canadian documentary film, directed by Shannon Walsh.^[1]

Premise

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]

Release

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 28th Fantasia International Film Festival on July 20, 2024.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Addie Morfoot, "SXSW Bound Musical Hybrid Documentary ‘Adrianne & The Castle,’ Debuts Trailer". Variety, February 29, 2024.
2. 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.
3. Taimur Sikander Mirza, "Four Canadian world premieres added to SXSW lineup". Playback, July 8, 2024.
4. Jennie Punter, "Hot Docs Lineup: ‘Luther: Never Too Much’ to Open Toronto Nonfiction Fest Amid Mass Programmer Exit". Variety, March 26, 2024.
5. Dana Gee, "Adrianne & the Castle official opener for this year's DOXA Documentary Film Festival". Vancouver Sun, April 3, 2024.
6. Web site: Fantasia's 28th Edition Awards Filmmaker Mike Flanagan, Closes with the World Premiere of André Forcier's Ababouiné . . July 3, 2024.