Blue (1992 film) explained

Blue
Director:Don McKellar
Producer:Bruce McDonald
Starring:David Cronenberg
Tracy Wright
Brad Armstrong
Elizabeth Zorn
Cinematography:Miroslaw Baszak
Editing:Michael Pacek
Studio:Canadian Film Centre
Runtime:22 minutes
Country:Canada
Language:English

Blue is a Canadian short drama film, written and directed by Don McKellar and released in 1992.[1] An exploration of culture's ambivalent relationship with pornography, the film stars David Cronenberg as a carpet salesman with a passion for erotic literature, intercut with scenes of explicit sexuality.[2]

The cast also includes Tracy Wright, Brad Armstrong and Elizabeth Zorn.

The film premiered in the Canadian Perspective program at the 1992 Toronto International Film Festival,[1] where it received an honorable mention from the Best Canadian Short Film award jury.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Craig MacInnis, "Don McKellar's baby Blue movie puts 'X' back in sex". Toronto Star, September 11, 1992.
  2. Noel Taylor, "Censorship film is fair to both sides". Ottawa Citizen, June 11, 1993.
  3. Sid Adilman, "$25,000 award surprises Quebec director". Toronto Star, September 21, 1992.