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The Diviners is a canadien film of genre Drama directed by Anne Wheeler with Jay Brazeau
The Diviners (1993)
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Add to a movie listThe Diviners is a Canadian television film, which aired on CBC Television in 1993. Directed by Anne Wheeler, the film is an adaptation of the novel The Diviners by Margaret Laurence.
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The storyline follows Morag Gunn from her tough childhood in Manitoba, Canada to middle-age adult life. A key theme of the movie is Morag's search for love. The story also introduces unique characters from the Manawaka series. The film provides a glimpse into many ways that society creates outcasts socially. The film also explores mythology, as illustrated by Christie's Scottish Piper Gunn, Métis hero Jules Tonnerre, Morag's novel and songs by Skinner and Piquette. As Margaret Laurence's crowning achievement, The Diviners shows that truth and love can be "divined" in many ways.Actors
Jay Brazeau
(Gus)
Don Francks
(Royland)
Tom Jackson
(Jules)
Jennifer Podemski
(Pique)
Wayne Robson
(Christie)
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