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The Stone Angel was one of the selected books in the 2002 edition of Canada Reads, where it was championed by Leon Rooke. In 2007, it was adapted into a movie, The Stone Angel, filmed in Winnipeg and Hartney, Manitoba. The film stars Ellen Burstyn, Dylan Baker, Elliot Page and Kevin Zegers. References
- Margaret Laurence
- 1964
Jan 12, 2008 · Director, Screenplay. Margaret Laurence. Novel. The feisty aging Hagar Shipley has lived an unconventional life. Her rebellious heart has always ruled and her choices have put her at odds with family and friends. Faced with her own mortality, and desperate to find solace, she goes on the run. In both the past and the present, she is forced to ...
The Stone Angel. Based on the iconic Margaret Laurence novel of the same name, Kari Skogland’s 2007 Canada/UK production, The Stone Angel, is a tale of sin and redemption in a small Manitoba town early in the twentieth century. Like other chronicles of a family, or a time, or a community, the plot unfolds through the memory of someone near ...
Filmed in Manitoba, Canada and set in the fictional town of Manawaka, The Stone Angel is a straightforward and conventional interpretation of the book that has been required reading in Canadian high school English classes for almost half a century.
Summaries. A 90-year-old woman, rapidly losing her memory and knowing that sooner or later her life will be over, returns to the Manitoba farmhouse she grew up in to try and make peace with her dysfunctional family. In Manitoba, Hagar Shipley is nearing 90. She has little, she tells us, but her memories. Over several weeks, during which she ...
Jul 11, 2008 · Page 1 of 6, 11 total items. Hagar (Ellen Burstyn) may be 90 years old, but that doesn't mean she's ready to move into a retirement home as her son, Marvin (Dylan Baker), and his wife want her to ...
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Brief Synopsis. Read More. Feisty firecracker Hagar Shipley has lived an unconventional life. Her passionate heart has always ruled her head and her choices have put her at odds with family and friends. With her life nearly behind her, she sets out in search of a way to reconcile herself to her turbulent past.
