John and the Missus (1986)

Directed by

Gordon Pinsent

Genre

drama film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

PG

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A married couple in a small Canadian town navigate changes in their lives after a mining accident. The film follows their efforts to keep their relationship and community intact.

slow-burnmelancholicintimateearthypoignantunderstatednostalgic

What happens

John and the Missus is a 1986 Canadian drama film. The film was directed by and starred Gordon Pinsent who wrote the screenplay from his 1974 novel of the same name. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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