Martha, Ruth & Edie (1988)
- Directed by
- Deepa Mehta
- Genre
- drama film, anthology film
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Rating
- 9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Three women get locked out of a self-improvement seminar and decide to tell each other stories from their lives. Each woman's tale is an adaptation of a short story by a different Canadian author and shows how small moments shaped their past. The film shows events like a teenage romance with a pilot and a librarian whose life changes when her aunts move in.
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What happens
Martha, Ruth and Edie is a Canadian drama film released in 1988. An anthology film directed by Deepa Mehta, Norma Bailey and Danièle J. Suissa, it centers on the titular Martha (Jennifer Dale), Ruth (Andrea Martin) and Edie (Lois Maxwell), who meet after being locked out of the auditorium at a personal development seminar, and instead share personal stories from their own lives among themselves. Each of their stories is a dramatization of a short story by a Canadian writer, and is directed by one of the three credited directors. "How I Met My Husband", directed by Bailey from the short story by Alice Munro, depicts how Edie's brief teenage romantic fling with a visiting pilot, followed by her persistent but unfulfilled hope that he will write her letters after he leaves, ultimately leads to her meeting and marrying the mailman. (Edie is played by Margaret Langrick in the flashback.) "California Aunts", directed by Mehta from the story by Cynthia Flood, depicts the transformation of Ruth's life as a smalltown librarian after her mother dies and her aunts come to stay with her. "Guilt", directed by Suissa from the story by Betty Lambert, depicts Martha taking a new job teaching English in a prison after her husband leaves her for another woman. The film's supporting cast includes Helen Hughes, Tom Jackson, Frank Moore, Chuck Shamata, Tom Butler and Kate Trotter. Hughes received a Genie Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 10th Genie Awards in 1989. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Revolving Doors (1988)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.