The Song Spinner (1995)

Directed by

Randy Bradshaw

Genre

music, fantasy, family

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 35m

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In a kingdom where noise and music are banned, a curious little girl named Aurora meets a mysterious woman who gives her a magical musical instrument. She uses it to challenge the oppressive Captain and bring sound back to her world.

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What happens

The Song Spinner is a 1995 Canadian fantasy film (based on the original novel of the same title by Pauline Le Bel), following the story of a kingdom where all forms of noise and music have been outlawed by a fascist Captain. When a beautiful and mysterious woman arrives in the kingdom, she bestows a "song spinner" (musical instrument) upon Aurora, a curious and spirited little girl. The film was shot primarily onsite at the Fortress of Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. The Song Spinner stars Meredith Henderson as Aurora, with supporting actors including Patti LuPone, John Neville, David Hemblen, Julian Richings, Lorne Cossette and Matthew Lerigny, among others. For unknown reasons, the film was never commercially released (except for a brief VHS release), and no digital copy publicly exists, although Le Bel's original novel remains available in print. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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