Martha, Ruth & Edie (1988)
August 25, 1988Release Date
Martha, Ruth & Edie (1988)
August 25, 1988Release Date

Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.

Jennifer Dale
Martha Gordon

Margaret Langrick
Young Edie

Andrea Martin
Ruth Morton

Lois Maxwell
Edie Carmichael

Tom Butler
Ted Gordon

Jeff Christensen
Chris Watters

Page Fletcher
Whitney Gerrard

Lynne Gorman
Rosalie

Helen Hughes
Clara

Tom Jackson
Morrie

Frank Moore
Charles Morton

Kate Trotter
Mrs. Peebles

Norma Bailey
Director

Damir Andrei
Jim

Genevieve Appleton
Karen Gordon

Paul Brogren
Eddie Gordon

Joanne Vannicola
Vicki Gordon

Brenda Bazinet
Alice

Richard Blackburn
Dr. Peebles

Dorion Davis
Heather Peebles

Daniel Dicks
Joey Peebles

Jane Dingle
Loretta

Hans Engel
Randy

Rossie Grose
Ashley / Associate Producer

Nicky Guadagni
Patsy

Derek Keurvorst
Mr. Elliot

Chuck Shamata
Mario Cellini

Elliot McIver
Simpson

Jeremy Ratchford
Carmichael

Rita Tuckett
Elspeth Morton

Peter Colvey
Prison Guard

Eric Keenleyside
Prison Guard

Ric Sarabia
Hispanic Prisoner

Charles Kerr
Minister

Jane Heeley
Seminar Attendant

Lisa Lelliott
Seminar Attendant

Marjanka McComb
Woman Beside Edie

Liliane Clune
Announcer

Irene Pauzer
Woman on Stage

Adrian Pellett
Fruit Vendor

Deepa Mehta
Director / Producer

Norma Bailey
Director

Danièle J. Suissa
Director

Douglas Koch
Director of Photography

Janet MacLean
Screenplay

Alice Munro
Short Story

Barbara O'Kelly
Screenplay / Story Editor

Cynthia Flood
Short Story
Details.
This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
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.