Solitaire (1991)
January 1, 1991Release Date
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Francis Damberger
Director

Paul Cœur
Burt

Larry Musser
Stranger

Michael Hogan
Al

Kevin S. Smith
Bent Brother 1

Ashley Wright
Bent Brother 2

Lars Lehmann
Producer

Peter Wunstorf
Cinematographer
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Solitaire is a Canadian drama film, directed by Francis Damberger and released in 1991. The film stars Paul Coeur and Valerie Pearson as Burt and Maggie, smalltown residents whose friendship is tested when Al (Michael Hogan), Burt's high school best friend and Maggie's ex-fiancé, returns home for a visit on Christmas Eve for the first time since his enlistment in the Vietnam War.
The film won seven Rosies at the Alberta Film and Television Awards in 1992, including Best Director (Damberger), Best Actor (Coeur), Best Actress (Pearson), Best Screenplay (Damberger), Best Art Direction (John Blackie) and Best Editing (Lenka Svab). It received four Genie Award nominations at the 13th Genie Awards, for Best Actress (Pearson), Best Supporting Actor (Hogan), Best Original Screenplay (Damberger) and Best Original Score (Michael Becker). Hogan won the Genie for Best Supporting Actor.