Whale Music(1994)
Love takes you places you never expected to go.
Shot around the breathtaking coastline of B.C.'s Howe Sound, Whale Music is the triumphant adaptation of Paul Quarringaton's Governor General's Award-winning novel about the redemption of a faded rock star through love and music. Richard J. Lewis' exploration of the reclusive musician's efforts to create a piece of music that will summon the whales is a sensory and emotional tour de force. Written by Vancouver Film Festival, Handbook
Movie: Whale Music
Top 10 Billed Cast
Daniel Howl
Desmond Howl
Fay Ginzburg-Howl
Claire Lowe (as Cyndy Preston)
Kenneth Sexstone
Mookie Saunders
Dewey Moore
Bobby Sue
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Shot around the breathtaking coastline of B.C.'s Howe Sound, Whale Music is the triumphant adaptation of Paul Quarringaton's Governor General's Award-winning novel about the redemption of a faded rock star through love and music. Richard J. Lewis' exploration of the reclusive musician's efforts to create a piece of music that will summon the whales is a sensory and emotional tour de force. Written by Vancouver Film Festival, Handbook
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1994-11-03
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Love takes you places you never expected to go.
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