Beautiful Dreamers

Beautiful Dreamers (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
110 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1990 and produced in:
Canada ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
John Kent Harrison

Written By:
John Kent Harrison

Actors:
Colm Feore ..... Dr. Maurice Bucke
Rip Torn ..... Walt Whitman
Wendel Meldrum ..... Jessie Bucke
Sheila McCarthy ..... Molly Jessop
Colin Fox ..... Rev. Haines
David Gardner ..... Dr. Lett
Tom McCamus ..... Leonard Thomas
Barbara Gordon ..... Agatha Haines
Marsha Moreau ..... Birdie Bucke
Albert Schultz ..... Dr. John Burgys
Angelo Rizacos ..... Wallace
Gordon Master ..... John Carver
Gerry Quigley ..... John Freeman
Roland Hewgill ..... Timothy Pardee
Roger Clown ..... Kenneth

Synopsis:

Rip Torn does a magnificent job as American poet Walt Whitman in the fanciful period piece Beautiful Dreamers. The scene is a hellish 19th century Canadian institution for the mentally retarded. Compassionate doctor Maurice Bucke (Colm Feore) defies his superiors by treating his patients as human beings rather than animals. He even begins conducting classes for his charges, teaching them basic cognitive and manual dexterity skills. When Whitman champions Bucke's cause, the doctor is ostracized by those who fear the poet's reputation as a "wild-eyed" radicial. Based on a true story, Beautiful Dreamers is more interesting for its intentions than its execution.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 21 July, 2008.