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| director = [[William D. MacGillivray]]<br />
| producer = William D. MacGillivray (executive producer)<br />[[Stephen Reynolds (director)|Stephen Reynolds]] (producer)<br />
| writer = William D. MacGillivray<br />
| starring = [[Jacinta Cormier]]<br />[[Leon Dubinsky]]<br />[[Leo Jessome]]<br />[[Frances Knickle]]<br />
| music = [[Alexander Tilley]]<br />
| cinematography = Lionel Simmons<br />
| editing = William D. MacGillivray<br />
| distributor = [[Cinephile]]<br />
| released = {{Film date|1987|10|02}}<br />
| runtime = 117 minutes<br />
| country = Canada<br />
| language = English<br />
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'''''Life Classes''''' is a 1987 Canadian [[drama film]] directed by [[William D. MacGillivray]].<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
Mary Cameron (Cormier) lives on the Canadian island of [[Cape Breton Island|Cape Breton]], [[Nova Scotia]]. There, she enjoys a warm relationship with an old woman she calls Nanny (Garbary), who regales her with stories of the [[Gaelic culture|Gaelic]] past. The rest of her time, when she isn't working at her father's [[pharmacy]], she completes [[paint by number]]s artworks. On discovering that she is pregnant by her boyfriend, she decides to go to [[City of Halifax|Halifax]], to have her baby. After giving birth, she starts modeling for life-drawing classes and eventually picks up the skills of an artist herself. Soon, she has become a successful artist and moves back to the house her friend Nanny left her to fill an entirely new role in her community.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Jacinta Cormier]] as Mary Cameron<br />
* [[Leon Dubinsky]] as Earl<br />
* [[Leo Jessome]] as Mary's father<br />
* [[Frances Knickle]] as Gloria<br />
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== Awards ==<br />
* 1988<br />
** [[Genie Award for Best Motion Picture]] - Nominated ([[Stephen Reynolds (director)|Stephen Reynolds]])<br />
** [[Genie Award for Best Original Song]] - Nominated ([[William D. MacGillivray]])<br />
** [[Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role]] - Nominated ([[Leon Dubinsky]])<br />
** [[Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role]] - Nominated ([[Jacinta Cormier]])<br />
** [[Genie Award for Best Original Screenplay]] - Nominated ([[William D. MacGillivray]])<br />
** [[38th Berlin International Film Festival]]: [[Golden Bear]] - Nominated<ref name="Berlinale">{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1988/02_programm_1988/02_Programm_1988.html |title=Berlinale: 1988 Programme |accessdate=2011-03-06 |work=berlinale.de}}</ref><br />
* 1989<br />
** [[Istanbul International Film Festival]] Special Prize of the Jury - William D. MacGillivray - Won<br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{official website|1=https://pictureplant.com/?project=life-classes}}<br />
* {{IMDb title|0123965|Life Classes}}<br />
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[[Category:1987 films]]<br />
[[Category:English-language Canadian films]]<br />
[[Category:1987 drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Canadian drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by William D. MacGillivray]]<br />
[[Category:Films set in Nova Scotia]]<br />
[[Category:Films shot in Nova Scotia]]<br />
[[Category:1980s English-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1980s Canadian films]]<br />
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