Synopsis
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
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
10 audience votes
Key crew
- Richard J. LewisDirector
- Paul QuarringtonWriter
- Richard J. LewisWriter
- RheostaticsOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Paul GrossDaniel Howl
- Maury ChaykinDesmond Howl
- Jennifer DaleFay Ginzburg-Howl
- Cynthia PrestonClaire Lowe (as Cyndy Preston)
- Kenneth WelshKenneth Sexstone
- Blu MankumaMookie Saunders
- Alan JordanSal Goneau
- Tom LavinMonty Mann
- Jim ByrnesDewey Moore
- Deborah DuchêneBobby Sue
- Paul QuarringtonPete the Bartender
- Janne MortilStar
Themes
infidelitygroupiemusic businesssibling rivalryolder man younger woman relationshiprecluserunaway teen