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Dancing in the Dark is a canadien film of genre Drama directed by Bill Corcoran released in USA on 25 september 1986 with Martha Henry
Dancing in the Dark (1986)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 25 september 1986
Length 1h33
Directed by Bill Corcoran
OriginCanada
Genres Drama
Rating67%
Dancing in the Dark is a 1986 Canadian drama film. It is directed and written by Leon Marr and based on a novel by Joan Barfoot.
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The story begins in the present as unfolds along with scenes from the past about Edna (Henry), a woman in a hospital who each day writes down her memories. Edna cannot (or will not) talk to her doctor, and nurses have to take care of her basic needs. Edna's hospital surroundings give way to the bright colours of her home life as her memories surface while she writes. She is a devoted housewife, an excellent cook, and in love with her husband Harry (Munro) who often compliments her on her cooking, fills their conversations with his life at work, and they seem quite normal if perhaps a little boring. But then something happens that will change Edna's attitude toward herself, resulting in a hospital stay, and her stubborn unwillingness to talk.Actors
Martha Henry
(Edna)
Neil Munro
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