It's actually called _Company of Strangers_, produced by and available through the National Film Board. On Jun 14, 9:12am, Donald Larsson wrote: > Subject: Re: films about women and their friendships > To Whitney-- > Another Canadian film of interest is STRANGERS IN GOOD COMPANY, about a busload > of women who become stranded in the countryside when their bus breaks down. The > group at first looks almost like a parody of multiculturalism--there's a native > English Canadian, a French Canadian, an English emigree, a black woman, an > Native American, a lesbian and a nun! But as they work on the bus and/or wait > for rescue, the women revisit their pasts and discover each others' lives > through conversation. I believe that the actresses were all "amateurs" and > that their real lives are detailed through their characters, but the resulting > film is comic, touching and warm. > > Don Larsson, Mankato State U (MN) > > ---- > To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L > in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask] >-- End of excerpt from Donald Larsson ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]