Just for clarity-- as I think everyone should see this film because it's fantastic-- it was made and released in Canada with the title _Company of Strangers_ but released in the States with the title _Strangers In Good Company_-- in any event, it's well worth seeing with either. On Jun 15, 8:04pm, Darrell Varga wrote: > Subject: Re: films about women and their friendships > 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] >-- End of excerpt from Darrell Varga ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]