Jack and Jill (1998 film)
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| name = Jack and Jill
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| director = John Kalangis
| producer = Simone Urdl
| writer = John Kalangis
| starring = John Kalangis
Shauna MacDonald
Kathryn Zenna
| music = Steve Himel
| cinematography = Luc Montpellier
| editing = Paul Winestock
| studio = Jack & Jill Productions
| released = {{film date|1998|09|16|TIFF}}
| runtime = 84 minutes
| country = Canada
| language = English
| budget = C$300,000{{cite journal |last1=Glassman |first1=Marc |title=Who says practising law can't be entertaining? |journal=Playback |date=November 27, 2000 |url=http://playbackonline.ca/2000/11/27/30406-20001127/ |accessdate=18 November 2019}}
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Jack and Jill is a 1998 Canadian anti-romantic comedy film, directed by John Kalangis."It's not clear if Jack fell down, but he did jilt Jill, in the movie: Opens tonight at Varsity". National Post, March 5, 1999. The film stars Kalangis and Shauna MacDonald as Jack and Jill, a couple in Toronto who decide to remain together in an open relationship after Jack calls off their engagement, and Kathryn Zenna as Veronica, the waitress at their local coffee shop who ends up as a sounding board for both Jack and Jill's feelings about their relationship."Jack and Jill breaks its crown with an array of pathetic figures: Canadian film adds to the trash heap of conceited romantic comedies with shallow, neurotic characters that inspire more anger than sympathy". The Globe and Mail, March 5, 1999.
The film premiered at the 1998 Toronto International Film Festival,"Perspective on Canadian films". Toronto Star, July 29, 1998. before going into general commercial release in 1999.
Zenna received a Genie Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 20th Genie Awards."Genie Awards: Rookie actress thrilled with nod". Prince George Citizen, January 28, 2000.
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External links
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Category:Canadian romantic comedy films
Category:Films shot in Toronto
Category:Fiction about polyamory
Category:English-language Canadian films
Category:1990s English-language films
Category:1998 directorial debut films
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