Luck (2003 film)
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| Directed by | Peter Wellington |
| Produced by | Simone Urdl Jennifer Weiss |
| Written by | Peter Wellington |
| Starring | Luke Kirby Sarah Polley Jed Rees |
| Music by | Melissa Auf der Maur James Iha |
| Cinematography | Luc Montpellier |
| Edited by | Christopher Donaldson |
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Film Farm
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| Distributed by | Odeon Films |
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Running time
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91 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Luck is a 2003 Canadian romantic comedy film written and directed by Peter Wellington.[1] Set in 1972 against the backdrop of the Canada-Russia Summit Series hockey competition, the film stars Luke Kirby as Shane, a man who falls into a gambling addiction after being turned down by his love interest Margaret (Sarah Polley), but concocts a plan to bet heavily on the hockey games in the hopes of both paying off his gambling debt and winning Margaret back.[2]
The film's cast also includes Noam Jenkins, Jed Rees, Sergio Di Zio, Peter MacNeill and Fiona Reid.
The film premiered at the 2003 Montreal World Film Festival.[3] It was subsequently screened at the 2004 South by Southwest festival, where it won the award for best narrative competition feature.[4]
Wellington received a Genie Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay at the 24th Genie Awards.[5]
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- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Luck at IMDb
- Luck at AllMovie
- Luck at Rotten Tomatoes
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- ↑ "Luck has acting, energy and music". Montreal Gazette, March 26, 2004.
- ↑ "Bet on Luck -- it's a gem". The Province, March 26, 2004.
- ↑ "Luck looks good to score well in film marketplace". Montreal Gazette, August 29, 2003.
- ↑ "T.O. film prized at Austin fest". Toronto Star, March 18, 2004.
- ↑ "CHUM tries to uncork the Genies". Ottawa Citizen, May 1, 2004.
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