Film
A Prayer for Nettie
1995 · 33m
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Overview
A Prayer For Nettie dramatizes the death of an elderly woman who was Cumming’s photographic model from 1982 to 1993, presenting an improvised series of prayers and memorials for Nettie Harris by people who knew her, and some who did not. In its ambiguous mix of tenderness and aggression, A Prayer For Nettie extends the traditions of the grotesque and the absurd. The fervent prayers of the actors are undermined by indifference, forgetfulness, and the presence of the camera. In the end, comedy turns the tables on piety and remembrance as Nettie looks up from the grave.
Cast
Donigan Cumming
Donigan
Geoffrey Bates
Geoff
Gerald Harvey
Gerry
Nelson Coombs
Nelson
Joyce Donnison
Joyce
Nettie Harris
Nettie
Raymond Beaudoin
Raymond
Albert Ross Smith
Albert
Crew
- Donigan CummingDirector · Director of Photography · Producer · Editor
Details
- Release date
- January 1, 1995
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 33m
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