Swann is a 1996 Canadian drama film directed by Anna Benson Gyles and starring Miranda Richardson and Brenda Fricker.[1] [2][3] The film is an adaptation of the Carol Shields novel Swann: A Mystery,[4] which was itself inspired by the real-life murder of poet Pat Lowther.
The film premiered as a gala at the 1996 Toronto International Film Festival.[2]
Rose Hindmarch is a small town librarian whose life is significantly changed when Sarah Maloney, a famous author and academic, arrives in town to research a new book about the long-ago murder of local poet Mary Swann.
The film garnered five Genie Award nominations at the 17th Genie Awards in 1996:[5]
It did not win any of the awards.