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The Law of Enclosures is a 2000 Canadian drama film. It was written and directed by John Greyson, and based on the novel The Law of Enclosures by Dale Peck.
Apr 21, 2001 · The Law of Enclosures: Directed by John Greyson. With Kelci Stephenson, Diane Ladd, Sarah Polley, Robb Paterson. Story of the same couple, first in their teenage years and then in their twilight years, paradoxically set in the same time during the backdrop of the Gulf War in the Middle East.
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- Drama
- John Greyson
- 2001-04-21
Set in Sarnia, Ontario in 1991, teenage Beatrice is a cashier at a supermarket. One night while waiting in line at a drugstore, she notices a large lump on the back of the bald head of a boy her own age.
Beatrice and Henry are inexplicably and impossibly stuck in 1991 - stuck in the same jobs and fashions, stuck with the same scars and habits, and stuck watching the same thing on television day in and day out. For 40 years, they have been prisoners of their marriage - and the Gulf War, which...
- John Greyson
- Sarah Polley
While building their dream home in the country, Beatrice (Ladd) is diagnosed with cancer, and now Henry (McCann) must care for her. The event brings back memories of their first year together ...
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- Sarah Polley
- John Greyson, William Heins
- March 23, 2001
The Law of Enclosures (2000) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Oct 2, 2000 · An impressive stab at material that remains stubbornly literary, “The Law of Enclosures” is easy to admire but harder to embrace. Repping further evidence of Canadian talent John Greyson’s...
