Martha, Ruth & Edie
Martha, Ruth and Edie share their secrets in an afternoon that will change their lives forever.
1988 | 92m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Danièle J. Suissa, Norma Bailey, Deepa Mehta |
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| Writer: | Janet MacLean, Barbara O'Kelly, Anna Sandor |
| Staring: |
| Two women attending a women's seminar on personal development walk out in acute embarrassment during the introduction. They meet up with a woman who arrived too late to be admitted. Thrown together by chance, they discuss their emotional lives in intimate detail. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 25, 1988 |
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| Director: | Danièle J. Suissa, Norma Bailey, Deepa Mehta |
| Writer: | Janet MacLean, Barbara O'Kelly, Anna Sandor |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | feminist |
| Production Companies | Téléfilm Canada, CBC, Ontario Film Development Corporation, Sunrise Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 20, 2026 Entered: May 11, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jennifer Dale | Martha Gordon |
| Margaret Langrick | Young Edie |
| Andrea Martin | Ruth Morton |
| Lois Maxwell | Edie Carmichael |
| Tom Butler | Ted Gordon |
| Jeff Christensen | Chris Watters |
| Page Fletcher | Whitney Gerrard |
| Lynne Gorman | Rosalie |
| Helen Hughes | Clara |
| Tom Jackson | Morrie |
| Frank Moore | Charles Morton |
| Kate Trotter | Mrs. Peebles |
| Damir Andrei | Jim |
| Genevieve Appleton | Karen Gordon |
| Paul Brogren | Eddie Gordon |
| Joanne Vannicola | Vicki Gordon |
| Brenda Bazinet | Alice |
| Richard Blackburn | Dr. Peebles |
| Dorion Davis | Heather Peebles |
| Daniel Dicks | Joey Peebles |
| Jane Dingle | Loretta |
| Hans Engel | Randy |
| Rossie Grose | Ashley |
| Nicky Guadagni | Patsy |
| Derek Keurvorst | Mr. Elliot |
| Chuck Shamata | Mario Cellini |
| Elliot McIver | Simpson |
| Jeremy Ratchford | Carmichael |
| Rita Tuckett | Elspeth Morton |
| Peter Colvey | Prison Guard |
| Eric Keenleyside | Prison Guard |
| Ric Sarabia | Hispanic Prisoner |
| Charles Kerr | Minister |
| Jane Heeley | Seminar Attendant |
| Lisa Lelliott | Seminar Attendant |
| Marjanka McComb | Woman Beside Edie |
| Liliane Clune | Announcer |
| Irene Pauzer | Woman on Stage |
| Adrian Pellett | Fruit Vendor |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Danièle J. Suissa | Director |
| Norma Bailey | Director |
| Deepa Mehta | Director |
| Douglas Koch | Director of Photography |
| Janet MacLean | Screenplay |
| Alice Munro | Short Story |
| Barbara O'Kelly | Story Editor, Screenplay |
| Cynthia Flood | Short Story |
| Anna Sandor | Screenplay |
| Betty Lambert | Short Story |
| Lara Mazur | Editor |
| Alexina Louie | Music |
| Alex Pauk | Music |
| Tom Doherty | Art Direction |
| Delphine White | Costume Designer |
| Robert Wertheimer | Unit Production Manager, Line Producer |
| Maria Armstrong | Casting |
| Ross Clydesdale | Casting |
| Eric Weinthal | Post Production Supervisor |
| Shonagh Jabour | Makeup Artist |
| Reg LeBlanc | Hairdresser |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Rossie Grose | Associate Producer |
| Paul Saltzman | Executive Producer |
| Deepa Mehta | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
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