Violet (1981 film)

Violet
Violet
Directed by	Shelley Levinson
Written by	Susan Baskin; Doris Betts
Produced by	Paul Kemp; Shelley Levinson; John D. Schwartz; Karen Shapiro
Starring	Didi Conn
Edited by	Lynne Southerland
Music by	Donald Peake
Production; company	Center for Advanced Film Studies
Release date	1981;
Country	United States
Language	English

Violet is a 1981 American short film directed by Shelley Levinson and starring Didi Conn. It won the Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film in 1982.^[1]^[2] The film is based on the Doris Betts short story, "The Ugliest Pilgrim," first published in the collection Beasts of the Southern Wild and Other Stories in 1973 (Harper & Row Publishers).

Cast[]

Didi Conn as Violet
Patrick Dollaghan as Monty
Rodney Saulsberry as Flick
Tom McGowan as Dr. Pleasance
Belle Richter as Mrs. Higgins
Doris Hess as Effie

References[]

^ "New York Times: Violet". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2011. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2008.
^ "The 54th Academy Awards (1982) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2011.

External links[]

Violet at IMDb

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[NY_Times-1] "New York Times: Violet". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2011. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2008.

[Oscars1982-2] "The 54th Academy Awards (1982) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2011.

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