A Winter Tan

{{Infobox film | name = A Winter Tan | image= A Winter Tan VideoCover.jpg | caption = | director = [[Jackie Burroughs]] [[Louise Clark]] [[John Frizzell (screenwriter)|John Frizzell]] [[John Walker (filmmaker)|John Walker]] [[Aerlyn Weissman]] | producer = [[Dulce Kuri]] [[Servando Gaja]] | writer = [[Jackie Burroughs]] [[John Frizzell (screenwriter)|John Frizzell]] [[Maryse Holder]] (book) | narrator = | starring = [[Jackie Burroughs]] [[Hernando Gonzáles]] | music = [[Ahmed F. Hassan]] [[John Lang (composer)|John Lang]] | cinematography = [[John Walker (filmmaker)|John Walker]] | editing = [[Allan Lee]] Susan Martin | studio = [[Canada Council for the Arts]] | distributor = [[Circle Films]] | released = {{Film date|1989|06|29|Australia|df=yes}} | runtime = 91 minutes | country = Canada | language = English | budget = | gross = }}

'''''A Winter Tan''''' is a 1987 Canadian [[drama film]]. Based on the book ''Give Sorrow Words'' by [[Maryse Holder]], the film stars [[Jackie Burroughs]] as Holder.

The screenplay was written by Burroughs and [[John Frizzell (screenwriter)|John Frizzell]], and the film was directed and produced jointly by Burroughs, Frizzell, Louise Clark, John Walker and Aerlyn Weissman.

==Plot summary== [[Jackie Burroughs]] stars as Maryse Holder, the ill-fated feminist author who met an untimely death in Acapulco. Her behavior toward Mexican men was to regard them as subjects for the pursuit of sexual and romantic adventure. Her own pursuits of sex, booze and love lead to her death at the hands of one of her many macho partners.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/work/a-winter-tan-140892|title=A Winter Tan (1987) - Jackie Burroughs, Louise Clark, John Frizzell, Aerlyn Weissman, John B. Frizzell, Louise Caire Clark, John Walker | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie}}</ref>

==Cast== * [[Jackie Burroughs]] as Maryse Holder * [[Erando Gonzalez]] as Miguel Novaro * [[Anita Olanick]] as Pam * [[Diane D'Aquila]] as Edith

==Awards== Burroughs won the [[Genie Award]] for [[Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role|Best Actress]].

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{IMDb title|0094328}}

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