# A Winter Tan

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1989 Canadian film

A Winter Tan Directed by Jackie Burroughs Louise Clark John Frizzell John Walker Aerlyn Weissman Written by Jackie Burroughs John Frizzell Maryse Holder (book) Produced by Dulce Kuri Servando Gaja Starring Jackie Burroughs Hernando Gonzáles Cinematography John Walker Edited by Allan Lee Susan Martin Music by Ahmed F. Hassan John Lang Production company Canada Council for the Arts Distributed by Circle Films Release date 29 June 1989 (1989-06-29) (Australia) Running time 91 minutes Country Canada Language English

***A Winter Tan*** is a 1987 Canadian [drama film](/source/Drama_film). Based on the book *Give Sorrow Words* by [Maryse Holder](/source/Maryse_Holder), the film stars [Jackie Burroughs](/source/Jackie_Burroughs) as Holder.

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

## Plot summary

[Jackie Burroughs](/source/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.[1]

## Cast

- [Jackie Burroughs](/source/Jackie_Burroughs) as Maryse Holder

- [Erando Gonzalez](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Erando_Gonzalez&action=edit&redlink=1) as Miguel Novaro

- [Anita Olanick](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anita_Olanick&action=edit&redlink=1) as Pam

- [Diane D'Aquila](/source/Diane_D'Aquila) as Edith

## Awards

Burroughs won the [Genie Award](/source/Genie_Award) for [Best Actress](/source/Genie_Award_for_Best_Performance_by_an_Actress_in_a_Leading_Role).

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["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"](http://www.allmovie.com/work/a-winter-tan-140892).

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- [*A Winter Tan*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094328/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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