Winter Kept Us Warm

Winter Kept Us Warm (1965)

It is the 1960s at the University of Toronto. Doug is a well-liked senior with an equally popular girlfriend. Peter is a shy Finnish freshman who is new to the big city. The two become best friends and begin doing all sorts of activities together — until Doug starts viewing their relationship differently.

Data di uscita
1965-09-25
TMDB
5.7 / 10 (11)
Durata
1 h 21 min
Generi
Dramma
Regista
David Secter

Cast

Curiosità

Winter Kept Us Warm is a 1965 Canadian romantic drama film written and directed by David Secter. It stars John Labow, Henry Tarvainen, Joy Tepperman, and Janet Amos. It was the first English-language Canadian film shown at the Cannes Film Festival.

Production

David Secter, originally from Winnipeg, was a 4th-year student at University College, University of Toronto when he made Winter Kept Us Warm, his debut feature film. His only prior film experience was the 8 minute short film Love with the Proper Guppy he made on a budget of CAD$31.88.

The film was originally titled Doug and Peter, but Secter renamed it to Winter Kept Us Warm which is another line from The Waste Land by T. S. Eliot. When Secter selected the title he was unaware of rumours about Eliot's sexuality or theories about The Waste Land being a gay romance. He felt that the line properly captured how he wanted to portray connections.

Toronto had an active gay community, with nine gay bars in Toronto in 1964. Other Canadian films in the 1960s, such as À tout prendre, The Fox, and Deliver Us from Evil, dealt with queer subjects as well. Secter noted that homosexuality was a "triple taboo" as it was a sin according to religion, a crime by the state, and labeled as a mental illness.

On 1 November 1964, a meeting was held in Eric Rump's room. Many of the attendees believing they were joining a filmmaking club and did not come to later meetings after being told that it was focused on Secter's film project. Ron B. Thomson, who attended the first meeting, became the film's executive producer. According to Thomson, attendance of the meetings fell to around 20, including actors, film crew, and hangers-on.

The fundraising goal for the film was $5,000. The Students' Administration Council offered $750, but Secter stated that this was offered as a loan and would require him to give up distribution rights. The council later gave him $500 with no other requirements. He received $800 from University College, Toronto.

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