Notes for a Film About Donna & Gail
Overview
The story of two young women who go to the city to work in a dress factory, and who share a room to ease their expenses and their loneliness. The film shows the currents that brought them together and the facets of their natures that first made them seem compatible but eventually drove them apart. Their story reflects, to a degree, the situation of anyone who has ever shared the life of another.
Top Cast
Michèle Chicoine
Donna
Jackie Burroughs
Gail
John Sullivan
Ray Bellew
Aino Pirskanen
Gino Marrocco
Evelyn Gordon
Derek May
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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