Rose's House
This fiction film takes an unvarnished look at life in a working-class boarding house. Based on the filmmaker's memories of his own mother's boarding house in Cabbagetown, Toronto, the story revolves around Rose and how she runs her establishment. With a household as full and varied as hers, domesticity clashes with disputes about bootlegging, violence, and stealing. Even authority isn't exempt: she does battle with a social worker over her son's theft of a bicycle. Rose is the queen of her castle, and delivers her own brand of justice.
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This fiction film takes an unvarnished look at life in a working-class boarding house. Based on the filmmaker's memories of his own mother's boarding house in Cabbagetown, Toronto, the story revolves around Rose and how she runs her establishment. With a household as full and varied as hers, domesticity clashes with disputes about bootlegging, violence, and stealing. Even authority isn't exempt: she does battle with a social worker over her son's theft of a bicycle. Rose is the queen of her castle, and delivers her own brand of justice.
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directorClay Borris
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writerPaulette Jiles
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cinematographyJohn F. Phillips
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soundChris Terry
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editingClay BorrisJohn F. PhillipsArla Saare
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re-recordingTony Van den Akker
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musicWillie Dunn
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castRose Maltais-BorrisAlbert BorrisRonald MaltaisGarry BorrisJohn BrownMagella JosephGeorge MartellPaulette JilesEdmond Charest
