Waiting for Caroline

Waiting for Caroline is a 1967 Canadian drama film directed by Ron Kelly and starring Alexandra Stewart, François Tassé, and William Needles.^[1] It was produced by the National Film Board of Canada and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, as their first-ever joint production.^[2]

Waiting for Caroline
Directed by	Ron Kelly
Written by	George C. Robertson Ron Kelly
Produced by	Walford Hewitson
Starring	Alexandra Stewart François Tassé William Needles
Cinematography	Denis Gillson
Edited by	Barrie Howells
Music by	Eldon Rathburn The Jaybees
Production company	National Film Board of Canada
Release date	1967 (1967)
Running time	84 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English
Budget	$516,000

The film was a Canadian Film Award nominee for Best Feature Film at the 20th Canadian Film Awards in 1968.^[3]

Premise

Caroline (Alexandra Stewart) is torn between two cultures, the English-speaking community of Vancouver where she grew up and the French-speaking Québec where she is currently living. Her uncertainty extends to her lovers, Peter (Robert Howay) from Vancouver who wants to take her home and Marc (François Tassé) from Québec who would like to continue their pleasant, if inconclusive affair.

Cast

• Alexandra Stewart - Caroline
• François Tassé - Marc
• William Needles - Stephen
• Aileen Seaton - Lally
• Monique Mercure - Yvette
• Paul Guèvremont - M. Simard
• Daniel Gadouas - Jean-Pierre
• Sharon Acker - Emily
• Robert Howay - Peter
• Lucie Poitras - Mme. Simard

Production

Waiting for Caroline was filmed with a budget of $516,000 (equivalent to $4,478,652 in 2023), after going $200,000 overbudget.^[4]

Reception

Senator Edgar Fournier opposed Waiting for Caroline and The Ernie Game for being indecent and both going overbudget.^[4]