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Candles on Bay Street

2006 · 93 min

A gentle, heartfelt small-town drama that quietly builds to an emotional, life-affirming conclusion.

Directed by
John Erman
Genres
Tv movie, Drama
Starring
Alicia Silverstone, Eion Bailey, Polly Bergen
Tagline
One woman's hope brought light to an entire town
Overview
DeeDee returns to her hometown with her 11 year old son, Trooper, 13 years after she ran off with her boyfriend. Her childhood best friend, Sam, is now married and he and his wife, Lydia, are the town's veterinarians. Lydia is a little wary about DeeDee after Sam tells her that they were best friends growing up and DeeDee was his first crush. But DeeDee and Trooper find their way into many hearts of the townspeople with their sweet helpfulness and friendships. DeeDee sets up a candle making business in town square and invites many of the ladies of the town to weekly candle making parties, and through these parties she and Lydia become good friends. One evening after dinner with Lydia and Sam, DeeDee tells Sam she's very sick and she doesn't have much longer to live and she needs his help to find a good family in town to adopt Trooper. Sam later tells Lydia everything and they decide to adopt Trooper themselves if/when something happens to DeeDee.

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Directed by
John Erman
Genres
Tv movie, Drama
Starring
Alicia Silverstone, Eion Bailey, Polly Bergen
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • friendship
  • grief
  • healing
  • parenthood
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism7
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
tv movie, drama
Directed by
John Erman
Written by
Michael Bortman, Jonathan Estrin
Starring
Alicia Silverstone, Eion Bailey, Polly Bergen, Matthew Knight, James Rebhorn, Annabeth Gish, Jonathan Potts, Martha Irving
Music
Marvin Hamlisch
Cinematography
Tony Imi
Runtime
93 min
Country
Canada, United States of America
Languages
English

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