The Swearing Jar

The Swearing Jar is a 2022 Canadian romantic musical drama film, directed by Lindsay MacKay.[1] Adapted from Kate Hewlett's musical play of the same name, the film stars Adelaide Clemens as Carey, a music teacher who stages a concert of music about their relationship as a birthday present for her husband Simon (Patrick J. Adams), only to be drawn into a dilemma when she also begins to fall in love with Owen (Douglas Smith), the guitarist she hired to help perform the concert.[2]

The Swearing Jar
Film poster
Directed byLindsay MacKay
Written byKate Hewlett
Produced byKyle Bornais
Jane Loughman
Tony Wosk
StarringAdelaide Clemens
Patrick J. Adams
Douglas Smith
Kathleen Turner
CinematographyJordan Kennington
Edited byLindsay Allikas
Music byTim Williams with songs by Kate Hewlett
Production
companies
Monkeys & Parrots
Farpoint Films
Middle Child Films
MoJo Global Arts
Distributed byLevelfilm
Gravitas Ventures
Release date
  • September 11, 2022 (2022-09-11) (TIFF)
Running time
111 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The film's cast also includes Kathleen Turner as Simon's mother Bev, as well as David Hewlett, Jade Ma, Nadine Whiteman Roden, Athena Park, Izzi Nagel, Mary Grant, Matilda Legault, Isla Parekh, Randy Singh and Chris Tarpos in supporting roles.

The film was shot in Toronto and Hamilton, Ontario, in 2021.[3]

The film premiered in the Contemporary World Cinema program at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2022.[4]

Hewlett won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Song at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023 for the song "The Swearing Song".[5]

References
  1. Matt Grobar, "Gravitas Ventures Takes Rights To Romantic Drama ‘The Swearing Jar’ Starring ‘Under The Banner Of Heaven’s Adelaide Clemens". Deadline Hollywood, July 13, 2022.
  2. Ryan O'Rourke, "'The Swearing Jar' Trailer Shows One Woman With Two Love Stories". Collider, September 1, 2022.
  3. Lauren Malyk (May 6, 2021). "The Swearing Jar lifts lid on production". Playback.
  4. Pat Mullen, "TIFF Announces Canadian Films for 2022 Festival". That Shelf, August 10, 2022.
  5. Jenna Benchetrit, "Brother dominates with a dozen wins on third night of Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, April 13, 2023.
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