The Painted Door (movie)
- User score: 4.5
- Production country: Canada
- Producer: Bruce Pittman
- Production companies: Atlantis Films, ONF | NFB
- Genre: Drama
- Release date: 10/1/1984
- Run time: 24 min.
Movie description
The Painted Door is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Bruce Pittman and released in 1984. Based on a short story by Sinclair Ross, the film was produced by the National Film Board of Canada and Atlantis Films of Toronto. It follows a housewife who struggles with loneliness after her husband ventures into a blizzard. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film.