''Tell Me That You Love Me'' is a Canadian- Israeli coproduced drama film, directed by Tzipi Trope and released in 1983. Gerald Pratley, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 215. The film stars

Nick Mancuso Nicodemo Antonio Massimo Mancuso (born May 29, 1948) is an Italian-Canadian actor, artist, playwright, and director. Beginning his career as a stage actor, he had his breakthrough role in the 1981 drama ''Ticket to Heaven'', for which he won the ...

and Barbara Williams as Dan and Miri, a couple in Tel Aviv whose marriage is running into trouble; meanwhile Miri, a journalist, begins to write a story about spousal abuse when she meets Naomi ( Andrée Pelletier), a woman who is being abused by her husband David ( Kenneth Welsh).Greg Quill, "Tribulations of yuppie couple a trial for viewer". ''

Toronto Star The ''Toronto Star'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. The newspaper is the country's largest daily newspaper by circulation. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and part ...

'', June 11, 1989. The film was poorly received by critics. Gerald Pratley called it "a protracted, poorly written and unreal story of a failed marriage", while Greg Quill of the ''

'' wrote that "The only relief from all this dreary anguish is temporary separation. Dan takes a job for a year in New York, Miri works out The Meaning Of Life at home. By then, of course, we couldn't care less about their relationship, about the long, sad silences these two greedy, self-centred people share at the nadir of their married life. Let's just hope they get their just desserts: another 50 years together." Welsh received a

Genie Award The Genie Awards were given out annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to recognize the best of Canadian cinema from 1980–2012. They succeeded the Canadian Film Awards (1949–1978; also known as the "Etrog Awards," for scu ...

nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the

5th Genie Awards The 5th Genie Awards were presented on March 21, 1984, at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto.Jay Scott, "Terry Fox Story wins best picture Genie". ''The Globe and Mail'', March 22, 1984. The awards ceremony was hosted by Louis Del Grande. Nom ...

in 1984. Jay Scott, "11 nominations for Chapdelaine in Genie race". ''

The Globe and Mail ''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it ...

'', February 10, 1984.

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* 1983 films Canadian drama films Israeli drama films English-language Canadian films English-language Israeli films 1980s English-language films 1980s Canadian films {{1980s-Canada-film-stub