Tag: Canada

Love And Death On Long Island

19 Jan 2000 Director: Richard Kwietniowski Canada, UK 1998 103 min Locked out of his apartment, old fashioned writer Giles De’Ath almost reluctantly decides to take in a movie. He goes to the cinema but accidentally wanders in to see Hot Pants College ll, instead of the E. M. Forster adaptation for which he bought… Continue reading Love And Death On Long Island

The Red Violin – Le Violon Rouge

20 Nov 2002 Director: Frangois Girard Canada, Italy, UK 1998 140 min In Montreal, a famous Nicolo Bussotti violin, known as ‘the Red Violin’, is up for auction. A collector tries to establish its identity and secrets. As he does, we follow the story of the violin in flashback, starting its journey with its creation… Continue reading The Red Violin – Le Violon Rouge

Frida

3 Nov 2004 Director: Julie Taymor USA, Canada, Mexico 2002 123 min Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera were the most acclaimed artists in Mexican history. Their outrageous personas and tempestuous love affair made them 20th Century icons. Julie Taymor’s biopic took years of devotion to develop it for the screen. It mixes colour with the… Continue reading Frida

Belleville Rendezvous

Les Triplettes de Belleville 15 Dec 2004 Director: Sylvain Chomet France, Belgium, Canada, UK 2003 77 min A unique, stylish and exquisitely executed animation from France. Champion, under the care of his grand mother Madame Souza, enters a rigorous training regime in order to one day enter the Tour de France. But Champion is kidnapped… Continue reading Belleville Rendezvous

Barbarian Invasions

Les Invasions Barbares 30 Mar 2005 Director: Denys Arcand Canada, France 2003 99 min Winner of two major awards at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival, the film merges Arcand’s alternately witty and tender storytelling style with his most deeply emotional tale to date: that of a father and son who think they have nothing left… Continue reading Barbarian Invasions

The Breadwinner

23 Jan 2019 Director: Nora Twomey Ireland, Canada, Luxembourg 2017 93 min Parvana is an 11-year-old girl growing up under the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001. Her family is cast into dire straits when her father is imprisoned wrongfully. In Taliban-controlled Kabul, women and girls are not permitted to leave the house unescorted, earn money… Continue reading The Breadwinner

Room

19 Oct 2016 Director: Lenny Abrahamson Canada, Ireland 2015 124 min Seven years ago, Joy was abducted and held prisoner in a sparsely furnished and cramped garden shed. During her imprisonment, Joy shows great tenacity, bravery and ingenuity as she raises a son who is now five years old. Their only access to the outside… Continue reading Room

Juno

7 Jan 2009 Director: Jason Reitman USA, Canada 2007 96 min Confident and forthright Juno (Ellen Page) has her life thrown off kilter when a one-off encounter on a chair with Paulie Bleeker leaves her pregnant. She decides to go through with the pregnancy. She sets off to find an adoptive couple, with the support… Continue reading Juno

Tais Toi! – Shut Up!

7 Jan 2009 Director: Jason Reitman USA, Canada 2007 96min Quentin (Gérard Depardieu), a dim-witted giant who loves to talk, finds himself in jail after a botched bank robbery. He is placed in a cell with Ruby (Jean Reno), a brooding, taciturn outlaw with 15 million pounds waiting on the outside. Quentin mistakes Rubyʼs silence… Continue reading Tais Toi! – Shut Up!