2007 wasn’t just a great year of Hollywood film, it was also a great year for Canadian film; Away from Her, My Winnipeg, Eastern Promises, but aside from Maddin’s film (which I expect to be a bit experimental in his own Maddin way), the most interesting film I saw last year, Canadian or otherwise, was Bruce McDonald’s fragmented experiment The Tracey Fragments.
I never imagined that the film would get any sort of American release but looks like Ellen Page’s Oscar nod carries a lot of weight. ThinkFilm has decided that Page’s name is enough to get butts in seats and Variety has news that the distributor will put McDonald’s experiment into release starting in New York on May 9th, followed by a platform theatrical rollout. Exciting!
The film stars Page as “15-year-old Tracey Berkowitz [who] is naked under a shower curtain at the back of a bus, looking for her little brother Sonny, who thinks he’s a dog”. That funny plot synopsis comes care of IMDb and aside from the interesting style, the film is accompanied by great performances and a fantastic score by Canadian indie sensation Broken Social Scene.
Keep an eye out for The Tracey Fragments coming to a theater near you and to get yourself warmed up for the visual smörgåsbord, be sure to check out the trailer behind the cut.
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I’m going to assign him a -3 for not directly cutting and...
February 19, 2008
Honest to blog? Here’s hoping it breaks out of the snob cities and sees some smaller venues. Like say… oh, I don’t know… Minneapolis?
Ellen Page without the “shenanigans!”
February 19, 2008
Wowzers, I’m surprized and thrilled! Maybe it will get a re-release here in Toronto I’m still kicking myself that I missed it.
Ellen Page has been all over the Canadian newpapers recently, I feel like I see something about her every day!
February 20, 2008
As always, head on over to Twitch if you are interested in my Festival Review of Tracey Fragments: http://twitchfilm.net/site/view/tiff-report-the-tracey-fragments-review/
February 20, 2008
I remember you talking about it on our TIFF recap cinecast and you had pretty good things to say about it. Despite Juno’s contrivances, I’m all about Ellen Page and I’m pretty much a fan of anything she does for now.
February 20, 2008
(Trailer Park Boys: Season 1)
February 20, 2008
I find Page immensely watchable, especially when she’s pushing the limits like she does here and in “Hard Candy”.
And Kurt…good one with TPB.
February 24, 2008
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