Oh, Canada (2024)

Directed by

Paul Schrader

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 101 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A dying filmmaker gives a final interview. He admits his public image as a progressive icon is based on lies and that he has hurt those close to him.

confessionalmoodyreflectiverestrainedmeditativemelancholicslow-burnintrospective

What happens

Oh, Canada is a 2024 American drama film written and directed by Paul Schrader, based on the 2021 novel Foregone by Russell Banks. It stars Richard Gere, Uma Thurman, Michael Imperioli, Jacob Elordi, Victoria Hill, Penelope Mitchell and Kristine Froseth. The film marked the second collaboration between Gere and Schrader after American Gigolo (1980) as well as Schrader's second adaptation of a novel by Banks after 1997's Affliction. In the film, a dying filmmaker (played by Gere in the present and Elordi in flashbacks) sits for a final interview, during which he admits that his status as a progressive icon is built on a foundation of lies and half-truths, and that he has repeatedly used and discarded his family and friends. The film had its world premiere at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2024. It was released on December 6, 2024, by Kino Lorber. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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