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Based on the novel 'Failure' by Russell Banks
Narrative
Leonard Fife, one of the 60,000 draft dodgers and deserters who fled to Canada to avoid service in Vietnam, shares all his secrets to unravel his mythological life. IMDb editor Arno Kazarian offers 12 movies he’s screened in 2024. At the New York Film Festival, snapshots including Anora and the dangerous, oddly erotic Misericordia.
Referred to Movie Trash Podcast: Episode 961: In the Wild + TIFF 2024 (2024)
This is the second time Paul Schrader has helmed one of the Banks' novels on screen after its adaptation in Affliction (1997). I saw it in Cannes, at the premiere of the film. CANADA is a very original film by one of the masters of cinema, a true work of art.
The film is well made with strong visuals
It has beautiful cinematography and great production design. The acting is strong, especially Richard Gere, who plays the main character. He gives a wonderful and memorable performance as Jack Nicholson in FIVE EASY PIECES, a complex, not always likable, but compelling character.
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It might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but I think it’s one of Paul Schrader’s cups of tea. Recommended… See the full lineup for this fall’s 62nd New York Film Festival.