Love and Human Remains ( Amour et restes humains )

Love and Human Remains (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: Amour et restes humains
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
100 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Production Notes
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1993 and produced in:
Canada ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Denys Arcand

Written By:
Brad Fraser

Actors:
Thomas Gibson ..... David
Ruth Marshall ..... Candy
Cameron Bancroft ..... Bernie
Mia Kirshner ..... Benita
Joanne Vannicola ..... Jerri
Matthew Ferguson ..... Kane
Rick Roberts ..... Robert
Aidan Devine ..... Sal (as Aidan Devin)
Robert Higden ..... The Editor
Sylvain Morin ..... The Drag Queen
Ben Watt ..... The Native Boy
Karen Young ..... The Singer
Serge Houde ..... The Cowboy
Alex Wylding ..... The First Victim
Polly Shannon ..... The Second Victim

Synopsis:

Based upon a play by screenwriter Brad Fraser, Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love, Denys Arcand's dark-humored drama Love and Human Remains follows the lives of a group of young Canadians, with a particular focus on their romantic and sexual experiences. The central characters are two roommates, David and Candy. The cynical, witty David is a former television actor turned waiter, the lonely, dissatisfied Candy a book critic; the two were formerly lovers, before David proclaimed his homosexuality. Candy is also questioning her sexuality, having begun a lesbian affair after wondering if her failures with men indicates she might be happier with a woman; meanwhile, David is becoming acquainted with Kane, a handsome, young busboy of uncertain sexuality who idolizes the older David. The other members of the ensemble are also somehow connected to the roommates, through friendship or romance, including Benita, a young dominatrix and part-time psychic, and Bernie, a boastful but insecure young businessman. The couplings and shifting relationships of these characters are intercut with the rather more severe story of a serial murderer who has been terrorizing the city's women, allowing Arcand to place the film's melodramatic elements in an edgier context.

This is the first feature film in the english language by internationally acclaimed director Denys Arcand (Invasion of the Barbarians, Jesus of Montreal), and focuses on two friends - David, a cynical, witty actor turned waiter, and Candy, an optimistic, romantic book reviewer - and their search for the meaning of love in their confusing contemporary world. This search leads both of them into a number of hilarious and heartbreaking relationships which become dangerous when they discover someone they both know is a serial killer.

Ultimately, this revalation not only tests David's and Candy's belief in the existence of love in any form, but also forces both of them to examine and evaluate everything they've ever held to be true.

Love and Human Remains uses contemporary images to scrutinise the funny, senseless and often horrific world we all inhabit.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 28 June, 2007.

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