The Nature of Nicholas

The Nature of Nicholas (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Montreal World Film Festival

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
96 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Commentary
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2002 and produced in:
Canada ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Jeff Erbach

Written By:
Jeff Erbach

Actors:
Jeff Sutton ..... Nicholas
David Turnbull ..... Bobby
Ardith Boxall ..... Mother
Tom McCamus ..... Father
Robert Huculak ..... Roy
Katherine Lee Raymond ..... Jenna
Samantha Hill ..... Vicki
Erica Zawadowski ..... Kimberley
Blake Taylor ..... Doctor / Teacher / Realtor Man
Rhiannon Benedict ..... Realtor Woman

Synopsis:

The Nature of Nicholas is a surreal fable that follows twelve-year-old Nicholas as he struggles with an intense attraction to his best friend, Bobby. Nicholas is obsessed with his friend Bobby. Bobby's feelings are less clear. At times he seems to share Nicholas's fascination, but then appears more interested in making inroads with the girls at school. All this leaves young Nicholas very confused. When images of Nicholas's absent father start to appear to him, the boy is understandably frightened. This curious figure gives Nicholas the impression he is pressing his young son closer to the girls in his life and away from Bobby. This only leads to increased anxiety and fear in Nicholas. Fearing that Bobby is drifting away from him, Nicholas takes a chance and kisses him. Bobby is taken aback and storms out. Because of his shame, Bobby undergoes a type of 'splitting' where a decrepit, ghoulish version of him is separated from his healthy self. Nicholas is immediately drawn to this gruesome Bobby, and begins to secretly take care of the creature. However, Nicholas cannot keep the creature hidden forever and must eventually face his own feelings.

An emotionally distant youngster comes to terms with his personal demons, aided by a pair of ghastly supernatural beings in first-time director Jeff Erbach's 2002 film, The Nature of Nicholas. Young Nicholas (Jeff Sutton) has felt a significant void in his life since the death of his father in a plane crash. To fill this hole, Nicholas has developed an obsessive infatuation with his friend Bobby (David Turnbull), a young athletic type who has recently begun to appreciate the charms of the opposite sex. To further complicate matters, a spirit-like image resembling his father has begun appearing to Nicholas and seems to be trying to help Nicholas pay more attention to girls than to Bobby. At the height of his confusion, Nicholas rashly kisses Bobby, which causes Bobby to split into two - with one half of Bobby remaining as his normal self and finding repulsion in Nicholas' act and the other half being a monstrous mirror image of Bobby. Left with only the monstrous version of Bobby - which is actually the version he prefers - Nicholas takes the ghoul into his care and hides the creature for himself. However, Nicholas finds the secret to be more than he can bear and is eventually forced to come to terms with his emotions. The Nature of Nicholas was selected as part of the Panorama Canada program at the 2002 Montreal World Film Festival.

Twelve-year-old Nicholas is obsessed with his friend Bobby, whose feelings for Nicholas are less clear. When Nicholas begins to see images of his absent father, he is understandably frightened. The curious figure gives Nicholas the impression he wants his young son to distance himself from Bobby. Fearing that Bobby is drifting away from him, Nicholas takes a chance and kisses him. Bobby is taken aback and storms out. Bobby then undergoes a type of splitting, where a decrepit, ghoulish version of himself is separated from his healthy self. Nicholas is immediately drawn to this gruesome Bobby, and begins to secretly take care of the creature. However, he cannot keep the creature hidden forever and must eventually face his own feelings.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 01 February, 2014.