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Emile (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Toronto International Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

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

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

Running Time:
92 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen

Special Features:
Commentary
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2003 and produced in:
Canada ( USA, Canada )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Carl Bessai

Written By:
Carl Bessai

Actors:
Ian McKellen ..... Emile
Deborah Kara Unger ..... Nadia
Tygh Runyan ..... Freddy
Frank Borg ..... Taxi Driver
Theo Crane ..... Maria/Nadia (age 10)
Chris Martin ..... Carl (as Chris William Martin)
Nancy Sivak ..... Superintendent
Ian Tracey ..... Tom
Janet Wright ..... Alice

Synopsis:

Independent Canadian filmmaker Carl Bessai directs Emile, the final entry in his identity trilogy that started with Johnny and Lola. Ian McKellen plays Emile, a retired university professor who travels from England to his hometown in Canada in order to accept an educational honor. Visiting the family farm in Saskatchewan, he recalls his childhood relationships with brothers Freddy (Tygh Runyan) and Carl (Chris William Martin). He stays with his grown-up niece, Nadia (Deborah Kara Unger), who still hasn't forgiven him for his misdeeds of the past. Trying to make up for abandoning her, Emile develops an emotional bond with her daughter, Maria (Theo Crane). Emile premiered at the 2003 Toronto Film Festival.

From the director of Johnny (1999) and Lola (2001) comes the third chapter of films dealing with a character's search for identity at a critical point in life.
When Emile (Ian McKellen) is given the opportunity to travel from England to Victoria on Canada's west coast to receive an honorary degree at the university, he goes knowing that it might be his last chance to reconnect with his only living relatives. His niece Nadia (Deborah Kara Unger) and her daughter Maria (Theo Crane) hold the key to Emile's tragic past and the guilt which has haunted him his entire life.
With a cast that includes Tygh Runyan, Chris William Martin and Ian Tracey, Emile is an artful and touching portrait of one man's redemption.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 15 November, 2005.

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