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Based on the novel 'Forgone' by Russell Banks
Narrative
Leonard Fife, one of sixty thousand draft evaders and deserters who fled to Canada to avoid serving in Vietnam, shares all his secrets to de-mythologize his mythologized life.. IMDb Editor Arno Kazarian offers up quick takes on 12 movies he screened at the 2024 New York Film Festival, including Anora and the dangerous, curiously erotic Misericordia..
Referenced in Film Junk Podcast: Episode 961: In a Violent Nature + TIFF 2024 (2024)
This marks the second time that Paul Schrader has directed one of Banks' novels for the screen, following his adaptation of Affliction (1997).. I watched this at Cannes, at the film's premiere.OH, CANADA is a highly original film by one of the masters of cinema, a real work of art.
It features beautiful cinematography and great production design
The film is beautifully made with a strong visual look. The acting is strong, especially Richard Gere who plays the protagonist.
He gives a terrific and memorable performance in the vein of Jack Nicholson in FIVE EASY PIECES- a complicated, not always likable but compelling characterIt may not be everyone's cup of tea but I think it is one of Paul Schrader's 39;s greatest achievements, and a gift to cinema lovers
Recommended.