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When Emile, a retired university professor, returns to his homeland of Canada to accept an honorary award, he is forced to face his past. Staying with his grown-up niece, who refuses to forget his misdeeds, Emile strikes up a bond with her young daughter...
Product Identifiers
ProducerCarl Bessai, Jacquelyn Renner
EAN5060052410542
eBay Product ID (ePID)46004527
Product Key Features
ActorTheo Crane, Frank Borg, Tygh Runyan, Deborah Unger, Ian McKellen
Film/TV TitleEmile
DirectorCarl Bessai
Release Year2005
FormatDVD
LanguageEnglish
GenreDrama, General
Run Time88 Mins
Additional Product Features
Certificate15
Number of Discs1
Additional InformationAccomplished British actor Sir Ian McKellen stars in this Canadian picture as Emile, a 65 year-old man torn apart by memories of his troubled past. Consumed by guilt over abandoning his family when he was young, Emile makes a last attempt to reconnect with his only living relatives. Director Carl Bessai seamlessly blends the past and present in retelling Emile's life story. Much of the film's key events are examined through flashbacks, with the real and imaginary intersecting throughout. Emile's fragile state of mind is reflected through this interweaving of the past and present, suggesting that he may never escape the past enough to really be present in the current moment. Exploring the conflict between wanting to be independent from one's family, and feeling the need to be connected, EMILE is a well-written and extraordinarily well-acted drama that deals with the complexities of human emotions.
ReviewsReel Film Reviews - Ian McKellan is fantastic in the lead performance