Emile
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- 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 ......
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- Starring
- Ian McKellen, Deborah Kara Unger, Theo Crane
- Director(s)
- Carl Bessai
- Distributor(s)
- Castle Hill
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 95 min.
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The Hollywood Reporter | Michael RechtshaffenAdd Critic to Favorites
It's a beautifully modulated performance in a nicely crafted, quietly unassuming character study by Vancouver-based writer-director Carl Bessai.Read the full review
Los Angeles Times | Kevin ThomasAdd Critic to Favorites
At heart a reverie, a meditation on the past and its treacheries.Read the full review
Variety | Scott FoundasAdd Critic to Favorites
A routine memory piece about long-buried family secrets that bubble back to the surface to wreak havoc.Read the full review
