Oh, Canada
Directed by Paul Schrader
Aging filmmaker Leonard Fife (Richard Gere), still fiery despite his battle with illness, wants to tell his life story, unfiltered, before it’s too late. As the director of acclaimed documentary exposés, he has much to be proud of, but his Vietnam War draft-dodging and his past relationships harbor thorny truths. Leonard sits for an extended interview with his former student Malcolm (Michael Imperioli), relating candid stories about his younger self (Jacob Elordi) in the tumultuous 1960s and beyond. At Leonard’s insistence, his wife and indispensable artistic partner, Emma (Uma Thurman), bears witness to it all. His successes are held up against his failings and, as the man is cleansed of the myth, Leonard must confront what is left. Paul Schrader’s adaptation of Russell Banks’s novel sees him reunited with Gere more than 40 years after American Gigolo, and together they deliver a moving and deeply personal take on this story of an artist reflecting on a lifetime of storytelling.
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Reviews
“Oh, Canada is among Paul Schrader's best films, free and furious… and it's also his welcome, powerful reunion with Richard Gere.”
"Schrader and Gere, reunited for the first time since 1980’s American Gigolo, are at the peak of their powers."
“As the younger Richard Gere, Jacob Elordi exudes the kind of easygoing, cocky confidence that made the Pretty Woman star a bonafide sex symbol."
“Richard Gere gives his best performance in years.”
“A fascinating match of director and actor, in which both seem to be trying to exorcize the demons of aging through art."
"Takes on grand themes of memory, mortality, and artistic self-reckoning… to sincerely moving effect."
