writing - visual - misc - huh?
this is a piece of lengendary canadiana that i only recently (finally) got around to viewing. i can sum up my thoughts on this one by saying 'what the hell happend to canadian film post-1970?'
the story of pete (doug mcgrath) and joey (paul bradley) is a brilliant tale of two small town nova scotia boys gone big city. their tale is one of dreams, failure, and collapse.
what i enjoyed most about this film were the moments where the camera wandered with the characters along the streets of toronto. or where the characters philosophize about the concept of labour. this is real cinema about the struggle of real people. where did all the socially conscious canadian cinema go?
it's there, but not like this.
{October 04, 2004 09:01 PM}