Emotional Arithmetic (2007)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Paolo Barzman

Writers:

Matt Cohen (novel)
Jefferson Lewis (screenplay)

Release Date:

18 April 2008 (Canada)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Emotional Arithmetic tells the story of three people who formed a life-long bond while housed at a detention...

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel

Awards:

7 nominations

Cast

Gabriel Byrne	...	Christopher Lewis
Roy Dupuis	...	Benjamin Winters
Dakota Goyo	...	Timmy Winters
Regan Jewitt	...	Young Melanie
Alexandre Nachi	...	Young Christopher
Christopher Plummer	...	David Winters
Susan Sarandon	...	Melanie Lansing Winters
Max von Sydow	...	Jakob Bronski

Also Known As:

Autumn Hearts: A New Beginning (USA) (DVD title)
Kardies tou fthinoporou (Greece) (DVD title) [el]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements and brief strong language.

Runtime:

Canada:99 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

Canada:14A | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Australia:PG

Company:

Productions Bleu Blanc Rouge

Quotes:

Timmy Winters: This is stupid.
Benjamin Winters: Why?
Timmy Winters: Because you're not supposed to separate the yolks from the whites. That's not why eggs were invented.

Oscar caliber acting on display.

What an amazing cast this film has, an amazing cast, an amazing story, a beautiful setting and wonderful performances by every one of the actors (even the young boy). I am shocked that these actors in this good of a film and I hadn't heard a word about it until a good month before it came out on DVD, then imagine my surprise when it is a measly 5.6 on IMDb, what a joke that is. I can't say enough about his cast everyone plays their roles perfectly, the writing is fantastic, even going places and touching on subjects that other movies have been afraid to tackle. I'm not going to go into any details hoping that anyone that sees this film goes in cold turkey like I did knowing nothing about it, I think that made it even better for me. The location where this film was shot is beautiful, the film uses a recurring color scheme through out that really makes the audience not just see it but feel it as well. The same can be said for the style and camera work in the flashback scenes, scenes that are not over used and that could easily be the emotion of the film but wisely in my opinion the director doesn't go that route and leaves the emotion in the here and now. Summed up this film was easily my biggest surprise film of this year, which is my favorite kind of film, one that I expect nothing and am rewarded with some thing truly great. Because this film is from Canada I do believe and may be some kind of mad for TV movie or so I've heard, I'm not sure of it's Oscar eligibility but if it is for some reason not eligible or is snubbed by either it's release date or just plain stupidity it would be a shame.