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Emile
Directed by
Carl Bessai
R
2005
1h 32m
Drama
6.3
55%
60%
5.8
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In a story weaving the past and present together, Emile seeks redemption from the family he abandoned.
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Cast of Emile
Ian McKellen
Emile
Tygh Runyan
Freddy
Chris William Martin
Carl
Ian Tracey
Tom
Janet Wright
Alice
Deborah Kara Unger
Nadia
Theo Crane
Maria/Nadia (age 10)
Nancy Sivak
Superintendent
Frank Borg
Taxi Driver
Sean Behnsen
Graduating Student (uncredited)
Carl Bessai
Director / Writer / Director Of Photography
Allie Amy Goodfellow
Second Assistant Director
Jeff Carter
Sound Mixer
Miguel Nunes
Sound Designer
Nicole Thompson
Sound Supervisor
Vincent Mai
Original Music Composer
Emile Ratings & Reviews
Variety
Scott Foundas
A routine memory piece about long-buried family secrets that bubble back to the surface to wreak havoc.
New York Daily News
Elizabeth Weitzman
Confusing the profound with the pretentious, director Bessai packs the story with elliptical, ominous flashbacks that undercut all the advances he makes with the contemporary tale.
New York Post
V.A. Musetto
Tenderly touches our emotions.
TV Guide
Ken Fox
Sensitively played but ultimately undone by its unconventional approach.
New York Times
Stephen Holden
Sir Ian McKellen is at his tweediest and most persnickety as the title character in Emile, the portrait of an eminent scientist who returns from England to his homeland, Canada, to receive an honorary degree from the University of Victoria.
Village Voice
David Blaylock
It's appropriate that the director calls this the final chapter in a trilogy about struggling with one's identity -- he shows none of his own while mishandling someone else's.
Christian Science Monitor
David Sterritt
Poignant and well acted, though not very memorable.
Reel.com
Timothy Knight
It's ultimately more simplistic and contrived than provocative.
E! Online
While this dreamily photographed piece contains fine performances by all, it loses its way as it lingers too long in the past and moves too slowly in the present.
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
At heart a reverie, a meditation on the past and its treacheries, the ways in which people become flawed, and the eternal though often elusive possibility of forgiveness and redemption.
Slant Magazine
Ed Gonzalez
McKellen and Unger do a wonderful trudging through the dirt (and, finally, cheese), Emile never quite gets off the ground.
Film Threat
Ashley Cooper
A small but excellent cast supports McKellen in what is a beautiful and intelligent film.
eye WEEKLY
Adam Nayman
McKellen is superb as usual, and even if it's all a bit pat, the film quietly generates enough emotional momentum to be genuinely moving.
Reel Film Reviews
David Nusair
...the sort of prototypical movie that one expects from a made-in-Canada production...
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