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  • 2005
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  • Castle Hill Productions
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  • 2005
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  • Castle Hill Productions
  • 1 h 32 m

Summary Emile (McKellen) travels from England to Canada, the country of his birth, to receive an honorary degree. His trip triggers a remarkable journey into the consciousness of a man in his twilight years, melding past and present and asking the question: can past injustices be remedied? (Castle Hill Productions)

Directed By: Carl Bessai

Written By: Carl Bessai

  • 2005
  • R
  • Castle Hill Productions
  • 1 h 32 m
  • 2005
  • R
  • Castle Hill Productions
  • 1 h 32 m

Emile

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Summary Emile (McKellen) travels from England to Canada, the country of his birth, to receive an honorary degree. His trip triggers a remarkable journey into the consciousness of a man in his twilight years, melding past and present and asking the question: can past injustices be remedied? (Castle Hill Productions)

Directed By: Carl Bessai

Written By: Carl Bessai

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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Mixed or Average Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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80
It's a beautifully modulated performance in a nicely crafted, quietly unassuming character study by Vancouver-based writer-director Carl Bessai.
By Michael Rechtshaffen FULL REVIEW
75
Poignant and well acted, though not very memorable.
By David Sterritt FULL REVIEW
70
At heart a reverie, a meditation on the past and its treacheries.
By Kevin Thomas FULL REVIEW
60
While most films in which the angry past confronts the guilty present degenerate into mawkish reconciliations, Emile errs on the side of restraint.
By Stephen Holden FULL REVIEW
60
A routine memory piece about long-buried family secrets that bubble back to the surface to wreak havoc.
By Scott Foundas FULL REVIEW
50
Sensitively played but ultimately undone by its unconventional approach.
By Ken Fox FULL REVIEW
30
Odd beginning permits viewers to leave after five minutes and know what happens. Those remaining are left with the full tome, its 92-minute length hiding an experience as draining as "Heaven's Gate."
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Production Company BV International Pictures, Emile Productions Inc., Helkon SK, Meltemi Entertainment, Raven West Films Ltd., Seville Pictures
Release Date Feb 4, 2005
Duration 1 h 32 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline Past. Present. Family. Redemption.
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Awards

Genie Awards
• 2 Nominations
Method Fest
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
• 1 Nomination

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