Emotional arithmetic
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Emotional arithmetic |
| Country of production | Canada |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2007 |
| length | approx. 99 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Paolo Barzman |
| script | Jefferson Lewis |
| production |
Suzanne Girard Anna Stratton |
| music | Normand Corbeil |
| camera | Luc Montpellier |
| cut | Arthur Tarnowski |
| occupation | |
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Emotional Arithmetic is a Canadian film drama directed by Paolo Barzman from the year 2007 . It is based on the book of the same name by Matt Cohen . The main role was played by Susan Sarandon .
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The film deals with the fates of three Holocaust survivors. During the Second World War, the Jewish author Jakob Bronski protected the English-speaking children Melanie and Christopher in the concentration camp in the French city of Drancy . Their ways parted when Jakob came to Auschwitz in their place.
Around forty years later, in 1985, Melanie is David Winters' wife. They are the parents of the now grown-up Benjamin, who in turn has a young son named Timmy. The winters marriage is strained by David's infidelity. Christopher, Melanie's friend and fellow sufferer from childhood, and Jakob visit Melanie in their home in the Québec countryside . Christopher suffers from the fact that he survived the Nazi atrocities. Melanie feels like a witness to the events of that time, which must not be forgotten. Jealousy awakens in David when a love story looms. On a summer evening, the characters in black and white flashbacks try to cope with the tormenting memories of the past and their psychological wounds and to find a way into a better future.
Reviews
- Constance Droganes from CTV.ca described the film as "relevant" on September 14, 2007 and described Susan Sarandon and Max von Sydow as " Oscar- worthy" .
- Scott Foundas mentioned on 24 September 2007 at variety.com the generally solid acting performances ( "generally solid performances" ) and Barzmans strong visual imagination ( "Barzman's strong visual imagination" ).
Background information
The five-week filming took place from September 27th to November 3rd, 2006. It was filmed in Montreal and mainly in the countryside in the province of Quebec, in Austin / Magog, in an old house near Donald Sutherland's house in Georgeville (Eastern Townships). The budget was about $ 6.8 million.
In early 2007 there was a disagreement between Paolo Barzman and Jefferson Lewis over naming the scriptwriter, which Barzman feels left out.
The project was supported by Telefilm Canada and Sodec and is distributed by Seville Pictures . The film's world premiere took place on September 15, 2007 as the closing film of the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival . It was released in Canadian cinemas in April 2008. It was released on DVD on July 22, 2008 under the title Autumn Hearts: A New Beginning .
The film is dedicated to the late Rebecca Yates, a business partner of Suzanne Girard, and the late 1999 author Matt Cohen , with whom Anna Stratton worked.
Web links
- Emotional Arithmetic in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Emotional Arithmetic at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Constance Droganes, CTV.ca, September 14, 2007 ( Memento of the original from April 7, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Scott Foundas, variety.com, September 24, 2007 ( Memento of the original from February 19, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
