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This review was originally published on May 18, 2024 out of the Cannes Film Festival.
We are recirculating it now timed toOh, Canadas theatrical release.
And if your past is a lie, then you cease to exist.
Flashbacks intrude on the present, memories open onto other memories.
When the anticipated revelations come, they may feel oddly anticlimactic.
Its easy to see why Schrader might have been drawn to this material.
All of which presumably fed into the idea of making a film about a dying filmmakers testimonial.
But whileOh, Canadais narratively bleak, its stylistically quite light on its feet, almost airy.
Phosphorescent) add a lyrical quality to Fifes wanderings.
Whether that brightness actually represents Canada or what we call the undiscovered country is up for debate.
