Trudeau (TV Miniseries) Jerry Ciccoritti Digital Life DVD

Trudeau (TV Miniseries)
starring: Colm Feore, Polly Shannon, Patrick McKenna, Don McKellar, Peter Outerbridge
directed by: Jerry Ciccoritti

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Binding: DVD
EAN: 0063634012924
Format: NTSC
Release Date: August 09, 2005
Sales Rank: 54000

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- Interesting, but maybe you need to be Canadian
I was all enthusiastic about this at first, being a bit of a fan of Canadian culture generally. Not knowing much about Trudeau, I was hoping this could fill in a few blanks.

They made a decision when making this to film the four episodes of the miniseries (only chapter selection available on the DVD, incidentally, not episode selection) in different styles. The first hour or so, covering Trudeau's first election campaign, is shot in a jittery and tricksy way derived from early Richard Lester, while the second hour - the October 1970 kidnapping crisis - is in a more tense and documentary style, harking back to Costa Gavras, and so on. I'm sure they thought this idea was just way cool. I'm not quite sure it works, though. It means that viewers who, like me, are not thoroughly saturated in Trudeauiana (is that a real word? If so, is it the only word in English that has five vowels in a row?) are baffled ... Read More

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- Colm Feor is amazing
This film completely captures the incredible life force that was Pierre Elliott Trudeau. Colm Feor IS Trudeau, he exudes all the characteristics we knew about and those we didn't as well. I really enjoyed seeing more of the former PM's personal life with Margaret and his boys (although we do not see that much of his sons in the film). It really showed Trudeau's human side as well as his political savy. I loved the Trudeaumania scenes as well which were very reminiscent of The Beatles' A Hard Day's Night, which is no doubt the intent. The style of the film is not that of the typical Canadiana biopic, it blends modern elements and uses great Canadian music from the times as well. An all around excellent film, whether you're fascinated by Trudeau or whther you just want to know more about Canada during this tumultuous period.

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- Great biography of Trudeau and Canada
This is a great movie by all means. It details Trudeau's life from when he was a political novice to his rise as the Prime Minister of Canada. Canada was simply infatuiated with the guy, or at least that's what the movie attempts to show - the TrudeauMania. The movie shows both his good and bad qualities, while simultaneously exploring his rocky relationship with his wife Margaret (played nicely by Polly Shannon). In my opinion, the best part of the movie was the part dealing with the issue of Quebec's separation, an issue that still lingers throughout the country. That constitutes the bulk of the movie, as well as the bulk of Trudeau's problems. He firmly believed that Quebec was a part of Canada. We get a glimpse of the underground politics that came into play with Rene Levesque, the leader of the seperatist effort. Finally, we are shown how the first Constitution of Canada was drafted and came into approval from the ... Read More

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