Before Tomorrow DVD Release

Before Tomorrow DVD Release

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"The remarkable films out of Canada's north over the past decade have been dominated by men, in particular Zacharias Kunuk and Norman Cohn, the duo behind Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner) and The Journals of Knud Rasmussen.

The women of Nunavut are now finding their voice, with Before Tomorrow, a drama of family love in the midst of isolation and a smallpox tragedy. Director Marie-Hélène Cousineau founded a video workshop for Inuit women that is allied with Igloolik Isuma Productions, which Kunuk and Cohn co-founded. The Montreal-born Cousineau worked with community elder and actor Madeline Piujuq Ivalu, who is also the film's female lead.

The prize-winner for Best Canadian First Feature at TIFF '08, Before Tomorrow displays superior storytelling flair in a drama of an elderly woman trapped on a remote island with her teen grandson when a fall ritual goes drastically awry. It's the 1840s and their job is to leave their mainland camp and dry the season's fish catch before the snow flies. The arrival of the white man brings terror that no one could have imagined, but it also arouses bravery and family devotion. The film inspires both awe at nature's majesty and revulsion at man's insults to the world."

Peter Howell (The Toronto Star)

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"Le Grand-Nord, vers 1840. Deux clans inuits isolés se retrouvent pour célébrer l'arrivée de l'été. Au cours de la fête, un aieul raconte se rencontre avec des hommes à qui il a pris un couteau fait d'un matériau tranchant inconnu.

La vie de la communauté en sera à jamais transformée. L'intrigue minimaliste est un prétexte à une incursion dans la culture inuit. Adoptant un rythme contemplatif, le film est servi par de belles images, jamais ostentatoires. La réalisation est attentive, épurée, et l'interprétation bouleversante."

Source : Journal Metro


Click on the link to purchase Before Tomorrow if you're in Canada. / Cliquez sur le lien pour commander Before Tomorrow si vous êtes au Canada.

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21 August 2009

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