SummaryBased on the international best-selling novel by Anne Michaels, Fugitive Pieces is a poetic and emotionally charged film about love, loss, and redemption. The film tells the story of Jakob Beer, a man whose life is haunted by his childhood experiences during World War II. As a child in Poland, Jakob is orphaned during wartime, only to be saved by... Read More
Directed By:Jeremy Podeswa
Written By:Anne Michaels, Jeremy Podeswa
Fugitive Pieces
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Mixed or Average
60
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Generally Favorable
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Mixed or Average
63% Positive
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If Fugitive Pieces has a message, it is that life can heal us, if we allow it.
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The performances are often more compelling than the movie's sometimes static storytelling.
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The strengths of Fugitive Pieces are its fluidity and subtlety. Emotional repression may be one of the most difficult conditions to portray honestly, and Dillane's performance of Jakob is a study in the art of creating sympathy by not asking for it.
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In many ways, Fugitive Pieces is a beautiful film. But it's a bit TOO beautiful.
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Tasteful, unremarkable art-house fare, rescued from complete irrelevance by Stephen Dillane's bottled-up performance as a writer scarred by the Holocaust.
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The film has lofty goals, but comes across as leaden and pretentious. It's a character study in which the lead participant is the least interesting person in the movie.
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Though much of the film's power is tamped down by the passive storytelling style, Dillane's performance as the adult Jakob is compelling, and Ayelet Zurer is beguiling as Jakob's late-in-life soul mate.
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Production Company:
- Serendipity Point Films
- Strada Productions
- Cinegram
- Téléfilm Canada
- The Movie Network (TMN)
- Corus Entertainment
- The Harold Greenberg Fund
- Canadian Television Fund
- Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC)
Release Date:May 2, 2008
Duration:1 h 44 m
Rating:R
Tagline:He found himself in the love around him.
Awards
Genie Awards
• 1 Win & 6 Nominations
Directors Guild of Canada
• 5 Nominations
Newport Beach Film Festival
• 4 Wins & 4 Nominations
