Five Movies That Make Us Proud To Be Canadian
This holiday season sees the release of Barney's Version. Based on the Mordecai Richler novel, the film is set and shot in and around Montreal and stars Paul Giamatti and Dustin Hoffman. Films such as Barney's Version and One Week remind us why we love Canada. Take a look at five other films that make us want to proudly wave our Canadian flags.
New Waterford Girl (1999)
A loving, mocking look at life in the Maritimes, New Waterford Girl launched the career of One Week co-star Liane Balaban, who played an ambitious teenage girl who decides that the only way out of her small coastal town is to pretend to be pregnant.
C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005)
Canada's submission for Best Foreign Language Film at the 78th Academy Awards, C.R.A.Z.Y. tells the story of a young gay man (Marc-Andre Grondin) dealing with his sexuality while growing up with four brothers and a conservative, Patsy Cline-loving father in Quebec in the 1960s and '70s.
Chloe (2009)
This sexual thriller from Atom Egoyan made Toronto look better than ever before - and we'll never look at Allen Gardens the same way again. The dark, disturbed performances from Julianne Moore, Liam Neeson and Amanda Seyfried meant we rushed to buy Chloe when it recently came out on DVD.
Away From Her (2006)
Sarah Polley's directorial debut earned international acclaim, including two Oscar nominations (for Polley's script and Julie Christie's lead performance). A tale of a man (Gordon Pinsent) dealing with his wife's worsening Alzheimer's disease, it's impossible to make it through this film without shedding a few tears.
Hard Core Logo (1996)
With a virtual who's who of Canadian actors (including Callum Keith Rennie and Hugh Dillon), Hard Core Logo used a mockumentary style to tell the story of a once-popular punk band travelling the country in a last-chance tour. The film even got cameos out of several notable punk icons, including Art Bergmann and Joey Ramone.
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