Saturday, August 25, 2007

Souvenirs of Canada (2006)

I thought this was a sweet movie. Based on the visual art book by Douglas Coupland, the film follows Coupland as he creates a shrine to Canada, and interacts with his family. It's a nice mixture neither feeling too historical, or too saccharine. The chemistry between Coupland and his family is quaint, but performative to the camera.
What I enjoyed about this film is that Broken Social Scene and The New Pornographers are both on the soundtrack. It made me feel pride for being a Canadian, for it's idiosyncrasies. The nature, the vast wilderness, and pop culture that seems long time lost.
I recommend this film because it doesn't feel like a history lesson at all, but you learn to appreciate what Canada is. Running at only 70 minutes long, it's clean and concise.

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