This Movie Is Broken is a 2010 Canadian film directed by Bruce McDonald. A cross between a romantic comedy and a concert film, the film stars Greg Calderone as Bruno, a young man hoping to convince his longtime crush Caroline (Georgina Reilly) to become his girlfriend by taking her to a Broken Social Scene concert at Harbourfront.[1]
| This Movie Is Broken | |
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| Directed by | Bruce McDonald |
| Screenplay by | Don McKellar |
| Story by | Don McKellar Bruce McDonald Kevin Drew |
| Produced by | Rhombus Media Shadow Shows |
| Starring | Broken Social Scene Greg Calderone Georgina Reilly Kerr Hewitt |
| Cinematography | John Price |
| Edited by | Matthew Hannam Gareth C. Scales |
| Music by | Broken Social Scene |
| Distributed by | Alliance Films (Canada) E1 Entertainment (International) |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
The concert segments were recorded at the band's Harbourfront show on July 11, 2009, following the cancellation of that year's Olympic Island Festival due to the 2009 Toronto strike.
The film's theatrical premiere was held at Toronto's NXNE festival in 2010.[2]
Plot
editBruno wakes up in bed next to Caroline, his long-time crush. But tomorrow she's off for school in France, and maybe she only granted this miracle as a parting gift for her long-time friend. So tonight—tonight is Bruno's last chance. And tonight, as it happens, Broken Social Scene, her favourite band, is throwing a big outdoor bash. Maybe if Bruno, with the help of his best pal Blake, can score tickets and give Caroline a night to remember, he can keep this miracle alive.
Cast
edit- Georgina Reilly as Caroline
- Greg Calderone as Bruno
- Kerr Hewitt as Blake
- Lyndie Greenwood as Blake's Girlfriend
- Tracy Wright as Box Office Woman
- Stephen McHattie as Security Guard
- Mayko Nguyen as Publicist
- Bobby Sahni as Concert MC
Reception
editLiam Lacey of The Globe and Mail remarked of the film, "The drama floats by like a bubble of yearning and delight, and then ends with a slightly silly pop. Contrary to our expectations, this isn't really a version of Before Sunset set in the T.Dot. It's a Broken Social Scene movie, with a sweet tease of a story that pretends for a moment that Toronto and Paris could share an affair."[3]
References
edit- ^ "Review: This Movie Is Broken". CBC News, June 17, 2010.
- ^ "This Interview About This Movie Is Broken Is Also Broken". Torontoist, June 17, 2010.
- ^ "This Movie Is Broken: A little romance and a lot of music in a not-really-broken movie". The Globe and Mail, June 25, 2010.