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Writers:
Carol Shields (novel)
Deepa Mehta (screen story)
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Release Date:
13 February 2004 (Canada) more
Tagline:
Geography is destiny
Plot:
A story of love and enchantment set in the coldest of winters, it explores the issues, dilemmas and... more | add synopsis
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Deepa Mehta's limited vision more (9 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Kate Lynch | ... | Dr. French |
 | Kate Kelton | ... | Mother #1 |
| Sunday Muse | ... | Mother #2 |
 | Brooke D'Orsay | ... | Mother #3 |
 | Bruce Greenwood | ... | Tom Avery |
| Jackie Burroughs | ... | Betty |
| Alec Stockwell | ... | Mike |
 | Emilia Fox | ... | Fay |
| Lloyd Owen | ... | Peter |
 | Gary Farmer | ... | Ted |
| Edward Fox | ... | Richard |
| Kenneth Wickes | ... | Mr. Duff |
| David Huband | ... | Sammy |
| Rebecca Jenkins | ... | Maeve |
 | Connor Price | ... | Gary Woloschuck |
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Canada:95 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
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Canada:14A (Ontario)
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Emilia Fox (Fay) is the real life daughter of Edward Fox (Richard). more
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Features Bollywood/Hollywood (2002) more
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Messiah more
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The Republic of Love sadly confirms my suspicion that Deepa Mehta is a director of limited talent and vision. The film is dramatically and emotionally inert - a far, far cry from Carol Shields source novel. Certain sequences - for example, the lamentable nonsense about mermaids in the museum - are little short of embarrassing, with Mehta seemingly unable to construct convincing relationships. Certain sets look as if they were built on very limited budgets. The whole thing isn't helped by weak decisions in the casting department. Emilia Fox is cold and fails to convince us of any of her character's passion. Bruce Greenwood struggles to convince us of his heterosexuality. And Edward Fox is - well - just plain terrible. His accent sounds as it was trained at the Dick Van Dyke School of Elocution. A major misfire. Avoid.