FNC 2013: Bluebird

BLUEBIRD

Director:  Lance Edmands

Screenplay:  Lance Edmands 

Actors:  Amy Morton, John Slattery, Louisa Krause 

2013 | O.V. English | United States | 90min | colour

FNC Official Film SYNOPSIS :

"In a depressed logging town in northern Maine, a school bus driver’s world is turned upside down due to her own negligence. After her shift, Lesley forgets to check the back of the bus and leaves behind a sleeping child. Suffering from hypothermia, the little boy slips into a coma, leaving this already fragile community reeling. Bluebird deftly examines the profound consequences of this roadside tragedy and the psychological toll it takes on the residents of an isolated village. While the premise is reminiscent of The Sweet Hereafter (1997), Atom Egoyan’s adaptation of the Russell Banks novel, Lance Edmands successfully distinguishes his picture from the Canadian film by weaving in multiple storylines that subtly flesh out our understanding of the characters and plot. Understated and beautifully shot in 35mm, Bluebird is anchored by superb performances from Amy Morton, Louisa Krause, John Slattery and Emily Meade, who lend the film its near intolerable yet effective tension. Edmands has made a sensitive and realistic first feature, proving that he’s a talented newcomer to watch."

The Festival du Nouveau Cinema (FNC) presents this film in the International Competition Category - LOUVRE D’OR. The film is competing for the festival's most prestigious prize.

The film is about an unintentional human error, a moment of distraction when a bluebird flies into a school bus, a distracts the bus driver from her usual routine. This leads to grave consequences, and impacts all the characters in the film either directly or indirectly. They all take their individual paths to express their reactions to what had happened, and have to come to terms with that through examining their feelings and relationships.

The film will be shown:

Wednesday, October 14 at 16:00. at Cinéma Excentris

Thursday, October 12 at 21:30. at Cinéma Excentris

FNC webpage

Film Trailer: Bluebird

For more information on all the films shown during the festival, visit the festival’s website.

http://www.nouveaucinema.ca/en/2013/