The Tracey Fragments (film)

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The Tracey Fragments
Directed by Bruce McDonald
Produced by Sarah Timmins
Written by Maureen Medved
Starring Ellen Page
Libby Adams
Ari Cohen
Julian Richings
Max McCabe-Lokos
Erin McMurtry
Slim Twig
Daniel Fathers
Todd Sandomirsky
Kate Todd
Ryan Cooley
Release date(s) 2007
Language English
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Ratings
Canada (Ontario):  14A

The Tracey Fragments is a 2007 film directed by Canadian Bruce McDonald and written by Maureen Medved, based on her novel of the same name. It stars Ellen Page in the title role, is produced by Sarah Timmins and executive produced by Paul Barkin.

The film was selected to open the Panorama section of the 57th Berlinale and had its world premiere on Thursday February 8, 2007. It is being distributed in Canada by Odeon Films, with world sales being handled by Bavaria Films International. The film had its North American premiere at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival. Canadian theatrical release followed in October 2007. The film was acquired for the United States by THINKFilm, and was released May 9, 2008.[1].

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[edit] Synopsis

15-year-old Tracey Berkowitz is naked under a tattered shower curtain at the back of a bus, looking for her little brother Sonny, who thinks he's a dog.

Tracey's journey leads us into the dark underbelly of the city, into the emotional cesspool of her home, through the brutality of her high school, the clinical cat and mouse games with her shrink and her soaring fantasies of Billy Zero - her boyfriend and Rock 'n' Roll saviour. Her travels also put her in contact with the seedier inhabitants of the city. Like Lance, her would-be saviour who ultimately puts her life in jeopardy.

Tracey's stories begin to intertwine truth with lies, and hope with despair as we move closer to the truth of Sonny's disappearance.

[edit] Cast

  • Ellen Page as Tracey Berkowitz
  • Libby Adams as Young Tracey Berkowitz
  • Ari Cohen as Mr. Berkowitz
  • Julian Richings as Dr. Heker
  • Max McCabe-Lokos as Lance
  • Erin McMurtry
  • Slim Twig as Billy Zero
  • Daniel Fathers as Elegant Man
  • Todd Sandomirsky as Glaring Man
  • Kate Todd as Debbie Dodge
  • Ryan Cooley as David

[edit] Music

The score is composed by and features music from Canadian indie rock group Broken Social Scene. The soundtrack also features Peaches, The FemBots, Rose Melberg, and a cover version of Patti Smith's 'Land' by Land of Talk's Elizabeth Powell.

[edit] Tracey Re:fragmented

Tracey Re:fragmented is a project by the director and producers that made available all footage from the film shoot to download and remix into "their own related projects, including music videos, new trailers or to re-edit the entire movie themselves".[2] The footage was released under a Creative Commons license[3] as four torrents, each approximately four gigabytes in size. A contest was held for the best use of the footage from August 2007 till January 2008, with the winning material being included on the DVD release.[2]

[edit] Critical reception

As of May 9, 2008, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 44% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 16 reviews.[4] Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 65 out of 100, based on 7 reviews.[5]

[edit] Awards and nominatons

  • 2007 won the Manfred Salzgeber Award, and chosen as the opening film for the Berlin International Film Festival, Berlin Panorama section
  • September 2007: Atlantic Film Festival: Best Canadian Feature, Ellen Page, Best Actress
  • January 28, 2008: 28th Annual Genie Awards by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television (ACCT). 6 Nominations including:
    • Achievement in Direction - Bruce McDonald
    • Achievement in Editing - Jeremiah Munce, Gareth C. Scales
    • Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Ellen Page
    • Achievement in Overall Sound - John Hazen, Matt Chan, Brad Dawe
    • Achievement in Sound Editing - Steven Munro, John Sievert, David Drainie Taylor
    • Adapted Screenplay - Maureen Medved

[edit] References

  1. ^ Apple - Trailers - The Tracey Fragments
  2. ^ a b The Tracey Fragments Official site. Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
  3. ^ Parkins, Cameron (2007-10-29). Tracey: Re-Fragmented - Creative Commons (Blog). Creative Commons. Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
  4. ^ The Tracey Fragments Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved on 2008-05-09.
  5. ^ Tracey Fragments, The (2008): Reviews. Metacritic. Retrieved on 2008-05-09.

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