The Tracey Fragments
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My name is Tracey Berkowitz... 15... just a normal girl who hates herself." Oscar-nominated Ellen Page (Juno) delivers an extraordinary performance as a feisty, independent-minded teenager with a unique view of the world. From cutting-edge director Bruce McDonald (Hard Core Logo, Roadkill), The Tracey Fragments tells the story of an outsider who uses fantasy to help her deal with a secret crush, loneliness and frustration. When her 7-year-old brother wanders away while under her care, she examines her life as she is propelled on a late-night journey through the city in a desperate attempt to find him.
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Sometimes "experimental" works - RobBC
Fantastic and novel approach to telling the tale of one angry young woman’s downward spiral. Eschewing a linear approach the director instead bombards us with a literal collage of split screens and overlapping dialogue, some of it objective reality, some completely subjective. The result is immediate and visceral....you feel the story as well as observe it. One of the most realistic portrayals of a hyperactive teenage mind ever shown on a screen. Some may find the onslaught both disorienting and vertiginous but I found it exhilarating.Fragmented - BloodMoonGrrrl
Fragments is the correct word to describe this movie, as all it consists of are innumerable fragments of a story that seem to be strung together in a haphazard fashion. As I watching this, I had the feeling someone gathered bits of film off a cutting room floor and glued them together in some sort of jumbled collage. the result is an absolute mess, painful and confusing to watch.Fragmented and not particularly interesting. - Port_Moresby
Fragments are exactly what you get in this visceral film by Bruce McDonald, with images constantly splintered across the screen giving multiple angles at all times. Somehow, McDonald keeps it from giving you a major headache, but while he proves himself a wizard technically, he isn’t able to cover up the fact that the story he’s telling is completely inconsequential. Ellen Page plays a Winnipeg teenager who gets fed up with her ridiculously unsympathetic parents and runs away, motivated by her difficult time in school and the fact that her little brother has gone missing. Told out of sequence, the film details her experiences on the street, the events leading up to her brother’s going missing, and a series of monologues she delivers as a way to let us know her emotional state of being. Unfortunately there is never any attachment to the characters, but it is impressively achieved by some very talented artists behind the camera. Fans of Run Lola Run will love it.
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Sometimes "experimental" works - RobBC
Fantastic and novel approach to telling the tale of one angry young woman’s downward spiral. Eschewing a linear approach the director instead bombards us with a literal collage of split screens and overlapping dialogue, some of it objective reality, some ...Fragmented - BloodMoonGrrrl
Fragments is the correct word to describe this movie, as all it consists of are innumerable fragments of a story that seem to be strung together in a haphazard fashion. As I watching this, I had the feeling someone gathered bits of film off a cutting room ...Fragmented and not particularly interesting. - Port_Moresby
Fragments are exactly what you get in this visceral film by Bruce McDonald, with images constantly splintered across the screen giving multiple angles at all times. Somehow, McDonald keeps it from giving you a major headache, but while he proves himself a ...