The Uncles is a 2000 Canadian drama film directed by James Allodi.[1]
| The Uncles | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | James Allodi |
| Written by | James Allodi |
| Produced by | Nicholas de Pencier |
| Starring | Chris Owens Kelly Harms Tara Rosling |
| Cinematography | Steve Cosens |
| Edited by | David Wharnsby Christopher Donaldson |
| Music by | Orest Hrynewich Stephen Skratt |
Production company | Runaway Goat Productions |
Release date | September 11, 2000 (TIFF) |
Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
The film stars Chris Owens as John, an Italian Canadian restaurant manager in Toronto who is supporting his brother Marco (Kelly Harms), a college student, and sister Celia (Tara Rosling), who is disabled after a head injury.[2] When Celia develops an obsession with kidnapping neighbourhood babies to indulge her maternal instincts, John and Marco hatch a plan to get her pregnant so that she'll have her own baby and stop stealing other people's.[3] The film's cast also includes Dino Tavarone, Veronica Hurnick, Nicola Lipman, Deborah Grover, Alan Van Sprang, Tony Nappo and Carlos Díaz.
The film premiered at the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival.[4] It was a finalist for the Best Canadian Film award at the Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2001,[5] and was named to TIFF's year-end Canada's Top Ten list.[6]
Owens received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actor at the 22nd Genie Awards in 2002.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Light-hearted film brings Toronto's Little Italy to life". National Post, June 15, 2001.
- ^ "Plots collide on College St.". Toronto Star, June 29, 2001.
- ^ "Planned parenting turns creepy". The Globe and Mail, June 29, 2001.
- ^ "Festival's Canadian series opens in Maelstrom ; Quirky film by Denis Villeneuve one of 15 homegrown features premiering this year". Toronto Star, July 26, 2000.
- ^ "‘Memento’ remembered by Toronto crix". Variety, December 19, 2001.
- ^ "Lists, lists and lists: Tops in video". Peterborough Examiner, December 20, 2001.
- ^ "Nominees for this year's Genie Awards". Toronto Star, December 13, 2001.
External links edit
- The Uncles at IMDb
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