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If I Were You (2012 Canadian Film)
''If I Were You'' is a 2012 Canadian-British comedy-drama from Joan Carr-Wiggin starring Marcia Gay Harden, Leonor Watling and Aidan Quinn. Plot Madelyn, a marketing professional, sees her husband (Paul) canoodling with his mistress (Lucy) in a restaurant and in her credulity decides to call him just to make sure it is him she has seen. Madelyn's distraught call grips Paul in his guilt and, consequently, he decides to leave Lucy on the spot. Madelyn follows Lucy and finds her upset and buying a long piece of rope. Suspecting Lucy is about to commit suicide, Madelyn stalks Lucy and finds she is getting ready to hang herself with the rope in her apartment. To save Lucy, Madelyn befriends her and aiming to help Lucy regain her confidence and develop a career in acting, she helps her get into a production of King Lear. Madelyn plays Lear (as a Queen) while Lucy is the fool. The script and scenes of the main story are theatrically articulated as the movie pays homage to the theater ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Carr-Wiggin
Joan Carr-Wiggin is a Canadian independent filmmaker who has worked as a writer, director, and producer. She began working as a filmmaker in her 40s in the early 1990s after a career as an economist and a novelist. She is married to producer David Gordian, her frequent collaborator. Previously based in Victoria, the two now reside in Toronto. The two got their start with 1994's ''Sleeping with Strangers'', an independent film starring Adrienne Shelly. In a guest post for IndieWire, she spoke of the barriers women face in the industry:So many young men on set—sometimes I fear it's 100% of them—are convinced they can be the next Orson Welles. Yet when I ask smart, capable young women working on set, "Hey, why don't you think about directing?" most of them immediately reply, "Oh I could never do that." Why do they think that? They think that because too many people are saying women can't do the job. Or can only do it when the circumstances are perfect, or if it's a certain kind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |