''Canvas'' is a 2006 drama film written and directed by

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about a Florida family dealing with a mother who has schizophrenia. The film premiered October 2006 at the Hamptons International Film Festival in

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Cast

* Joe Pantoliano as John Marino * Marcia Gay Harden as Mary Marino * Devon Gearhart as Chris Marino *

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as Dawn *

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as Sam *

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as Gregg

Production

Director Joseph Greco wrote that during the third week of shooting, on October 24, 2005, Hurricane Wilma "hammered us" and almost shut down the production of the film. In a statement on the official website, Greco also wrote he was one of

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's three assistants during the production of the film '' Titanic'' and when ''Canvas'' was finished,

signed Greco's application to join the Directors Guild of America.

Release

The film premiered at the Hamptons International Film Festival in October 2006 and was shown later that year at the

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on November 12, 2006. It premiered in Germany on February 10, 2007, at the European Film Market and premiered in France on May 21, 2007, at the Cannes Film Market. ''Canvas'' has also been shown at the

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, the Sedona International Film Festival, the Nantucket Film Festival, and the Sarasota Film Festival. The film opened in

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in the United States on October 12, 2007.

Critical reception

As of October 13, 2007 on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 80% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 15 reviews. On Metacritic, the film had an average score of 69 out of 100, based on 9 reviews.

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of the '' Chicago Sun-Times'' gave the film 3 stars and wrote "The portrayal of schizophrenia in the film has been praised by mental health experts as unusually accurate and sympathetic" and also said "Writer-director Joseph Greco says the film, his first feature, was influenced by his own childhood with a schizophrenic mother."

Awards

At the

, the film won the Audience Award and Joe Pantoliano won the Best Dramatic Performance Award. At the Sedona International Film Festival, the film won the Best Feature Film Award and Joe Pantoliano won the Outstanding Acting Award. The film also won Audience Awards at the Nantucket Film Festival and the Sarasota Film Festival.

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