Leaving Metropolis (2002)

Director:

Brad Fraser

Writer:

Brad Fraser (play)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

A famous painter creates a triangle in a young couple's marriage.

Plot Keywords:

Gay Sex | Homosexual | AIDS | Art Exhibition | Coming Out

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Troy Ruptash	...	David
Vince Corazza	...	Matt
Lynda Boyd	...	Kryla
Cherilee Taylor	...	Violet
Thom Allison	...	Shannon

Also Known As:

Poor Superman (Canada: English title) (working title)

Runtime:

89 min (Montréal World Film Festival)

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Manitoba)

Filming Locations:

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Company:

Film Tonic

Goofs:

A newspaper headline in the defunct Winnipeg Tribune uses the American spelling of "favored". The Winnipeg Tribune would have used the Canadian spelling "favoured".

Quotes:

David: How did I ever drown in someone so shallow?

Good acting, above average (but not great) script

I think I'm willing to give this flick a bit more credit than some of the other commentators. While I think there were some problems with the ending, overall the script worked pretty well. I do agree the part of Violet could have been beefed up a bit more; still, I think this was a fairly engaging movie about love & desire. I thought Ruptash as David was convincing. The only things that seem forced are the constant references to "Superman"; I know that this is supposed to be the subtext for movie, but it feels like the director/writer just stuck it in to hammer home his message. Even so, I think this movie works well for a portrayal of someone who's finding out things about himself he never suspected (Corazza as Matt). This may work better as a play, as did the director/writer's "Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love" vs. the movie "Love and Human Remains" (although I thought it was a pretty good movie).