Dream Wired
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Celebrity
  • DramaAlert
  • Gossip
  • Movie
  • TV
  • Music
  • Comics
  • Shop
  • Home
  • Celebrity
  • DramaAlert
  • Gossip
  • Movie
  • TV
  • Music
  • Comics
  • Shop
No Result
View All Result
Dream Wired
No Result
View All Result
Home DramaAlert

Guy Maddin’s ‘Rumours’ a weird, wacky, laugh-out-loud Canadian satire – National

rmtsa by rmtsa
October 18, 2024
in DramaAlert
0
Guy Maddin’s ‘Rumours’ a weird, wacky, laugh-out-loud Canadian satire – National
74
SHARES
1.2k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter


You might also like

Nonprofit Boss On Trial Over Stealing Millions For Luxury Lifestyle

Adult Son Murdered Affluent Parents, Housekeeper After They Cut Him Off, Then Went on Spending Spree: DA

Kingsley Ben-Adir & Archie Madekwe Among Cast Of ‘The Arrival’ — AFM

Descrease article font size

Increase article font size

There’s something so unique about the dry, wry Canadian sense of humour — and Guy Maddin‘s latest movie, Rumours, captures it perfectly.

Set during a fictional G7 summit, Rumours sees political leaders from Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Japan and France bumble along as they attempt to draft a statement on an unspecified global crisis. When a catastrophic force from thousands of years ago rises to threaten humanity, it also forces the seven wealthy politicians into the woods to fend for themselves.

Co-directed by Maddin, Galen Johnson and Evan Johnson (who also wrote the screenplay), Rumours takes its audience on an absurd, witty and melodramatic journey.

Like all of Maddin’s earlier works, the film finds a precise balance between campy comedy and dramatic commentary.


Roy Dupuis and Alicia Vikander in ‘Rumours.’.

Bleecker Street / Elevation Pictures

Oscar winner Cate Blanchett leads the movie’s ensemble cast with an exceptional performance as the fictional chancellor of Germany, Hilda Orlmann. Naturally, British actor Charles Dance is the toughened American president, complete with an English accent.

Story continues below advertisement

To his credit, Canadian actor Roy Dupuis is a true scene-stealer in Rumours, portraying a passionate, dramatic — and occasionally weepy — prime minister. Alongside Blanchett and the rest of the ensemble cast, Dupuis has viewers hanging off his every word, right up until the film’s fiery conclusion.

Trending Now

Liam Payne: Fans pore over his final days as cause of death revealed

Canadian Olympian called ‘drug lord’ by FBI, accused of ordering Ontario killings


Denis Ménochet, Rolando Ravello, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Charles Dance, Cate Blanchett, Roy Dupuis, and Takehiro Hira in ‘Rumours.’.

Bleecker Street / Elevation Pictures

Global News’ Sarah Do Couto sat down with the directors and Dupuis at the Toronto International Film Festival to talk about real camp comedy, haunting dreams and what it means to be bad at one’s job.

Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.

Get daily National news

Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.

(You can watch the full interview with Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson and Roy Dupuis, top.)

—

‘Rumours’ is now playing in theatres across Canada. 

More on Entertainment
More videos

&copy 2024 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.



Source link

Tags: CanadianGuylaughoutloudMaddinsNationalrumourssatireWackyWEIRD
Share30Tweet19
rmtsa

rmtsa

Recommended For You

Nonprofit Boss On Trial Over Stealing Millions For Luxury Lifestyle

by rmtsa
October 23, 2025
0
Nonprofit Boss On Trial Over Stealing Millions For Luxury Lifestyle

by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman October 23, 2025 The woman spent millions meant to feed low-income children on properties and gifts for family and loved ones. A nonprofit boss in...

Read more

Adult Son Murdered Affluent Parents, Housekeeper After They Cut Him Off, Then Went on Spending Spree: DA

by rmtsa
October 23, 2025
0
Adult Son Murdered Affluent Parents, Housekeeper After They Cut Him Off, Then Went on Spending Spree: DA

After his father cancelled the credit card he'd been using, the suspect allegedly returned home and committed the murders before heading back out in his parents' car and...

Read more

Kingsley Ben-Adir & Archie Madekwe Among Cast Of ‘The Arrival’ — AFM

by rmtsa
October 23, 2025
0
Kingsley Ben-Adir & Archie Madekwe Among Cast Of ‘The Arrival’ — AFM

The Arrival, the feature directorial debut from theatre director Bijan Sheibani, has wrapped shooting in London, with Kingsley Ben-Adir (Bob Marley: One Love), Archie Madekwe (Lurker), Joanna Scanlan...

Read more

Ford wants to revisit ending ticket scalping amid Blue Jays ‘gouging’

by rmtsa
October 23, 2025
0
Ford wants to revisit ending ticket scalping amid Blue Jays ‘gouging’

As Toronto Blue Jays tickets are resold for thousands of dollars, Ontario Premier Doug Ford says his government may revive anti-scalping legislation it previously killed shortly after assuming...

Read more

Lori Loughlin might walk away from her 28-year marriage with nothing. Divorce lawyers explain why.

by rmtsa
October 23, 2025
0
Lori Loughlin might walk away from her 28-year marriage with nothing. Divorce lawyers explain why.

After three decades — and one very public fall from grace — Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli’s marriage may be reaching its final act.The couple, who tied the...

Read more
Next Post

RÜFÜS DU SOL Will Perform Across the Globe for 2025 "Inhale / Exhale" World Tour

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Browse by Category

  • Celebrity
  • Comics
  • DramaAlert
  • Gossip
  • Movie
  • Music
  • TV
  • Uncategorized

CATEGORIES

  • Celebrity
  • Comics
  • DramaAlert
  • Gossip
  • Movie
  • Music
  • TV
  • Uncategorized
No Result
View All Result

Recent News

  • Nonprofit Boss On Trial Over Stealing Millions For Luxury Lifestyle
  • DCU’s First Crossover Movie May Have Been Revealed in Trademark Filing
  • Her Health – Hollywood Life

Copyright © 2023 DramaWired.
DramaWired is a content aggregator and not responsible for the content of external sites.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Celebrity
  • DramaAlert
  • Gossip
  • Movie
  • TV
  • Music
  • Comics
  • Shop

Copyright © 2023 DramaWired.
DramaWired is a content aggregator and not responsible for the content of external sites.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In