It's January, 1966 at St. Christina's Psychiatric Hospital in Northwestern Ontario. Dr. Toby Greene and Nurse Susan Peterson are individually being interviewed by Dr. Craig Jones, one of the hospital's administrators, about the incident that occurred just before Christmas, the day that their colleague, Dr. James Lawrence, inexplicably did not show up for work. As Dr. Lawrence disappeared the day before during a session with one of his regular patients, a young man named Micha... (Full plot summary below)
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It's January, 1966 at St. Christina's Psychiatric Hospital in Northwestern Ontario. Dr. Toby Greene and Nurse Susan Peterson are individually being interviewed by Dr. Craig Jones, one of the hospital's administrators, about the incident that occurred just before Christmas, the day that their colleague, Dr. James Lawrence, inexplicably did not show up for work. As Dr. Lawrence disappeared the day before during a session with one of his regular patients, a young man named Michael Aleen, the belief among some is that Michael may have had something to do with Dr. Lawrence's disappearance. That day, Dr. Greene took over Dr. Lawrence's patient-load, which included a session with Michael to try and discover if he indeed had some nefarious role in Dr. Lawrence's disappearance. Dr. Greene did not know Michael at all, and was unable to read his case file before meeting with Michael. Regardless, Dr. Greene believed he could read Michael and glean as much from his lies as from his truths. Conversely, Miss Peterson was well-acquainted with Michael and his overall mental state. On the surface, Michael seemed to be able to take control of the situation with information he was able to obtain about Dr. Greene and Miss Peterson to play one off the other, as well as information about secrets about the hospital the administrators believed were well hidden. Michael's emotions also came into play in what happened that day, the question being whether either Dr. Greene or Miss Peterson were able to break through those emotions to the core of what was happening with Michael and Dr. Lawrence.
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| The PlaylistKevin Jagernauth"Elephant Song" isn't so much a bad film as it is exceedingly safe. It brings a stew of potentially challenging themes and ideas, particularly for the time, and backgrounds them for a verbal fight that is never fair or in question from the first word. |
| We Got This CoveredJosh CabritaElephant Song is a twisty and unpredictable film that has poignancy and depth thanks to a layered story that's executed brilliantly by the two leads. |
| Toronto StarPeter HowellThere's no small pleasure in watching Dolan and Greenwood square off against each other ... |
| Montreal GazetteT'Cha DunlevyBinamé's film has many elements of a gripping psychological thriller, and the verbal jousting between Greenwood and Dolan's characters is rather entertaining; but by the time all is revealed, the punch doesn't quite hit its mark. |
| Toronto SunLiz BraunThere's an attractive air of menace hanging over the proceedings, but otherwise the movie feels stagey and stilted. |
| Cinema ScopeJosé Teodoro... brims with unmotivated camera dips, lifts and pans to impose momentum, all of which is unnecessary since there's more than enough going on in any one scene to hold our attention... |
| User ReviewChihoe HXavier Dolan as an actor is just as much commendable as Dolan the director. "Elephant Song" exhibits that. It's also a steady and suspenseful mind game played on the characters in the film and the audience alike. Bruce Greenwood and Catherine Keener were excellent in their roles, adding just as much intrigue to the plot as does Dolan's character and circumstances. |
| User ReviewMark LXavier Dolan's acting under another director (other than Dolan himself) since he's been internationally famous. The story however is more suitable for theater (which indeed was adapted from a play). Both the narrative & editing could have been way briefer & cleaner. |
| User ReviewKen HI saw this at the Toronto Film Festival. It was a good movie, if somewhat contrived. It was hard to forget that this was originally a play. Terrific performances all around. |
| User ReviewRodrigo ÁMichael (Xavier Dolan) faz um tratamento psiquiátrico com o Dr. Lawrence (Colm Feore), que tenta desvendar o complexo mundo de mentiras criado por seu paciente. O médico desaparece de um hospital que recentemente fora alvo de escândalos. Dr. Toby Green (Bruce Greenwood) ajuda na investigação do caso.Ele está certo de que Michael está envolvido no caso. A enfermeira Susan Peterson (Catherine Keener) aconselha Green sobre Michael, pois ela é quem está mais próxima do paciente. Michael se demonstra uma pessoa extremamente inteligente e manipuladora. Boa direção e atuação impecável de Dolan! |
