[3], The film had a wider release in Quebec theatres on 30 January 2015, distributed by FunFilm,[8] and had a limited release in the United States on 17 April 2015. View production, box office, & company info. Giroux's film is a poignant and touching tale of self-discovery set against the backdrops of Montreal, Brooklyn, and Venice, Italy. By chance, Meira meets Félix, a French Canadian man who has just lost his father Théodore, who at the end of his life no longer knew Félix was his son. At 23, Luzer Twersky left his entire life behind in search of something more. During the 20's, at the request of one of his employers, the poet Fernando Pessoa conceives an advertising slogan for the drink Coca-Louca, which panics the authoritarian government of that time. A single devastating event intertwines inextricably the lives of an unfortunate teenager, a weary woman with a critical degenerative heart condition and a team of compassionate doctors; all perfect strangers, perfectly interconnected. Her identity is repressed, arrested by secret Hasidic customs and protocol where women are quieted and obedient. Karabas (Asset Imangaliev) is a difficult man: a hard-gambling, hard-drinking, child-in-a-man's body who puts only himself first in his family. Felix and Meira was director Maxime Giroux's third full-length film, and he said that in writing and directing it, he learned more about his home of Montreal. Each lost in their everyday lives, Meira (Hadas Yaron), a Hasidic Jewish wife and mother and Félix (Martin Dubreuil), a Secular loner mourning the recent death of his estranged father, unexpectedly meet in a local bakery in Montreal's Mile End district. [4], Felix and Meira premiered in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. The film premiered in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the Award for Best Canadian Film. [1][18] It was a rare Canadian submission for featuring a substantial amount of Yiddish as well as French. Shulem also asks Félix to keep Meira safe and cared for. This FAQ is empty. Félix and Meira go out dancing. As Félix opens Meira's eyes to the world outside of her tight-knit Orthodox community, her desire for change becomes harder for her to ignore, ultimately forcing her to choose: remain in the life that she knows or give it all up to be with Félix. Single factory worker Kata, 43, wants to have a child with her long-time secret lover, a married man called Joska. When Meira's husband shows up at Felix's apartment and asks him to talk - you realize how incredible the actors are. Felix and Meira . Why Canada’s Most Singular Filmmaker Will Never Go to Hollywood — AFI Fest, Canada selects 'Félix et Meira' for Oscars. [11] It was included in the list of "Canada's Top Ten" feature films of 2014, selected by a panel of film-makers and industry professionals organized by TIFF. "[3] Laferrière did much of the research. Life and lifestyles are disrupted, communities clash, and traditions unsaddled. 4 out of 5 stars. Félix and Meira is a story of an unconventional romance between two people living vastly different realities mere blocks away from one another. Felix and Meira (French: Félix et Meira) is a 2014 Canadian drama film directed by Maxime Giroux, and starring Martin Dubreuil, Hadas Yaron, and Luzer Twersky. Sadly, it turns out to be the inverse of that film from a qualitative standpoint as well. Excited, he takes his elephant on a journey across Thailand, in search of the farm where they grew up together. Viewers experience subconscious moments acknowledging resistance to our ostensibly defined lives. 2014. In Mile End, Montreal, a Hasidic Jewish woman named Meira lives a repressed life, married to Shulem, who does not allow her to listen to secular music. Read full review. 38. What starts as an innocent friendship becomes more serious as the two wayward strangers find comfort in one another. Felix and Meira’s dominant tenor of is one of quiet restraint, but there are times when such restraint crosses the line into willful reticence; Giroux seems afraid to even show the two love-struck characters sharing a kiss, cutting away lest such a moment of raging passion puncture the film’s relentlessly dour surface. [10], The film received positive reviews, with a 77% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 44 reviews. Société de Développement des Entreprises Culturelles (SODEC). She avoids eye contact with him, and becomes enraged when, while they are playing Ping-Pong, Félix's sister Caroline unexpectedly arrives and sees her. What starts as an innocent friendship becomes more serious as the two wayward strangers find comfort in one another. Félix and Meira is a story of an unconventional romance between two people living vastly different realities mere blocks away from one another. Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 Steve Davis Austin Chronicle. We aren't rushed through every scene, but given permission to decode the mysteries of the Hasidim. Kyle Smith Apr 15, 2015. But its slow-burn style is fitting for a tale involving two adults living emotionally bereft lives. From "Dexter" to The Suicide Squad, here are our picks for the reboots and remakes we're most excited for in 2021 and beyond. From the iconic to the eclectic, relive the most memorable moments from the Oscars red carpet. Apparently of the Satmar tribe, women wear wigs and are in arranged marriages. Felix and Meira (French: Félix et Meira) is a 2014 Canadian drama film directed by Maxime Giroux, and starring Martin Dubreuil, Hadas Yaron, and Luzer Twersky. When the older sister of Shira, an 18-year-old Hasidic Israeli, dies suddenly in childbirth, Shira must decide if she can and should marry her widowed brother-in-law, which also generates tensions within her extended family. [9] Jeannette Catsoulis, writing for The New York Times, called it "a tenderly observed love story". [1] Additionally, he said he lived near Hasidic Jews on Mile End, and knew it was particularly challenging for women to leave the culture. Kata befriends teenage schoolgirl Anna, ... See full summary ». By telling the tale of a woman yearning to escape such a situation despite the overwhelming odds, "Felix and Meira" is essentially the inverse of "Fill the Void" from a dramatic standpoint. IN THEATERS APRIL 17 A film by Maxime Giroux Starring Maxine Dubreull, Hadas Yaron, Luzer Twersky, Anne-Elisabeth Bosse 4 out of 5 stars. Meira too openly resists the known in favour of love, romantic love. She meets the equally dreary Félix, who hasn't spoken to his father in ten years and appears magically at his deathbed. (2014). What starts as an innocent friendship becomes more serious as the two wayward strangers find comfort in one another. [1][5] It was also in competition at the San Sebastián International Film Festival,[6] and at the Torino Film Festival. As ardent and earnest as it is, "Felix and Meira" is a test case. When his wife #1, Zhipara (Perizat ... See full summary », François Foucault, veteran professor of French literature at the prestigious Henri IV institute, ends up accepting a position at a public school in the outskirts of Paris in a troubled area... See full summary ». It’s such a gentle whisper of a film, it’s hard to hear what it wants to say. Caroline also informs Félix that their mother had an affair, drawing parallel to Félix's interest in a married woman. 7 of 14 people found this review helpful. Meeting Felix in New York meant that much to her. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. [12][13] Marc-André Lussier wrote in La Presse that the film was not sensational, but subtle, sensitive, and highly interesting. Add the first question. 2,322 likes. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? [17], The film was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. [15] Ty Burr wrote in The Boston Globe that the film avoided melodrama about cultural conflicts to focus on its characters, and criticized the Motion Picture Association of America for giving the film an R rating, though there is a scene where Meira watches a couple have sex. Time Out says. Family. Co-writer and director Maxime Giroux’s “Felix and Meira” is an unusual love story that, though shrouded in chill and shadow, has moments of true loveliness. [7] In January 2015, it screened at the New York Jewish Film Festival. Félix and Meira take Elishiva to Venice. 1 hr 46 mins. Meira is mystified by the fact that Félix has no children, as he is single, a novel concept for her, since she comes from a culture where women have as many as 20 children. Felix flits in and out of his family, daring to explore the matrix of love. Each lost in their everyday lives, Meira (Hadas Yaron), a Hasidic Jewish wife and mother and Félix (Martin Dubreuil), a Secular loner mourning the recent death of his estranged father, unexpectedly meet in a local bakery in Montreal's Mile End district. Movie: Felix & Meira (Felix et Meira) (2015) info with movie soundtracks, credited songs, film score albums, reviews, news, and more. Felix and Meira. 1945. It's tough for them to re-invent themselves and have a new life in our society. [6] Conversely, Jordan Hoffman, of The New York Daily News, felt it lacked chemistry. Ezra Glinter is the deputy culture editor of the Forward. Written by Felix and Meira. It is about an improbable affair between two Montreal residents - one a married woman from a devoutly Jewish family and community, and the other a single French Canadian man with his own family issues. Each man brings volumes of emotion to the silences. FÉLIX AND MEIRA is a calling card for its young director, Maxime Giroux; a story of an unconventional romance between two people living vastly different realities mere blocks away from one another. It is of a girl called Meira and French Felix, each who adopt their known cultural traits. [16] Variety's Peter Debruge said it was easy to root for Meira's liberation, but he was not satisfied with the ending. "Félix et Meira is a timely reminder that there are different kinds of rights to freedom — the right to maintain long-held religious traditions, and the right to choose one's own identity" (Agata Smoluch Del Sorbo, Toronto International Film Festival). They have a young daughter named Elishiva, but Meira confides in her friend that she does not want any more children, despite their religious duty. Tablet Magazine brings us inside Luzer's first year … In “Felix and Meira,” Meira (Hadas Yaron), a young Hasidic woman, feels trapped in a stifling marriage when she meets a much older, bohemian man in search of companionship. He doesn't like the idea. 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Banks, Those Who Make Revolution Halfway Only Dig Their Own Graves, HAG: The Story of the Hasidic Actors Guild, Strictly Jewish: The Secret World of Adass Israel, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Felix_and_Meira&oldid=994958230, Short description is different from Wikidata, All Wikipedia articles written in Canadian English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 18 December 2020, at 12:40. Some may call it slow moving, I call it pace. Word reaches Shulem, who berates Meira for shaming the small family. What is uncovered, I cannot tell. Rentar $3.99 Giroux's film is a poignant and touching tale of self-discovery set against the backdrops of Montreal, Brooklyn, and Venice, Italy. Félix and Meira is a story of an unconventional romance between two people living vastly different realities mere blocks away from one another. On a chance encounter, a disenchanted architect bumps into his long-lost elephant on the streets of Bangkok. While she works in Poland, she is asked for help by a nun. Romance. For Meira, Félix is the Other – she has to force herself even to make eye contact – and yet she is comfortable around him. As Felix opens Meira's eyes to the world outside of her tight-knit Orthodox community, her desire for change becomes harder for her to ignore, ultimately forcing her to choose: remain in the life that she knows or give it all up to be with Félix. "[1] It was challenging to cast Yiddish-speaking actors in Montreal, but in New York, several people pointed Giroux to Luzer Twersky, who they said would be interested. Felix and Meira Synopsis. Meira (Yaron), a young Hasidic housewife and mother, and Félix (Martin Dubreuil), a man lost in mourning the recent death of his father, unexpectedly meet at a local bakery in Montreal’s Mile End district. At this point in the movie you are cheering for her and you want her to find love. This isn't a story of skinheads, hippies, Trekkies, or of Generations X, Y, or Zeds. [8] By September 2015, the film had played in over 50 festivals and 15 countries. [9] It was released on DVD on 12 May 2015. Later, Shulem visits Félix in his apartment, informing him that if Meira and Félix re-unite, Meira will never be allowed to return to the Hasidic community. However, romantic love is not reality. [14], Outside Canada, Joe McGovern of Entertainment Weekly gave it a B. (132) IMDb 6.7 1 h 46 min 2015 R. In this tender and intimate romance, a married Hasidic woman falls for a secular stranger, opening her eyes to a whole new world and forcing her to choose between her faith and her heart. As “Felix and Meira” shows, they’re also, sometimes, the most beautiful. Mathilde is a French Red Cross doctor working on a mission to help the French survivors of the German camps. For Felix and Meira, the unknown becomes uncertainty. Each of us wanting to explore outside known cultural norms. Was this review helpful to you? [2] While meeting and discussing possible stories with co-writer Alexandre Laferrière at cafes, Giroux said: "We'd see these women and men walking by, and we just didn't know anything about them. [8] Brendan Kelly, writing for The Montreal Gazette, gave the film four stars, praising it as "so powerful precisely because it's so under-stated". As Félix opens Meira's eyes to the world outside of her tight-knit Orthodox community, her desire for change becomes harder for her to ignore, ultimately forcing her to choose: remain in the life that she knows or give it all up to be with Félix. Privateer from a young age and former war photographer, he was invited by ... See full summary ». He scores some money at the inheritance, thanks to his equally dreary sister. The producers recommended Hadas Yaron, but as she did not speak French or Yiddish, she had to study both languages, working on Yiddish with Twersky and on French in Israel. In her convent, several nuns are pregnant. Félix and Meira. A struggling musician takes an overnight long-distance drive in order to fight his estranged wife for custody of their young daughter. In “Felix & Meira,” due out on April 17, he plays Shulem, the husband of a Hasidic woman (Hadas Yaron) who questions her faith and develops a relationship with a secular man. Contact him at glinter@forward.com or on Twitter, @EzraG. [19], San Sebastián International Film Festival, List of submissions to the 88th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, List of Canadian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, "Félix et Meira tapped as Canada's Oscar foreign-language film contender", "Félix et Meira explores love across the cultural divide", "Foreign Oscars: 'Felix & Meira' Director on Courting Controversy With Hasidic Jew Romancer", "TIFF Adds 'Clouds of Sils Maria' and 'Two Days, One Night', Reveals 5 More Line-Ups", "Félix et Meira: attirance progressive. Film, Drama. He commented: "It's their story in a way, and I know at some point, it was difficult for them to shoot some of the scenes because it was really close to what they lived in their lives. This film is about the explicit values of two adjacent cultures who live on different sides of a railroad, each reaching for something more the unknown. Each lost in their everyday lives, Meira (Hadas Yaron), a Hasidic Jewish wife and mother and Félix (Martin Dubreuil), a Secular loner mourning the recent death of his estranged father, unexpectedly meet in a local bakery in Montreal's Mile End district. Felix and Meira. Felix and Meira is tender and sad, and wonderfully shot in snowy Quebec, but ultimately fails to connect. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. It received numerous other film festival awards, and was nominated for five Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Motion Picture. Meira (Hadas Yaron) is a miserably unhappy young woman who is feeling increasingly smothered by her uber-orthodox husband Shulem (Luzer Twersky) and t. ... Start watching with your public library card or university login. Told with almost utmost care, Félix and Meira is a classic wintry romance between the couple of its title- a newly married Hasidic mother (Hadas Yaron) and a lonely bohemian (Martin Dubreuil), who's estranged father Theodore recently passes, leaving him even more astray. As Felix opens Meira’s eyes to the world outside of her tight-knit Orthodox community, her desire for change becomes harder for her to ignore, ultimately forcing her to choose: remain in the life that she knows or give it all up to be with Félix. The arrival of Maria Drazdechova, associated with the Communist party, to a school in Bratislava in 1983 worries parents, students and colleagues. Each lost in their everyday lives, Meira (Hadas Yaron), a Hasidic Jewish wife and mother and Félix (Martin Dubreuil), a Secular loner mourning the recent death of his estranged father, unexpectedly meet in a local bakery in Montreal’s Mile End district. What is revealed, is how the unknown can be even more uncertain than what we know. In the 1970s, Dutch photographer Charles 'Chas' Gerretsen suddenly became world famous with his then small oeuvre. Oscilloscope Laboratories. Recommended. Before leaving, Shulem notices a folded-up piece of paper, that Félix says was written by Théodore and never read. Use the HTML below. Search for "Felix and Meira" on Amazon.com, Title: Watch now. [2], Giroux assembled a cast, including actors who were once Hasidic Jews, but later gave up that faith and culture. In Félix and Meira, an unusual romance blossoms between two lost souls who inhabit the same neighborhood but vastly different worlds. Felix, a middle-aged man adrift without family ties, and Meira, a young Hasidic woman feeling lost and smothered under nearly the opposite circumstances, find tentative connection in … Félix and Meira is a story of an unconventional romance between two people living vastly different realities mere blocks away from one another. In this creepy thriller, two people share the same house but do not realize the other is also there. Shulem reads it, revealing Théodore apologized for bullying Félix to conform to the family, where he never felt comfortable. “Felix and Meira” treads no new ground, nor does it ever really surprise. Get a sneak peek of the new version of this page. It is about an improbable affair between two Montreal residents - one a married woman from a devoutly Jewish family and community, and the other a single French Canadian man with his own family issues. 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