Camilla (1994)

Vincent and Freda Lopez are a young married Toronto couple who both indulge in the arts, Vince as an artist and Freda as a musician/composer. Their marriage is not as secure as it may seem ... See full summary »

Director:

Deepa Mehta

Writers:

Ali Jennings (story), Paul Quarrington

Stars:

Jessica Tandy, Bridget Fonda, Elias Koteas

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jessica Tandy	...	Camilla Cara
Bridget Fonda	...	Freda Lopez
Elias Koteas	...	Vincent Lopez
Maury Chaykin	...	Harold Cara
Graham Greene	...	Hunt Weller
Hume Cronyn	...	Ewald
Ranjit Chowdhry	...	Officer Kapur
George Harris	...	Jerry
Sandi Ross	...	Border Guard
Gerry Quigley	...	Border Official
Atom Egoyan	...	Sea Bunnies Director
Devyani Saltzman	...	Girl #1
Camille Spence	...	Girl #2
Martha Cronyn	...	Coat Check Woman
Sheilanne Lindsay	...	Lauron Tinscheff

Storyline

Vincent and Freda Lopez are a young married Toronto couple who both indulge in the arts, Vince as an artist and Freda as a musician/composer. Their marriage is not as secure as it may seem on the surface as Vince sees Freda's music as purely a hobby, while she sees it as her vocation, despite feeling insecure about it. The two drive to Savannah, Georgia for a vacation, where they meet mother and son Camilla and Harold Cara, a former concert violinist and a B-movie producer respectively. There is an immediate bond between Camilla and Freda because of their music, and because of the unconditional support Camilla provides to Freda concerning her music that Vince will or cannot. Their bond is also despite the obvious exaggerated stories Camilla tells of her life. After Vince and Harold leave to work on a joint project and after Freda and Vince have an argument following about her musical career, Freda asks Camilla to drive back to Toronto with her to attend a concert of Brahms' violin ...

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Plot Keywords:

concert | violinist | vacation | theatre | savannah georgia | 

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Taglines:

They went looking for adventure... and found themselves.

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

Canada UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 November 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

Freda y Camilla

Filming Locations:

Fort Pulaski National Monument - U.S. Highway 80, Savannah, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$8,500,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$250,993 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Miramax Films, Majestic Films International, Newcomm

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References This Is Your Life (1952)

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Soundtracks

"Public Enemy"
Music by Daniel Lanois
Performed by Daniel Lanois, Manu Katché (as Manu Katche), Bill Dillon & Malcolm Burn
Published by Opal Music, London and Aludra Music Inc./ASCAP North America

User Reviews

an almost kind of movie

This is one of those movies that should work and almost does. The cast is good, it's generally the sort of thing I should really like, but it all just feels a little too artificial. Yes, movies like this are inherently artificial, but sometimes the writer and director's sincerity makes it feel real. Here, you can see all the seams showing in the fabric; the movie has the contrived sense of a film with a very specific series of talking points it wants to present. There are occasional moments of insight and sparks of imagination, but for the most part there is a real been there done that quality to the whole thing. A decent enough movie, but nothing special.