The Republic of Love (2003)

Director:

Deepa Mehta

Writers:

Carol Shields (novel)
Deepa Mehta (screen story)
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Release Date:

13 February 2004 (Canada)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Geography is destiny

Plot:

A story of love and enchantment set in the coldest of winters, it explores the issues, dilemmas and...

Plot Keywords:

Love | Marriage | Radio Talk Show | Love At First Sight | Divorce

Cast

Kate Lynch	...	Dr. French
Kate Kelton	...	Mother #1
Sunday Muse	...	Mother #2
Brooke D'Orsay	...	Mother #3
Bruce Greenwood	...	Tom Avery
Jackie Burroughs	...	Betty
Alec Stockwell	...	Mike
Emilia Fox	...	Fay
Lloyd Owen	...	Peter
Gary Farmer	...	Ted
Edward Fox	...	Richard
Kenneth Wickes	...	Mr. Duff
David Huband	...	Sammy
Rebecca Jenkins	...	Maeve
Connor Price	...	Gary Woloschuck
Emma Tima	...	Chrissy Woloschuck
Janet Bailey	...	Sheila
Jennifer Baxter	...	Patsy
Kristen Thomson	...	Charlotte
Victoria Fodor	...	Suzanne
Lily	...	Mr. Chopin, the Duck
Jan Rubes	...	Strom
Claire Bloom	...	Onion
Martha Henry	...	Audrey
Suleka Mathew	...	Yasmine
David Stratton	...	Clyde
Marco Rotundo	...	Colin McLeod
Juan Chioran	...	Monsieur Martineau
Ksenia Solo	...	Micheline
Tamara Hope	...	Sophie
Andrea Mercado	...	Sonya
Micki Moore	...	Foxy
Reg Dreger	...	Tony
Lorin Raine	...	Young Guy
Nick Johne	...	The Minister
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Samantha Hayes	...	Party-Goer
Boyd Banks	...	Man at Folklore Museum (uncredited)
Christopher Segovia	...	Child at Party (uncredited)
Michael Segovia	...	Child at Party (uncredited)

Directed by
Deepa Mehta

Writing credits
Carol Shields		(novel)
Deepa Mehta		(screen story)
Deepa Mehta		(screenplay) and
Esta Spalding		(screenplay)

Produced by
Chris Auty	....	executive producer
Julie Baines	....	producer
Bruce Duggan	....	executive producer
Sarah Green	....	executive producer
Bruce Greenwood	....	executive producer
Mehernaz Lentin	....	co-producer
Neil Peplow	....	executive producer
Anna Stratton	....	producer
Sarah Sulick	....	associate producer
Claire Welland	....	line producer

Original Music by
Talvin Singh

Cinematography by
Douglas Koch		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Barry Farrell

Production Design by
Sandra Kybartas

Art Direction by
Armando Sgrignuoli

Set Decoration by
Jim Lambie

Costume Design by
Jemima Cotter

Makeup Department
Traci Loader	....	makeup assistant
Kai Marks	....	hair assistant
Leanne Morrison	....	hair daily
Daniel Phillips	....	hair designer
Daniel Phillips	....	makeup designer
Lisa Pickering	....	hair stylist supervisor
Lisa Pickering	....	makeup supervisor

Production Management
Deborah Osborne	....	post-production supervisor
Claire Welland	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Greg Edmunds	....	third assistant director
David McAree	....	first assistant director
Ziggi Miller	....	trainee assistant director (as Zigi Miller)
Lorin Raine	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Melissa Frew	....	painter
Vladislav Fyodorov	....	first assistant art director (as Vladislav Fedorov)
Rick Gilbert	....	set decorating buyer
David Gruer	....	lead set dresser
Garry Honcharuk	....	property master
Rod James	....	key scenic artist
Trina Martin	....	assistant property master
James McCrindle	....	set dresser
Cassandra Mittlestead	....	third assistant art director
Sean Moore	....	graphic artist: video playback material
Aaron Morrison	....	second assistant art director
Dan Mucka	....	construction coordinator
Niko Pay Ninvo	....	painter
Rick O'Brien	....	painter
Norm Ouzounis	....	third assistant props
John Picciottoli	....	daily assistant props (as John Picciotolli)
Patrick Tarr	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Matt Ahrens	....	assistant sound editor
Sylvain Arseneault	....	sound recordist
Fred Brennan	....	dialogue editor
Peter Burgis	....	foley artist
Jeremy Cullan	....	sound recordist
Andie Derrick	....	foley artist (as Andi Derrick)
Rolando Duque	....	second boom operator
Matthew Hussey	....	assistant sound editor
Craig Irving	....	sound re-recording mixer
Peter Isaac	....	sound recordist
Andrea King	....	foley artist
Darcy Kite	....	adr recordist (as Darcey Kite)
Mark Lafbery	....	adr recordist
Mark Lafbery	....	foley recordist
David McCallum	....	sound effects editor
Tony Message	....	foley editor
Carolyn Motyer	....	boom operator
James Seddon	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Mark Shnuriwsky	....	sound effects editor
Jane Tattersall	....	sound effects editor
Christopher Wilson	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Chris Wilson)
David Yonson	....	adr recordist (as Dave Yonson)

Special Effects by
Jon Davis	....	special effects first assistant
Rob Huot	....	special effects key
Andy Latimer	....	special effects assistant
Jeff Skochko	....	special effects supervisor (as Jeff M. Skochko)
Jason Wells	....	special effects assistant (as Jay Wells)
Dale Shippam	....	special effects assistant (uncredited)
Steve Skochko	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Dale Codling	....	visual effects artist: Eyes Post Group
Andrew Hunter	....	visual effects executive producer: Eyes Post Group
Tony Willis	....	visual effects supervisor: Eyes Post Group

Stunts
Roy T. Anderson	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Terry Banting	....	rigging gaffer
Todd Barcroft	....	electrician
Jeremy Benning	....	Steadicam operator
Deanna Cadette	....	second assistant camera (as Deanna Ivy Cadette)
Shem Ellis	....	best boy
Cinar Eryasar	....	electrician
Lennox Green	....	generator operator
Michael Keena	....	camera trainee
Douglas Koch	....	camera operator
Patrick McGowan	....	director of photography: second unit (as Patrick McCowan)
James McRae	....	best boy (as Jamie McRae)
Lincoln McRae	....	grip
Edward Mikolic	....	gaffer (as Edward 'Fast Eddy' Mikolic)
Christine Panowyk	....	first assistant camera
Michael Potts	....	camera trainee
Rafy	....	still photographer
Anthony Ramsey	....	electrician
Mark Silver	....	key grip
Robert Somers	....	grip
Gabrielle Stannus	....	camera loader
Johnny Wersta	....	dolly grip

Casting Department
John Buchan	....	casting: Canada
Jennifer Lewis	....	casting assistant
Allison MacGillivray	....	extras casting assistant
Jonathan Payne	....	casting assistant
Jane Rogers	....	extras casting
Emma Style	....	casting: UK

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jane Grimshaw	....	costume maker
Eliza Hunter	....	costume assistant
Shelley Mansell	....	assistant costume designer
Julie Munson	....	costume daily
Martino Nguyen	....	tailor
Nicole Pearson	....	costume daily
Lerelynne Phillips	....	costume daily

Editorial Department
Hubert Davis	....	first assistant editor
Ricardo Olivero	....	color timer
Mila Patriki	....	dailies colorist
Joanne Rourke	....	video colorist

Music Department
Fida Khan	....	musician: harmonium
Ion Metsovitis	....	music engineer
Mike Moran	....	composer: additional music
Mike Nielsen	....	music engineer
Orphy Robinson	....	musician: tuned percussion
Kamal Sabri	....	musician: sarangi
Julian Simon	....	music supervisor: Soundtrack Music Associates Ltd.
Jesus Oscar Vizan	....	music engineering assistant
Chris Willcock	....	music engineering assistant
Alison Wright	....	original music coordinator: Air-Edel Associates Ltd.

Transportation Department
Rick Anglin	....	driver (as Rick Z. Anglin)
John Atkinson	....	driver
Rosalind Callahan	....	driver
Robert MacLean	....	driver
Karen McDougall	....	driver
Kevin Robbin	....	driver (as Kevin Robin)
David Stetson	....	transportation captain (as Dave Stetson)
Philip Cameron Wallace	....	transportation coordinator
Glen Weller	....	driver

Other crew
Andrés Aquino	....	production assistant
Kathy Avrich-Johnson	....	legal counsel: McMillan Binch, Canada
Mia Bays	....	unit publicist
Irena Brignull	....	senior story editor
Linda Brown	....	representative: Triptych Media
Martha Burns	....	creative consultant
Robin Cass	....	representative: Triptych Media
Janet Cavanagh	....	set supervisor
Koreann Ciandre	....	truck supervisor (as Koreann Ciandré)
David Connolly	....	choreographer
Susan Coyne	....	creative consultant
Tecca Crosby	....	script advisor
Ian Dimerman	....	interim financing: National Bank of Canada
Carolyn Drebin	....	senior story editor
Geraldine East	....	legal counsel: A&L Goodbody, UK
Gina Fowler	....	production coordinator
Wendy Gaboury	....	key accountant
Wendy Gaboury	....	production accountant
Louise Garfield	....	representative: Triptych Media
Bryn Garrison	....	location manager
Hugh Gibson	....	representative: Triptych Media
Steve Joberns	....	auditor: AGN Shipleys, UK
Jessica Johnson Tavenner	....	assistant production coordinator (as Jessica Johnson)
Malcolm McCulloch	....	location scout
Darin McLeod	....	assistant location manager
Belinda Mihajlovic	....	craft service
Belinda Moore	....	title designer: main titles
Nushik Narsis	....	craft service
Leorra Newman	....	assistant accountant
Barbara O'Kelly	....	story consultant
Schwetal Patel	....	assistant: Talvin Singh
Diane Pitblado	....	dialect coach
Devjani Raha	....	assistant to director
Sandra Richmond	....	legal counsel: McMillan Binch, Canada
Nancy Rossi	....	accounts: UK
Joan Schafer	....	representative: Triptych Media
Marce Shears	....	representative: Triptych Media
Rob Sillers	....	representative: Triptych Media
Vess Stoeva	....	accounting clerk
Nadia Tavazzani	....	assistant to producer
Jonathan Taylor	....	assistant to producer
Uma Venkataramaiah	....	production assistant
Peter Vermosi	....	security officer
Jane Walker	....	script supervisor
Rick Whalen	....	location production assistant
Vanessa Whittaker	....	production assistant
Dorne Wilson	....	duck wrangler

Thanks
Andrew Austin	....	many thanks
Doug Barrett	....	many thanks (as Douglas Barrett)
Karla Bobadilla	....	many thanks
Tom Campbell	....	many thanks
Patti Chalmers	....	many thanks (as Patty Chalmers)
Celia Chassels	....	many thanks
Dana Cochrane	....	many thanks
Brian Cuff	....	many thanks
Doug Dales	....	many thanks
Susan Devlin	....	many thanks
Bob Dick	....	many thanks
Alice F. Erickson	....	dedicatee
Indra Escobar	....	many thanks
Stephen Evans	....	many thanks
Jeremy Finbow	....	many thanks
Juliette Gill	....	many thanks
Shelley Gillen	....	many thanks
Bryan Gliserman	....	many thanks
The Goldschlagers	....	many thanks: Brookfield Property Management
David Gordian	....	many thanks
Lucy Gormanston	....	many thanks
Cor Hambleton	....	many thanks
David Hamilton	....	many thanks
Ron Haney	....	many thanks
David Hardy	....	many thanks
Heidi Hein	....	many thanks
Bill House	....	many thanks
Gerry Humphreys	....	many thanks
Zygi Kamasa	....	many thanks
Avy Kaufman	....	many thanks
Rebecca Kearey	....	many thanks
Richard Kim	....	many thanks
Monic Lavallée	....	many thanks
Wendy Leavesley	....	special thanks
Ross Leslie	....	many thanks
Mark Lo	....	many thanks
Wendy MacKeigan	....	many thanks
Anne Mackenzie	....	many thanks
Janet MacLean	....	many thanks
Rajiv Maikhuri	....	many thanks
Kevin Mansfield	....	many thanks
Nick Manzi	....	many thanks
Michelle Marion	....	many thanks
Clare Mattock	....	many thanks
Steve Mayhew	....	many thanks
Yvonne McAndrew	....	many thanks
Nessa McGill	....	many thanks
Fiona Mitchell	....	many thanks
Alexander Moyle	....	many thanks
Mike Newell	....	many thanks
Jason Newmark	....	many thanks
Paul Norris	....	many thanks
David Parfitt	....	many thanks
Helen Paul	....	many thanks
Deb Peck	....	many thanks
Rick Perotto	....	many thanks
Aline Perry	....	many thanks
Marguerite Pigott	....	many thanks
Bella Pomer	....	many thanks
William Prouty	....	many thanks
Karen Reddy Medeiros	....	many thanks
Gerry Robinson	....	many thanks
Kara Russell	....	many thanks
Devyani Saltzman	....	many thanks
Carol Shields	....	dedicatee
Don Shields	....	many thanks
Quan Lo Sin	....	many thanks
Justin Smith	....	many thanks
Lois Stephenson	....	many thanks
Shelagh Stephenson	....	many thanks
Bob Taylor	....	many thanks
Kim Todd	....	many thanks
Elke Town	....	many thanks
Carole Vivier	....	many thanks
Cilla Ware	....	many thanks
Helen Weinzweig	....	many thanks
Jane Wittekind	....	many thanks
Carolynne Wyper	....	many thanks
Olav Wyper	....	many thanks
Christine Yankou	....	many thanks

Production Companies

• Dan Films
• Film Consortium, The (in association with)
• Triptych Media
• UK Film Council (in association with)
• Works, The (presented by)

Distributors

• Helkon SK (2003) (UK) (theatrical)
• Film Movement (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Redbus Film Distribution (2003-) (UK) (all media)
• Seville Pictures (Canada)

Special Effects

• Eyes Post Group (visual effects)
• J.M.S. Special Effects

Other Companies

• Air-Edel Recording Studios  music recording
• Art Gallery of Ontario  many thanks
• Babylon  loop group
• Boke Inc.  developed with the participation of
• Bollywood/Hollywood Productions  excerpt of "Bollywood/Hollywood" courtesy of
• Brookfield Property Management  many thanks
• By David's  catering
• Canadian Consulate London  many thanks
• Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC)  with the assistance of
• Capri Films  many thanks
• Catherine Rankin Productions Ltd.  negative cutting
• City of Mississauga  many thanks
• City of Toronto, Ontario  many thanks
• Enroute Catering  catering
• Entertainment Partners Canada  payroll services
• Eyes Post Group  post-production video
• FOOL Studios  music recording
• Film Finances  completion guaranty provided by
• Film Opticals  opticals, titles and credits: Mike Smith, Tony Micieli (as Film Opticals of Canada)
• First Canadian Place  many thanks
• Fuji Photo Film  film stock
• Harold Greenberg Fund, The  produced with the participation of
• Historic Films  excerpt of "La Sirène" by George Méliés 1904
• Jones Brown Insurance  production insurance
• Kay and Warburton  auditor: Canada
• Manitoba Film & Sound  developed with the participation of
• Media and Entertainment Insurance Services  production insurance
• Minto Furnished Suites  many thanks
• Movie Central Network  produced in association with
• Movie Network, The (TMN)  produced with the participation of
• National Lottery  made with the support of: through UK Film Council
• O & Y Enterprise  many thanks
• Ontario Film & Television Tax Credit  with the assistance of
• Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC)  many thanks
• Original Pictures  developed with the participation of
• PS Production Services  equipment (as P.S. Production Services)
• Park Hyatt Toronto  many thanks
• Premier Entertainment  many thanks
• Random House Canada  many thanks
• Renaissance Films  developed with the participation of
• Rights Company, The  research services
• Ringy Dingy Phone Props  many thanks
• Rolls Film Partnership No. 3  special thanks
• Sarah Green Film  developed with the participation of
• Starcraft  craft service
• Strongroom Recording Studios  music mixing (as The Strong Room)
• Strongroom Recording Studios  music recording (as The Strong Room)
• Super Écran  produced with the participation of
• Tattersall Casablanca  sound post facility
• Tattersall Post Production  sound post facility
• The Campbell House  many thanks
• The Travel Company  many thanks
• Timothy Eaton Memorial Church  many thanks
• Toronto Film and Television Office, The  many thanks
• Twickenham Studios  sound post facility (as Twickenham Film Studios)
• Twickenham Studios  sound re-recorded at (as Twickenham Film Studios)
• Téléfilm Canada  produced with the participation of
• Umbra Ltd.  many thanks

Also Known As:

Runtime:

Canada:95 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

Canada | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:14A (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Dan Films

Trivia:

Emilia Fox (Fay) is the real life daughter of Edward Fox (Richard).

Movie Connections:

Features Bollywood/Hollywood (2002)

Soundtrack:

Cha Cha Flamingos

An Intelligent Script from a Pulitzer Prize Novelist Delivered by a Top Cast!

THE REPUBLIC OF LOVE is yet another fine film from Canada based on Canadian Pulitzer Prize Winner (for 'The Stone Diaries') Carol Shields' novel by the same name, and written for the screen and directed by the gifted Deepa Mehta ('Earth', 'Fire', 'Water', etc). It is a satisfying story about the human boundaries set by/for love and how those 'republics' touch and clash and interact.

Tom Avery (the very gifted actor Bruce Greenwood) was an illegitimate child, raised by a homemaker class as a teaching lesson in how young brides to be should learn the skills of tending house, who has grown up, married three times out of a need for belonging and for being loved, and is currently unattached, making his living as a night talk show host helping the lonely hearts. Into his life steps the beautiful museum curator, currently immersed in a Mermaid exhibition, by the name of Fay (Emilia Fox) who remains single because of her exceptionally high demands for a partner. The two meet, fall immediately in love much to their individual surprise, and proceed to court and encounter other couples (especially their parents) who seem to hold the winning medals for perfect marriage.

Fay's parents (James Fox is Richard, the father) have just celebrated their anniversary when Richard abruptly decides to leave his wife. Fay runs to her mother's rescue, leaving Tom alone and the apparent brunt of Fay's disillusion of marriage. The changes that occur cause Tom to reflect on his history of marrying too often in unions that have not met with success. How Fay and Tom ultimately resolve the abutments of their personal republics is the part of the story that carries the film.

The entire cast includes some of Canada's finest actors and the film is solidly directed by Mehta. There are aspects that disrupt the flow of the story, the main one being the incessant and very loud East Indian music that seems wholly out of place and is at best distracting (the score was written by Talvin Singh). Mehta also elects to throw in some bizarre cutesy animation at the end that for this viewer cheapens the story. But flaws aside, this is a fine film graced by the presence of Bruce Greenwood and Emilia Fox. Recommended entry from Film Movement. Grady Harp