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Overview

User Rating:
5.9/10   554 votes
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Director:
Paolo Barzman
Writers:
Matt Cohen (novel)
Jefferson Lewis (screenplay)
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Release Date:
18 April 2008 (Canada) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Emotional Arithmetic tells the story of three people who formed a life-long bond while housed at a detention... more | full synopsis
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Awards:
7 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Preity Zinta nominated for Canada's Genie Awards
 (From BollywoodWorld. 17 February 2009, 7:34 AM, PST)

Preity Zinta’s big achievement
 (From RealBollywood. 16 February 2009, 5:03 AM, PST)

User Comments:
Heart warming reminder of lives torn apart by hate more (11 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Additional Details

Also Known As:
Autumn Hearts: A New Beginning (USA) (DVD title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for thematic elements and brief strong language.
Runtime:
Canada:99 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Country:
Canada
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Timmy Winters: This is stupid.
Benjamin Winters: Why?
Timmy Winters: Because you're not supposed to separate the yolks from the whites. That's not why eggs were invented.
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3 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
Heart warming reminder of lives torn apart by hate, 26 October 2008
7/10
Author: ladywarrior0505 from Canada

I liked this movie a lot, however, as in some previous remarks, I feel that they all came up short on where they wanted to go. I agree that more of the past should have been developed, and tied to the characters in the present. For me, it was a bit confusing that it seemed like such a modern time, and I just didn't believe that they had survived the Holocaust. I felt they should have shown more hauntings from the past, and perhaps a bit more clinging to each other, after having survived in the emotional shipwreck of Drancy. I think, perhaps more of their message could have been brought out if they had just spent more time in the scenes from the past. After seeing this movie, I did some research on Drancy and was shocked to learn it was the French, with the approval of the Nazi's, who did this. There should have been more history lessons, I feel, so we could see the larger picture. Anyway, I loved Max von Sydow's portrayal of Jakob, and I liked Susan Sarandon's suffering, but I just felt it seemed to be disconnected from what happened in the past. I was expecting a multi hankie movie, and only shed an occasional tear. All the actors are really good, and this is well worth the money to rent or own, and to open discussions about the atrocities of WWII and the Nazi regime.

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