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Suzanne Clément, Antoine L'??cuyer, Daniel Brière, Gabriel Maillé, Catherine Faucher

La Moitié Gauche Du Frigo director Philippe Falardeau follows up that Toronto International Film Festival favorite with this darkly comic study in abandonment and innocence lost as related to a troubl... read more read more...ed young boy from an explosively dysfunctional family. Set in 1968, Falardeau's adaptation of Bruno Herbert's novel centers on the early life experience of ten year old Leon (Antoine L'Écuyer in his screen debut). Leon's proclivity towards theft, vandalism, breaking and entering, running away from home, and failed suicide attempts might lead the casual observer to deduct that his parents were a horrifically mismatched pair prone to window-rattling domestic tiffs that are frequently punctuated by broken dishes and shredded paintings - a deduction that couldn't be more accurate considering the fact that his parents relationship is rapidly deteriorating. His father is distant, and his mother's conspiratorial approach to child-rearing ensures that Leon has precious few people to confide in outside of his best friend Lea, who seems to come from an equally discordant household. With each inch Leon's parents move towards the brink, their son's rebellion seems to increase tenfold. Later, when his mother abandons the family to start a new life in Greece and Lea announces her plans to move into a dictatorship, the young hellion embraces his wild side as never before. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 48 min.

Directed by: Philippe Falardeau

Release Date: September 5, 2008

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DVD Release Date: March 24, 2009

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  • emilebond007
    August 14, 2009
    emilebond007
    Completely magistral, you all should see this.
  • hypathio7
    October 11, 2010
    hypathio7
    In 2009 my wife and I got back to the Cleveland International Film Festival. This was the first film we saw that year. A story about a Dennis the Menace type character only more troubled. I really enjoyed this and thought it was funny, though all of the kid's attempts to end h... read moreis life kept the movie from being too light-heart-ed. I appreciated the theme of normal and "un-normal" families. And the imagery was consistent with this theme. There was an island alone in the middle of the sea, a kite alone in the middle of the sky, an umbrella alone in a clearing in a corn field, a lone fox running through a field, the boy laying in his front yard, a single bowling pin left standing, and one black stone amongst several white stones in a fountain. The important thing to notice, I think, is that the boy's free-spirited mother, the black stone in society, keeps trying to give him a white stone. She wishes for him to fit into society better than she could.
  • vadermccandless
    May 22, 2012
    vadermccandless
    Too long by 15 minutes, but still emotionally engaging and hilarious. Comparable to Wes Anderson's best work.

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Liam Lacey
February 27, 2009
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

Modest, but resonant, It's Not Me, I Swear!, is a Quebec coming-of-age story that juggles elements of dark humour, pathos and childhood whimsy. Full Review

Peter Howell
February 27, 2009
Peter Howell, Toronto Star

Impeccable production values help make this family angst unforgettable. Cinematographer André Turpin lenses with Ektachrome brilliance. Full Review

Robin Clifford
February 28, 2010
Robin Clifford, Reeling Reviews

[Director Philippe] Falardeau carefully weaves [the] varied relationships and plot threads with deft ease. Full Review

Liz Braun
February 27, 2009
Liz Braun, Jam! Movies

Somehow, all this chaos is absurd and often very funny. When it's not heartbreaking. Full Review

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