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| name = Felix and Meira | image = Felix and Meira.jpg | caption = Film poster | director = Maxime Giroux | producer = Sylvain Corbeil Nancy Grant | writer = Maxime Giroux Alexandre Laferrière | starring = Martin Dubreuil Luzer Twersky Hadas Yaron | music = Olivier Alary | cinematography = Sara Mishara | editing = Mathieu Bouchard-Malo | studio = Metafilms | distributor = Funfilm | released = {{Film date|2014|9|7|TIFF|df=yes}} | runtime = 105 minutes | country = Canada | language = Yiddish English French | budget = }} Felix and Meira ({{lang-fr|Félix et Meira}}) is a 2014 Canadian drama film directed by Maxime Giroux and starring Martin Dubreuil, Hadas Yaron and Luzer Twersky. 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. 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. It received numerous other film festival awards and was nominated for five Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Motion Picture. PlotIn Mile End, Montreal, a Hassidic Jewish woman named Meira lives a miserable life, married to Shulem who does not allow her to listen to secular music. 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. Word reaches Shulem, who berates Meira for shaming the small family. 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. Meira is mystified by the fact that Félix has no children, as he is single, a novel concept for her as she comes from a culture where women have as many as 14 children. 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. Félix and Meira go out dancing. Caroline also informs Félix that their mother had an affair, drawing parallel to Félix's interest in a married woman. Eventually, Shulem sees Félix and Meira walking on a street together, rushes up behind them and begins slapping Félix. Later, Shulem visits Félix in his apartment, informing him that if Meira and Félix reunite, Meira will never be allowed to return to the Hassidic community. Shulem also asks Félix to keep Meira safe and cared for. Before leaving, Shulem notices a folded up piece of paper, that Félix says was written by Théodore and never read. Shulem reads it, revealing Théodore apologized for bullying Félix to conform to the family, where he never felt comfortable. Félix and Meira take Elishiva to Venice. Cast{{Cast listing|
}} ProductionFelix and Meira was director Maxime Giroux's third full-length film, and said that in writing and directing it, he learned more about his home of Montreal.[1] Additionally, he said he lived near Hassidic Jews on Mile End, and knew it was particularly challenging for women to leave the culture.[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."[2] Laferrière did much of the research.[3]Giroux assembled a cast including actors who were once Hassidic Jews but later gave up that faith and culture. 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. It's tough for them to reinvent themselves and have a new life in our society."[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. The producers recommended Hadas Yaron, but as she did not speak French or Yiddish, she had to study both languages, working on Yiddish with Twesky and French in Israel.[4] ReleaseFelix and Meira premiered in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.[1][5] It was also in competition at the San Sebastián International Film Festival[9] and at the Torino Film Festival.[6] In January 2015, it screened at the New York Jewish Film Festival.[2]The film had a wider release in Quebec theatres on 30 January 2015, distributed by FunFilm,[12] and had a limited release in the United States on 17 April 2015.[13] It was released on DVD on 12 May 2015.[12] By September 2015, the film had played in over 50 festivals and 15 countries.[7] ReceptionCritical receptionThe film received positive reviews, with a 77% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 44 reviews.[8] It was included in the list of "Canada's Top Ten" feature films of 2014, selected by a panel of filmmakers and industry professionals organized by TIFF.[9][10] Marc-André Lussier wrote in La Presse the film was not sensational, but subtle, sensitive and highly interesting.[11] Brendan Kelly, writing for The Montreal Gazette, gave the film four stars, praising it as "so powerful precisely because it’s so understated."[12] Outside Canada, Joe McGovern of Entertainment Weekly gave it a B.[13] Jeannette Catsoulis, writing for The New York Times, called it "a tenderly observed love story."[14] 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.[15] Variety's Peter Debruge said it was easy to root for Meira's liberation, but was not satisfied with the ending.[16] Conversely, Jordan Hoffman of The New York Daily News, felt it lacked chemistry.[17] AccoladesThe film was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.[1][18] It was a rare Canadian submission for featuring a substantial amount of Yiddish as well as French.[19]
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References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/canada-oscar-academy-awards-foreign-language-film-1.3243992 |title=Félix et Meira tapped as Canada's Oscar foreign-language film contender |work=CBC News |date=25 September 2015 |accessdate=25 September 2015| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927212849/http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/canada-oscar-academy-awards-foreign-language-film-1.3243992 | archivedate=27 September 2015}} 2. ^1 2 {{Cite web|url=https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/movies/felix-et-meira-explores-love-across-the-cultural-divide |title=Félix et Meira explores love across the cultural divide |last=Kelly |first=Brendan |date=29 January 2015 |accessdate=6 February 2017 |work=The Montreal Gazette}} 3. ^1 {{Cite web|url=https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/399285/les-amants-du-mile-end |title=Les amants du Mile End |last=Lévesque |first=François |date=8 February 2014 |accessdate=3 February 2017 |work=Le Devoir}} 4. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/foreign-oscars-felix-meira-director-844753 |title=Foreign Oscars: 'Felix & Meira' Director on Courting Controversy With Hasidic Jew Romancer |last=Vlessing |first=Etan |date=1 December 2015 |accessdate=6 February 2017 |work=The Hollywood Reporter}} 5. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.indiewire.com/article/toronto-international-film-festival-reveals-7-big-new-lineups-20140812 |title=TIFF Adds 'Clouds of Sils Maria' and 'Two Days, One Night,' Reveals 5 More Lineups |accessdate=28 August 2014 |work=Indiewire}} 6. ^1 {{Cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/eat-your-bones-wins-top-752801 |title='Eat Your Bones' Wins Top Prize in Torino |last=Anderson |first=Ariston |date=29 November 2014 |accessdate=6 February 2017 |work=The Hollywood Reporter}} 7. ^{{Cite web|url=https://montrealgazette.com/local-arts/canada-to-announce-its-movie-pick-for-the-foreign-language-oscar-category |title=Canada picks Maxime Giroux's Félix et Meira as foreign-language Oscar contender |last=Dunlevy |first=T'cha |date=26 September 2015 |accessdate=6 February 2017 |work=The Montreal Gazette}} 8. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/felix_and_meira/ |title=Felix & Meira (2015) |last= |first= |date= |accessdate=3 February 2017 |work=Rotten Tomatoes}} 9. ^{{cite press release |title=TIFF Tips Its Toque to the Best in Canadian Filmmaking: Cronenberg, Dolan, and Gunnarson Among Directors Recognized |date=1 December 2014 |accessdate=21 December 2014 |url=http://d12gbu3zt5gvms.cloudfront.net/docs/Lg5Q3v_14th_Annual_Canada%27s_Top_Ten_Film_Festival_2014___8510266_1418745501.pdf |publisher=TIFF }} 10. ^{{cite news |newspaper=Toronto Star |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2014/12/01/tiffs_top_ten_film_festival_spotlight_on_canadian_film.html |date=1 December 2014 |accessdate=21 December 2014 |author=Linda Barnard |title=TIFF’s Top Ten Film Festival: Spotlight on Canadian film }} 11. ^1 2 {{Cite web|url=http://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/201409/17/49-5941-felix-et-meira.php |title=Félix et Meira: attirance progressive. Et mutuelle |last=Lussier |first=Marc-André |date=29 January 2015 |accessdate=3 February 2017 |work=La Presse}} 12. ^{{Cite web|url=https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/movies/aching-need-to-break-free-gives-felix-et-meira-its-power |title=Aching need to break free gives Félix et Meira its power |last=Kelly |first=Brendan |date=29 January 2015 |accessdate=3 February 2017 |work=The Montreal Gazette}} 13. ^1 {{Cite web|url=http://ew.com/article/2015/04/23/felix-meira-ew-review/ |title='Felix & Meira': EW review |last=McGovern |first=Joe |date=23 April 2015 |accessdate=3 February 2017 |work=Entertainment Weekly}} 14. ^{{Cite web|url=http://ew.com/article/2015/04/23/felix-meira-ew-review/ |title=Review: ‘Felix and Meira,’ a Portrait of a Tempted Hasidic Wife |last=Catsoulis|first=Jeannette |date= |accessdate=3 February 2017 |work=The New York Times}} 15. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/movies/2015/05/28/felix/SAtFzODwlXO8YHU3VtvMhM/story.html |title='Felix and Meira' is a hushed affair |last=Burr |first=Ty |date=28 May 2015 |accessdate=3 February 2017 |work=The Boston Globe}} 16. ^1 {{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/festivals/san-sebastian-film-review-felix-and-meira-1201314192/ |title=Film Review: 'Felix and Meira' |last=Debruge |first=Peter |date=26 September 2014 |accessdate=3 February 2017 |work=Variety}} 17. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/felix-meira-review-culture-conflict-punch-article-1.2186382 |title='Felix and Meira' review: Encounter between the secular and the devout lacks sizzle |last=Hoffman |first=Jordan |date=15 April 2015 |accessdate=3 February 2017 |work=The New York Daily News}} 18. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-felix-meira-submitted-foreign-827250 |title=Oscars: Canada Submits 'Felix and Meira' for Foreign-Language Category |last=Vlessing |first=Etan |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=25 September 2015 |accessdate=25 September 2015}} 19. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/canada-oscars-pick-1.3775950 |title=Xavier Dolan's It's Only the End of the World to be Canada's Oscar foreign-language film submission |last=Wong |first=Jessica |date=23 September 2016 |accessdate=3 January 2017 |work=CBC News}} 20. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/canadian-screen-awards-nominees-1.3409072 |title=Canadian Screen Awards 2016 nominations led by Room, Schitt's Creek, Orphan Black |last=Wong |first=Jessica |date=19 January 2016 |accessdate=3 February 2017 |work=CBC News}} 21. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.haifaff.co.il/eng |title=Haifa 31st International Film Festival |accessdate=2 June 2015}} 22. ^{{cite news |work=The Jerusalem Post |url=http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Culture/Next-to-Her-wins-top-prize-at-Haifa-film-festival-379235 |author=Hannah Brown |date=19 October 2014 |accessdate=2 June 2015 |title=‘Next to Her’ wins top prize at Haifa film festival }} 23. ^{{cite web |url=https://montrealgazette.com/storyline/la-passion-daugustine-and-corbo-lead-the-jutra-film-nominations |title=La Passion d'Augustine and Corbo lead the Jutra film nominations |work=The Montreal Gazette |date=26 January 2016 |accessdate=3 February 2017}} 24. ^{{cite web |url=http://playbackonline.ca/2016/03/21/la-passion-daugustine-wins-big-at-le-gala-due-cinema-quebecois/ |title=La passion d’augustine wins big at Le gala du cinema Quebecois |author=Staff |work=Playback |date=21 March 2016 |accessdate=3 February 2017}} 25. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.thewrap.com/the-imitation-game-wins-toronto-audience-award/ |title='The Imitation Game' Wins Toronto Audience Award |last=Pond |first=Steve |date=14 September 2014 |accessdate= |work=The Wrap}} 26. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.whistlerfilmfestival.com/about-us/wff-winners |title=WFF Winners |publisher=Whistler Film Festival |accessdate=2 June 2015}} 27. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/whistler-felix-meira-makes-clean-754736 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |author=Etan Vlessing |title=Whistler: 'Felix and Meira' Makes Clean Sweep of Borsos Competition |date=7 December 2014 |accessdate=2 June 2015}} 28. ^{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/festivals/whistler-fest-names-felix-and-meira-big-winner-1201373933/ |author=Katherine Brodsky |date=8 December 2014 |accessdate=2 June 2015 |work=Variety |title=Whistler Fest Names ‘Felix and Meira’ Big Winner}} External links
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