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This film is in competition for the Canwest Award for Best Canadian Feature Film |
A promising young writer suffering from a creative block, Terrance (Casey Manderson) decides to join his brother David on what he believes is a fishing trip. As he soon discovers, the getaway is actually an opportunity for David to carry on an adulterous affair with his ex-wife, Allie (Kristine Cofsky). While vacationing, Terrance indulges in porn, laziness, wine and (other people's) women, but still can't seem to put words on a page. He soon drives away his brother, and captures the attention, admiration, and support of Allie. Regardless of the consequences, he continues his amoral quest and becomes obsessed with a very young woman who works at the local coffee shop.
Terry Miles, director of VIFF 08 hit
When Life Was Good, is back with this austere, beautifully shot film that leaves quiet spaces for contemplation. What emerges is a subtle but deliberate meditation on what it takes to be inspired, and the lengths a cynical, jaded and apparently emotionless writer will go to just to feel something. Featuring evocative images of Vancouver Island and a hip soundtrack,
The Red Rooster makes a noteworthy aesthetic impression while investigating the attempts of an artist to make something out of nothing.
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