Panel Statements:
Comedy so biting even the art direction is infused with satire, Falling Angels takes family dysfunction to new depths, the depths of a bomb shelter.
— Lee Anne Gillan
I loved this movie. An oddball tale of an oddball family, always on the verge of falling apart, but somehow stepping back from the edge at the last minute. Scott Smith's handling of the Barbara Gowdy novel proves he is an accomplished stylist to watch in years to come. The performances by Katharine Isabelle and Callum Keith Rennie are outstanding.
— Bill Evans
Rarely has a recreation of the late ‘60s been quite as wondrously garish as it is in Scott Smith's savvy adaptation of Barbara Gowdy's tragicomedy about a family in free fall. But the movie's knack for telling details and period quirks is matched by the strength and subtlety of the cast as the characters try (and fail) to avoid the perils of adolescence, parenthood, grief and, of course, the bomb. Unfortunately for this family, the shelter in the backyard is only good for one of those things.
— Jason Anderson
Special thanks to Seville Pictures.
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FALLING ANGELS
Director: Scott Smith
109 minutes Colour/35mm
Production Company: Triptych Media Inc.
Executive Producers: Kevin DeWalt, Dean English, Alain de la Mata
Producer: Robin Cass
Screenplay: Esta Spalding, based on the novel by Barbara Gowdy
Cinematography: Greg Middleton
Editor: Reginald Harkema
Production Designer: Rob Gray
Sound: Warren St. Onge, David McCallum
Music: Ken Whiteley
Principal Cast: Miranda Richardson, Callum Keith Rennie, Katharine Isabelle, Kristin Adams, Monté Gagné, Mark McKinney
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Scott Smith graduated from the film programme at Simon Fraser University, holds degrees in fine arts and business administration and has been a resident director at the Canadian Film Centre. Based in Vancouver, he has worked as an editor and cinematographer and has directed episodes of television series such as The Chris Isaak Show. His second short film, Shhh... (96), won the prize for best short film at the Czech Republic's Karlovy Vary festival. His first feature, rollercoaster (99), which he also wrote and produced, played at the Toronto International Film Festival®; it was also awarded the prize for most popular Canadian film at the Vancouver film festival. Falling Angels (03) is his second feature.
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