Jacob Elordi and Richard Gere portray younger and older versions of the same man, as shown in the emotional Oh, Canada trailer. Based on the novel Foregone by Russell Banks, the film revolves around famed filmmaker Leonard Fife (Gere) who narrates his complex life story during his dying days.
Desperate to tell his side of the story, Fife agrees to give an interview with his former student Malcolm, played by Michael Imperioli, while trying to convince his wife Emma, played by Academy Award nominee Uma Thurman. , forces to. In interviews, he recalls in bits and pieces the stories of his youth played by Elordi.
According to the official synopsis, “Leonard Fife, one of the sixty thousand draft evaders and deserters who fled to Canada to avoid serving in Vietnam, shares all his secrets to free his legendary life from the myths ” The trailer begins with Richard Gere having fun in the streets while his voiceover says, “I’ve forgotten why I agreed to do this,” referring to the interview.
Malcolm informed him that the documentary would record his progress from arriving in Canada as a refugee to his years as a filmmaker. Fife takes them back to 1968 West Virginia, where his younger self (Elordi) is expecting a child with his wife/partner.
He then leaves Virginia to work and “figure out his future” in Canada while his child and partner stay behind. But after reaching the country, he never returned and adopted a lifestyle that was contrary to him. “I never returned to Vignia,” he said in the trailer. Gradually his life went astray with many physical relationships and other negative habits. “At the age of 22, I was married, father of a child, and divorced. My head ruined my life,” he said.
Malcolm points to Emma and says, “He’s mixing things together. Memories, movies, fantasies, other people’s stories.” The trailer consistently drew parallels between the younger and older versions of Fife through similar lighting, poses or locations, depicting their complex lives. “When you have no future, all you have left is your past,” Phife says in the trailer.
Oh, Canada will be released in theaters on December 6.
