A Perfect Day for Caribou

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A Perfect Day for Caribou
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Directed byJeff Rutherford
Written byJeff Rutherford
Music by Marisa Anderson [1]
Production
company
Fred Senior Films [2]
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

A Perfect Day for Caribou is an experimental drama [3] film directed by Jeff Rutherford that had its premiere at 2022 Locarno Film Festival. [2] It was released by Freestyle Digital Media on North American VOD Platforms and DVD on April 2, 2024. [3] Starring Charlie Plummer and Jeb Berrier, it follows the routine of a father (Berrier) and his estranged son (Plummer) over the course of a day in the late 1990s. [4]

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Reception

The film received mostly positive reviews from critics with praise for its black and white cinematography, narrative and direction. In his review in Variety , Guy Lodge said that "fine performances by Charlie Plummer and Jeb Berrier anchor Jeff Rutherford's modest but refined debut feature about estranged men bound by malaise." [5] Matthew Joseph Jenner of the International Cinephile Society wrote that the film was "a profound meditation on what it means to be a man, whether it be reflecting on the past, acknowledging the present, or anticipating the future." [6]

References

  1. DesBrisay, Amy (August 10, 2022). "Locarno Film Festival 2022 | A Perfect Day for Caribou". UniversalCinema. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "A Perfect Day for Caribou,' Starring Charlie Plummer, Debuts Trailer, Ahead of Locarno Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  3. 1 2 "FREESTYLE DIGITAL MEDIA ACQUIRES "A PERFECT DAY FOR CARIBOU" STARRING CHARLIE PLUMMER FOR APRIL 2, 2024 RELEASE". My Fox 8. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  4. "A Perfect Day for Caribou". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  5. "A Perfect Day for Caribou' Review: Fathers and Sons Get Lost and Found in a Winning Monochrome Miniature". Variety. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  6. Jenner, Matthew Joseph (2022-08-06). "Locarno 2022 review: A Perfect Day for Caribou (Jeff Rutherford)". International Cinephile Society. Retrieved 2022-12-03.