Diamond Tongues

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Diamond Tongues
Diamond Tongues.jpg
Film poster
Directed by
Written byPavan Moondi
Produced by
  • Sarah Haywood
  • Brian Robertson
  • Pavan Moondi
Starring Leah Fay Goldstein
Cinematography Peter Dreimanis
Edited byPavan Moondi
Music by
Production
companies
  • Draper Street Films
  • Daylight on Mars
Distributed by Mongrel Media
Release dates
  • January 25, 2015 (2015-01-25)(Slamdance)
  • August 7, 2015 (2015-08-07)(Canada)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Diamond Tongues is a 2015 Canadian comedy-drama film directed by Pavan Moondi and Brian Robertson. It stars July Talk band member Leah Fay Goldstein as a Toronto-based struggling actress who descends into a downward spiral of depression, narcissism and cruelty. [1]

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Plot

Toronto-based Edith Welland (Goldstein) is an aspiring actress willing to do whatever it takes to land a film role, even outright lying, sabotaging other actresses and outright disrespecting her former boyfriend, also an aspiring actor. Throughout the film, it is revealed she might suffer from manic depressive disorders and delusional psychosis.

Cast

Production

Goldstein's July Talk bandmate Peter Dreimanis was involved in the film production, as the film's cinematographer. [2]

Release

Diamond Tongues premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on January 25, 2015, [3] and was acquired by Mongrel Media for distribution in Canada and by Factory 25 for the United States. [4] It had a limited theatrical release in Canada on August 7, 2015. [5]

Release

Critical reception

On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 100% based on 11 reviews, and an average rating of 7.8/10. [6] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 75 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [7]

Norman Wilner of Now calls the script "sharp and thoughtful." [2] The Hollywood Reporter's Frank Scheck praises the film as "a vivid depiction of the city's arts scene," adding, "with the soundtrack consisting of songs by such indie rock bands as Islands and Broken Social Scene adding greatly to the overall atmosphere." [8]

Accolades

Goldstein was nominated for Best Actress at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards, held on March 13, 2016. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Peter Howell, "How Leah Fay Goldstein became a movie star, without really trying". Toronto Star , August 6, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Wilner, Norman (August 5, 2015). "Diamond Tongues". NOW Magazine . Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  3. ↑ Vlessing, Etan (December 1, 2014). "Diamond Tongues headed to Slamdance for world bow". Playback . Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  4. ↑ Bailey, Katie (June 30, 2015). "Diamond Tongues lands U.S. distribution". Playback . Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  5. ↑ Howell, Peter (August 6, 2015). "How Leah Fay Goldstein became a movie star, without really trying". Toronto Star . Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Diamond Tongues (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Diamond Tongues Reviews". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  8. ↑ Scheck, Frank (August 5, 2015). "'Diamond Tongues': Slamdance Review". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  9. ↑ Bob Thompson, "The reel deal; The Canadian Screen Awards have some serious Oscar glow this year, but also have plenty of Canadian content to justify the title". Calgary Herald , March 11, 2016.
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