VIFF ‘07: Canadian Images: Toi

I’ve found Quebeçois film, especially in this festival, to be of a very high calibre in whatever genre it is. C.R.A.Z.Y. was one of the best films I’ve seen. Toi, doesn’t quite meet this challenge.

This distressingl tale shows the downward spiral of a woman who has simply lost the spark of life. She first tries to rekindle her spirit through sex but the shallowness of it all just doesn’t do it for her. Unfortunately, she has a son; her husband can’t deal with the shock and loss and the poor child is virtually left to fend for himself. Only her lover has the wherewithal to avoid going down with her.

It seems that there isn’t any blame to be laid, but the film shows just how fragile life can be and how unfair it is to children when the foundation of their life is taken out from under them. The acting was very convincing and left me with a hollow feeling walking out of the theatre…

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