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Picture Claire

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After her Montreal apartment burns down and her possessions are reduced to ash, Claire Beaucage (Juliette Lewis) heads to her boyfriend's place in Toronto, only to find that he's missing. Then the police mistake her for Lily Warden (Gina Gershon), a sinister woman who killed a local gangster (Mickey Rourke) and happens to live in the same building as Claire's boyfriend. The police pursue a bewildered Claire while a gang of criminals chases after Lily.
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Jason Gorber Film Scouts 06/21/2007
B-
Bruce McDonald directs a mostly American cast in a staunch Toronto film. Go to Full Review Dragan Antulov Draxblog Movie Reviews 09/17/2005
4/10
discrepancy between the near-comedic plot and its bloody, naturalistic resolution dooms PICTURE CLAIRE Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 09/09/2005
2/5
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 08/04/2003
C
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nick s @Nick_S 01/10/2025 Everything about this production was great - acting, directing, cinematography, editing. It was stylish and well paced. But unfortunately spoilt by an absurd plot that relied far too much on coincidence. See more 08/04/2017 Some great leading ladies, Gina Gershon's role kind of stale spoiler alert: wish she hadn't died :( See more 07/21/2015 It would be a somewhat interesting story if the situations weren't set up by idiotic circumstances. See more 10/05/2014 Discrepancy between the near-comedic plot and its bloody, naturalistic resolution dooms PICTURE CLAIRE. See more 11/13/2013 Gritty and atmospheric, Picture Claire is a dark noir thriller. The story follows a girl who goes on the run after her apartment is burned down, but when she accidentally crosses paths with a smuggler she ends up being pursued by police and gangsters. The film has an interesting cast that features Juliette Lewis, Gina Gershon, Mickey Rourke, and Callum Keith Rennie. And the directing style is quite unusual, using split screens and different color filters. However, the storytelling is extremely poor, as is the character development. While there's some mystery and intrigue to Picture Claire, ultimately it ends up being rather mundane. See more 05/07/2013 Great cast (Gina Gershon, Juliette Lewis, and, briefly, Mickey Rourke) wasted in weak neo-noir film. See more Read all reviews
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Bruce McDonald

Director

Juliette Lewis

Claire

Gina Gershon

Lily

Callum Keith Rennie

Laramie

Kelly Harms

Billy

Camilla Rutherford

Cynthia
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Picture Claire

Picture Claire (2001) Bruce McDonald and Juliette Lewis on the set of PICTURE CLAIRE. Gina Gershon in PICTURE CLAIRE. Juliette Lewis in PICTURE CLAIRE. Callum Keith Rennie in PICTURE CLAIRE. Gina Gershon and Juliette Lewis in PICTURE CLAIRE. Picture Claire (2001) Picture Claire (2001) View more photos

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Synopsis After her Montreal apartment burns down and her possessions are reduced to ash, Claire Beaucage (Juliette Lewis) heads to her boyfriend's place in Toronto, only to find that he's missing. Then the police mistake her for Lily Warden (Gina Gershon), a sinister woman who killed a local gangster (Mickey Rourke) and happens to live in the same building as Claire's boyfriend. The police pursue a bewildered Claire while a gang of criminals chases after Lily.
Director
Bruce McDonald
Producer
Wendy Grean, Robert Lantos
Screenwriter
Semi Chellas
Production Co
Miramax
Rating
R (Language|Violence|Nudity)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 12, 2017
Runtime
1h 29m
Sound Mix
Stereo
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