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Kardia (2005)

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The spiritual connection between the physical heart and the intangible human seat of conscience is explored in director Su Rynard's entry into the 2005 Venice Film Festival. As a child Hope (Mimi Kuzyk) underwent an experimental heart operation that would forever link her with the man who aided the risky procedure by offering to act as a human extra-corporeal circulatory system. Now a successful pathologist preparing a lecture that attempts to make a direct connection between the heart and the

G, 1 hr. 24 min.

Drama

Directed By: Su Rynard

In Theaters: Oct 13, 2006 Wide

Cast

Mimi Kuzyk
Hope
Peter Stebbings
Dad
Kristin Booth
Sally
Ariel Waller
Young Hope
Donna Goodhand
Aunt Florrie
Stephen Lobo
Sanjay
Emma Campbell
Nurse

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The script takes the film to the edge of banality, with Hope's ceaseless pondering.

October 13, 2006 Full Review Source: Toronto Star

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Susan Walker

Toronto Star

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Artist-turned-helmer Su Rynard gets the tough stuff (like the period backstory) right but then muffs easy business (like the contempo framing) in the time-jumping Kardia.

October 13, 2006 Full Review Source: Variety

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Ken Eisner

Variety

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Austere, melancholic and not entirely satisfying, Su Rynard's film nevertheless is worth seeing for its heartfelt ambition to explain the human heart.

October 13, 2006 Full Review Source: Jam! Movies

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Bruce Kirkland

Jam! Movies

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