The Tracey Fragments

Name: The Tracey Fragments
Genre: Drama
Released: May 9, 2008
Duration: 77 min
Rating: 54
Cast: Elliot Page, Zie Souwand

2008

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THINKFilm | Release Date: May 9, 2008 | R

Starring: Elliot Page, Zie Souwand

Summary: Based on screenwriter Maureen Medved's novel of the same name, The Tracey Fragments uses highly inventive and dynamic Mondrian-like split screens to tell the story of why 15-year-old Tracey Berkowitz is riding out a blizzard in the back of a city bus, naked except for the tattered curtain she's wrapped in, and looking for her missingBased on screenwriter Maureen Medved's novel of the same name, The Tracey Fragments uses highly inventive and dynamic Mondrian-like split screens to tell the story of why 15-year-old Tracey Berkowitz is riding out a blizzard in the back of a city bus, naked except for the tattered curtain she's wrapped in, and looking for her missing brother (whom she fears she has hypnotized). … Expand

Director: Bruce McDonald

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: R

Runtime: 77 min

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A.O. Scott

In the hands of a more literal-minded filmmaker The Tracey Fragments might well have been dreary and unbearable, a chronicle of florid self-pity justified by arbitrary cruelty. Instead it is fierce, enigmatic and affecting. Read full review

V.A. Musetto

I have a feeling that this is the last time we'll see a down-and-dirty Ellen Page. Her handlers have too much wrapped up in her mainstream persona to ever again allow her to do anything as daring and out of the loop as The Tracey Fragments. And that's a shame. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Ken Fox

Even though the screen is often divided into a Mondrian-like grid, each individual box containing its own discreet moving image, McDonald's film is surprisingly fluid and easy to follow. Read full review

Wesley Morris

Formally, the effect is like watching really cinematic confetti. Read full review

Peter Rainer

It's all a bit like "Girl Interrupted" shattered into a thousand shards, but Page somehow manages to come through with a performance despite the director's distracting technique. Read full review

Frank Scheck

A failed cinematic experiment mainly notable for its fine starring performance by a pre-"Juno" Ellen Page, The Tracey Fragments provides more evidence (not that any was needed) that an extensive use of split-screen visuals is far more irritating than arresting. Read full review

Joe Neumaier

The Tracey Fragments is a grating stunt that plays like a film-school project, cutting a bland story into a million tiny irritating pieces. Read full review

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AlexZ.

May 19, 2008

This was a great film that will turn many people off. But if you like independent cinema, give this a try.

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measleschip

Jun 14, 2009

Totally awesome. I was in a bad mood but this weirdly negative movie cheered me up with its unusual world. Its def tubular.

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lilbeep

Jun 14, 2009

Ellen page was good in Juno and resly great in hard candy but in this, she was astonishingly incredible. She has so much range and I give this a ten on her performance alone. The movie itself was half as good so I would say its amazing.

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hugecookie

Jun 14, 2009

Really great. It really impressed me with the rawness of the whole film. Really felt intense and exhausted by the end but overrall very much worth it.

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JoeP.

Jul 19, 2009

Great metaphors, story's deeper than it seems.

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PeteC.

May 11, 2008

A mesmerising, bleak and stunningly executed mind fuck from start to finish with a beautiful score, and a blinding performance from Page, this is definately recommended, but be aware this is disturbing and affecting stuff.

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moviegrabbag

Jun 12, 2011

This movie was clearly just the work of a director who thought he was better then he really is. The editing was just annoying, trying to be artsy and new but just ended up giving me a headache. Ellen Page is a far better actress then tis movie makes her out to be and I feel that again thatThis movie was clearly just the work of a director who thought he was better then he really is. The editing was just annoying, trying to be artsy and new but just ended up giving me a headache. Ellen Page is a far better actress then tis movie makes her out to be and I feel that again that falls on the director. If I hadn't seen other works by Ellen Page I would have put this on her. The fragmented scenes and the choppy story-line where clever at first but quickly made the movie confusing and weird. There were also a bunch of scenes that were not needed in the least and where obviously there for nothing more then padding. Please read some of my other reviews at http://moviegrabbag.blogspot.com/… Expand

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