Richard Gere Reflects On His Past Via Euphoria's Jacob Elordi In Oh, Canada Trailer

Richard Gere reflects on his past via Euphoria‘s Jacob Elordi in the Oh, Canada trailer. Written and directed by Paul Schrader, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter behind Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver and Raging Bull and the director of American Gigolo and First Reformed, his new film is based on the 2021 novel Foregone by Russell Banks and follows a terminally ill filmmaker who agrees to tell his life story for a documentary. The movie stars Richard Gere, Jacob Elordi, Uma Thurman, Victoria Hill, Michael Imperioli, Penelope Mitchell, and Kristine Froseth.




Now, the film distributor Kino Lorber has released the first official trailer for Oh, Canada. The trailer follows Leonard Fife, played by Richard Gere and Jacob Elordi, a terminally ill filmmaker who agrees to tell his life story for documentarians Malcolm (Michael Imperioli) and Diana (Victoria Hill). However, as he recounts his life, including fleeing to Canada during the Vietnam War and his past relationships, his deteriorating and distorted memory makes him an unreliable narrator. Watch the trailer below:


What The Oh, Canada Trailer Means For The Movie

It’s Ready For Release After A Festival Run


Oh, Canada is the latest film from Paul Schrader, the screenwriter behind Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver and Raging Bull, but he is more prolific as a director, helming over 20 movies, including American Gigolo (which also starred Richard Gere), Affliction (also based on a novel by Russell Banks), and First Reformed. His latest movie has been making its way around the festivals, including its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, followed by it playing at the Toronto International Film Festival and the New York Film Festival.

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Oh, Canada reviews from these festivals have been mostly positive, praising it as a complex and occasionally unclear memory-driven drama that, supported by Richard Gere’s selfless performance, firmly aligns with Paul Schrader’s introspective body of work. Digging deeper into the reviews, there is nearly unanimous praise for Gere’s powerful performance and Schrader’s personal exploration of mortality, but some division over its muddled execution and lack of depth. Nevertheless, Oh, Canada was acquired by Kino Lorber, and the trailer means the movie is gearing up for its release in early December.

Our Take On The Oh, Canada Trailer

Is This Paul Schrader’s Final Film?

Richard Gere and Jacob Elordi in Oh, Canada


Based on the trailer for Oh, Canada, the movie appears to be a moving and deeply personal portrait of a filmmaker reflecting on a lifetime of storytelling. In turn, it’s difficult not to see Oh, Canada as sort of auto-biographical for Paul Schrader, even though it’s based on a book by Russell Banks, raising questions about whether this might be his final cinematic statement at 78 years old. If it is, Oh, Canada should serve as a fitting final chapter in the legendary filmmaker’s career.

Oh, Canada
releases on December 6.

Source: Kino Lorber