#The tracey fragments full
#The tracey fragments series

When we finally learn what has pushed her over the edge, it feels like just one more terrible event in the sad life of a young girl who doesn't deserve so much woe. And though Tracey's breakdown is compelling, there is little else to see scenes with her psychiatrist, for example, which could have been fascinating, devolve into screaming and swearing. It's fantastic performance, but painful at times to see, and Page is not matched by either the supporting cast, or the profanity-laden script, which substitutes expletives for nuance.

#The tracey fragments series

Tracey is unraveling, slowly at first, but after a series of horrific encounters it becomes clear that her hold on reality is tenuous, and slipping. Second, Tracey is a girl with no refuge - not at school, where she is bullied and belittled, nor at home where her violent father and emotionally absent mother create an environment of rules and discipline, but little love. It's an interesting gimmick, but can also be distracting, forcing the viewer to focus on two or more images when the mesmerizing Page demands complete attention as a disturbed teen who is coming apart. First, it uses a split-screen format, showing multiple perspectives of every scene. Drop in the Mercury вЂ“ Broken Social SceneД¦.The Tracey Fragments can be tough to watch for two reasons. A 15-year-old girl navigates a dangerous urban landscape in search of the brother whom she has hypnotized into. However, even without the film, it is still a great album.ДҐ. This is the rare case where the film is worth seeing mainly due to the soundtrack. Finally there is вЂњOh Lord, My HeartвЂќ by The Deadly Snakes. Folk artist Rose Melberg contributed вЂњEach New DayвЂќ, a very soothing folk song. Slim Twig, who plays Billie Zero in the film, contributes a song called вЂњGate Hearing!вЂќ, a fun and very catchy electro-rock song. It is a dance punk-pop band from Montreal. ItвЂ™s Rolling Stones esque.Дuchess Says contributes a fun little track called вЂњCcut UpвЂќ, a remastered version of the song that appeared on Anthologie des 3 perchoirs. вЂњDonвЂ™t Wanna Be Your ManвЂќ feels like a 60вЂ™s rock song but with modern instruments. вЂњWhoвЂ™s Gonna Know Your NameвЂќ has the urgency and guitar stylings of a blues song.

The two original songs that they contributed are вЂњWhoвЂ™s Gonna Know Your Name (666)вЂќ and вЂњDonвЂ™t Wanna Be Your ManвЂќ, probably the two best songs on the soundtrack. They are much more in the uptempo pop punk vein than Broken Social Scene with their more quiet and reserved music. The big discovery for me was a group called FemBots, another Canadian indie-rock band. 5.08: вЂњCodaвЂќ shows the ramifications of willful ignorance The two songs that they contributed that and вЂњHorsesвЂќ are incredibly fast pace and manic, which is in opposition to the score. They also contributed a song to the soundtrack called вЂњNeedle in the HeadвЂќ, which is very good. It is especially perfect for stories of Teen Angst, which they have now done four of them already. They should definitely do more original scores as there music is perfect for it. They will also be doing the upcomming score for ItвЂ™s Kind of a Funny Story. This wasnвЂ™t Broken Social SceneвЂ™s first fore into the world of original scores, they had done the excellent score for Half Nelson and The Invisible. Highlights include вЂњGone or MissingвЂќ (the scene when Tracy is searching for little brother), вЂњHhallmarkвЂќ, and вЂњDrop in the MercuryвЂќ. Also, 'An American Crime' and Juno are excelant movies.

#The tracey fragments full

Listening to the score on the soundtrack, I can picture the corresponding scenes in my head so perfectly. The Tracey Fragments is a 2007 Canadian drama film directed by Bruce McDonald which first premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival on February 8. The Tracey Fragments is no differant than most Ellen Page movies including 'Hard Candy' and 'Mouth to Mouth' requiring your full attention. The soundtrack is excellent on itвЂ™s own, and it works even better within the context of the film.Д«roken Social Scene, an incredible indie-rock band from Canada, did the score and it adds greatly to the atmosphere of the film. However it is worth seeing for Page and the soundtrack.

McDonald does seem interesting things with the camera, like his constant use of split screens, however it does become indulgent. It is based on a novel by Maureen Medved, who also wrote the screenplay, and while I never read the book, it feels like it was literal adaptation. The film is told in flashbacks and fragments, and Tracey, played brilliantly by Ellen Page, appears in every scene of the film. Directed by acclaimed Canadian director Bruce McDonald, it tells the story of Tracy Berkowitz, a 15-year-old living in Canada, who gets picked on at school and loses track of her brother Sonny (he thinks he is a dog). The Tracey Fragments is a good but far from great film.