British Actor looking to steal Inuk woman for his own Canadian picuture
Ralph Fiennes is casting in Nunavut for his leading lading for his first Canadian feature film, Snow Country "She's 17, 18 [years old] in the story, but she could be played by someone a bit older. It's a question of, obviously, how they look, what their qualities [are]. So I'm really open."
What's extraordinary about this is that someone as talented as Fiennes would come here to make what looks like a rehash of every other Canadian film set in the arctic:
Could the British have a co-production treaty with Canada that allows them to shoot in our country? If so, this is the first time they have actually chosen to shoot here, while every other Canadian film has a British (or Indian) sublot.
The film, based on an original screenplay, is a love story set in the 1950s involving a young Inuk woman who returns to the Arctic from a Winnipeg convent, having lost her original language and cultural identity. Pre-production work has begun and Fiennes and his crew hope to start shooting parts of the film this fall or next spring near Rankin Inlet.
We love our co-pro treaties.
If Snow Country doesn't feel distinctly Canadian, maybe I'll go see it.
Via CBC.
