Joe Pantoliano, Marcia Gay Harden, Devon Gearhart
John Marino is a Florida construction worker struggling to make ends meet, while bringing up his son, Chris, and dealing with the increasing irrationality of Mary, his schizophrenic wife. For Chris, h...( read more
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DVD Release Date: January 29, 2008
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May 12, 2008I never understood why people wanna make telemovies and do well at it. For me, everyone should go for a full-punch theatrical release and screw the telemovie aim-lows.
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March 12, 2008Canvas is kind of a mess of a movie with some really good qualities about it. Sadly the film's good doesn't make up for what's bad about the film.
To start with what's good about the film is the reliable and hugely underrated Joe Pantoliano giving another great performance and d...( read more) -
September 20, 2009I really want to see this film. I have heard it portrays mental illness verywell ...
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July 4, 2009Film festival berkualitas yg mengupas kehidupan seorang penderita schizofrenia. Seorang ibu yang mengalami gangguan ini, seorang ayah yang mencintai keluarganya, dan seorang anak yang sedang bertumbuh diantara teman2 sebaya nya. Benar2 kisah yang menyentuh
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December 10, 2008Wonderful movie that people will have to get on DVD. Should have been up for an Oscar last year.
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October 7, 2008This story of a family dealing with the mental illness of the mom played by Marsha Gay Harden is slow-moving though I will say her performance was very believable and to be noted. The father (Joe Pantaliano) struggles between trying to hold a job and the grief of missing the wif...( read more)
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July 12, 2008Amazing movie. Sad story. Really nice movie. So awesome. I thought it was insane that the kid got people to pay him 40 dollars for a shirt. This movie was great.
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April 6, 2008heartwarming family movie that accurately depicts the hardships of schizophrenia
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October 12, 2007
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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