Camilla is a 1994 film directed by Deepa Mehta. It was Jessica Tandy's penultimate film appearance and is dedicated to her memory. Tandy plays the title character, Camilla Cara, a former concert violinist. It is a road movie with Bridget Fonda playing the opposite, younger female role of Freda Lopez, herself a musician/composer, albeit unfulfilled. The two leave their male companions, Camilla's son Harold (Maury Chaykin), a B-movie producer and Vincent (Elias Koteas), Freda's husband and artist behind in Savannah, Georgia to return to Toronto to attend a concert of Brahms' Violin Concerto at the Winter Garden Theatre. This performance is a mirror of a performance of Camilla's given at the same venue many years earlier.

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Camilla
They went looking for adventure... and found themselves.
Directed by	Deepa Mehta
Written by	Ali Jennings Paul Quarrington
Produced by	Jonathan Barker
Starring	Jessica Tandy Bridget Fonda
Cinematography	Guy Dufaux
Edited by	Barry Farrell
Music by	John Altman Daniel Lanois
Production companies	Majestic Films International Shaftesbury Films Telefilm Canada Newcomm Norstar Releasing
Distributed by	Miramax Films
Release date	November 25, 1994 (1994-11-25)
Running time	95 minutes
Countries	Canada United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	$8,500,000

The film is not only an adventure-filled journey, but also a reconciling of the two women's pasts and futures. Camilla and Freda bond over Camilla's unconditional support that she extends for Freda's music which Freda's husband will or can not give. This bond forms despite the obviously exaggerated stories Camilla tells of her own life.

The men, after having left the women to work on a joint project, return to Savannah to find the ladies have vanished. As Vincent and Harold embark on a search for Freda and Camilla, they, too, come to realize that they must reconcile their broken relationships with the women in their lives.

Cast

Critical reception

Camilla received a mixed response from critics. The film holds a 40% positive "Rotten" rating on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.[1] Several reviewers wrote that Tandy's performance was the best aspect of the film. Janet Maslin of The New York Times described Tandy was a "graceful presence" in the film, and said that "She moves enchantingly through an otherwise treacly film that wouldn't work without her."[2] Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times wrote that Tandy's final film roles "show an elderly woman of great dignity and strength, stubbornness and eventual warmth" and concluded that "What Camilla adds to the palate is humor and some naughtiness".[3] In a review in the San Francisco Chronicle, Peter Stack wrote that Tandy was a "bright, vital presence" in the film and said that "Tandy's eyes are so full of light and impish good humor, it's no wonder she almost sweeps away Fonda", concluding that "Tandy's performance is so enchanting, you forgive a lot".[4]

References

External links

• Camilla at IMDb
• Camilla at AllMovie

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