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Various Positions (film)

Various Positions is a 2002 film directed by Ori Kowarsky and starring Carly Pope and Tygh Runyan. Various Positions won the 2002 Prix de Montréal at the Montreal World Film Festival. Although the film takes its title from an album by (and Ira Nadel's biography of) Leonard Cohen, the subject of the film is not Cohen, nor does he have any affiliation with the work.

Various Positions
Directed byOri Kowarsky
Written byOri Kowarsky
Produced by
  • Michael Lahay (associate producer)
  • Karen Powell (executive producer)
  • Karen Powell (producer)
  • Lori Roth (producer)
  • Craig Stapleton (associate producer)
Starring
CinematographyRobert Aschmann
Edited byRoss Weber
Music by
  • Damon Henry
  • Andrew Herfst
  • Ida Nilsen
  • Tygh Runyan
  • Stefan Udell
Production
company
Various Producers Ltd.
Distributed byAlliance Atlantis
Release date
  • August 24, 2002 (2002-08-24) (MWFF)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Synopsis

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In this briskly-paced romantic drama, college student Josh is on track for law school and a place at his father's firm. As his Orthodox Jewish family prepares for their traditional Passover celebrations, Josh hits a brick wall in the form of the alluring and troubled - and not quite Jewish - Cheryth.

As things heat up at the dorm and at home, Josh is suddenly questioning his faith, his father and his future. Even worse, Josh is caught in the middle as his father moves to cover up a scandal involving the Jewish cemetery, forcing Josh to take a stand for what he believes is right.

Passion and new love collide with family values and the demands of tradition as Josh, Cheryth, and Josh's family find themselves questioning their lives. Love and loyalty look a lot different when examined from various positions. In the end, Josh follows a road of his own choosing and it leads to a future of his own making.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Various Positions: Synopsis".
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