Toronto-based Edith Welland (Goldstein) is an aspiring actress willing to do whatever it takes to land a film role, even outright lying, sabotaging other actresses and outright disrespecting her former boyfriend, also an aspiring actor. Throughout the film, it is revealed she might suffer from manic depressive disorders and delusional psychosis.
Goldstein's July Talk bandmate Peter Dreimanis was involved in the film production, as the film's cinematographer.[2]
Release
Diamond Tongues premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on January 25, 2015,[3] and was acquired by Mongrel Media for distribution in Canada and by Factory 25 for the United States.[4] It had a limited theatrical release in Canada on August 7, 2015.[5]
Critical reception
On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 100% based on 11 reviews, and an average rating of 7.8/10.[6] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 75 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[7]
Norman Wilner of Now calls the script "sharp and thoughtful."[2]The Hollywood Reporter's Frank Scheck praises the film as "a vivid depiction of the city's arts scene," adding, "with the soundtrack consisting of songs by such indie rock bands as Islands and Broken Social Scene adding greatly to the overall atmosphere."[8]
^Bob Thompson, "The reel deal; The Canadian Screen Awards have some serious Oscar glow this year, but also have plenty of Canadian content to justify the title". Calgary Herald, March 11, 2016.
