Rubber Carpet
Rubber Carpet is a 1997 black and white Canadian film directed by John May and starring Jonathan Wilson and Jude Coffey.[1] It received acclaim from audiences at film festivals (such as the Leeds International Film Festival) but failed to find a distribution company. It was filmed in Toronto, Ontario for a very small budget (approximately $10,000 CDN) and released in April, 1997.
| Rubber Carpet | |
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| Directed by | John May |
| Produced by | Suzanne Bolch |
| Written by | Suzanne Bolch John May |
| Starring | Jude Coffey Jonathan Wilson |
| Music by | Carlos Lopes |
| Cinematography | Glenn Warner |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Plot
Ansel (Wilson) is a wanna-be artist, full-time dishwasher who isn't nearly as good a painter as he thinks he is. When he quits his menial but stable job to pursue his art career, his girlfriend Tallulah (Coffey) is furious. They break up and Ansel spends his days creating horrible art (like a puck floating in urine) and trying to earn government grants.
Meanwhile, Talluah is being driven crazy by her upstairs neighbour who constantly plays Eric Clapton's "Layla" at a loud volume. Banadek (Richard Sali) is Ansel's former co-worker and dishwasher. He spends the course of the film talking about the process of dishwashing. To him it is a religious experience.
The film consists of the two main characters discussing their breakup in monologue, mixed with scenes of the two going through typical post-break up rituals, like giving back each other's possessions. Eventually, they come to a realization about themselves, and their roles in each other lives.
Cast
- Ansel as Jonathan Wilson
- Tallulah as Judy Coffey
- Banadek as Richard Sali[1]
Crew
- Written by John May & Suzanne Bolch
- Produced by Suzanne Bolch
- Music by Carlos Lopes
- Cinematography by Glenn Warner
- Assistant Director: Daniel J. Murphy[1]