Lovefield

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BY Mathieu Ratthe, CANADA   September 05, 2008 09:09

Review: In sixty seconds, a prairie cornfield goes from a site of sexual tryst, to would-be murder scene, to a birthplace of love and renewal. The lush evocative cinematography and stirring score jack up the short’s tension, teasing the viewer’s expectations in a clever takedown. While what you see may not be what you get, Matthew Ratthe’s film is true Canadian gothic.

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