The 2024 Paris Paralympics are done so we resume, once again, Canadian films on Saturday nights on CBC.
We are only including the upcoming Saturday in this preview. We will have another story next week to take care of the rest of September. Those years evenly divided by 4 (summer Olympics years) can get complicated.
All My Puny Sorrows is a very good and quite sad film about sisters, suicide, and a suicide attempt. Michael McGowan adapted the Miriam Toews novel and wonderfully cast Sarah Gadon and Alison Pill as the sisters. We wrote about this film about films dealing with suicide. If you aren't triggered by the topic, this is an incredible film to watch.
The film is available on Hulu in the United States.
Tammy's Always Dying may seem related to the first film yet they are very different. The mother-daughter dynamic is entertaining with Anastasia Phillips and American actor Felicity Huffman. I discovered Phillips in this film and enjoy her in the Canadian TV series Moonshine. This is the second feature film from Amy Jo Johnson, a convert to Canada.
Man Running is running on multiple levels. This is a rather serious film to run in the middle of the night. Gord Rand (Transplant) is running an endurance race while thinking about the ethical complications of a case. Gary Burns, who you might know from waydowntown, is the director and co-writer.
Some of these Canadian films may have been featured on CBC in the past. The films should also be available on CBC Gem.
September 14
9p All My Puny Sorrows (2021)
11:30p Tammy's Always Dying (2019)
1:30a Man Running (2018)
Canadian film review: All My Puny Sorrows
Canadian film review: Tammy’s Always Dying
Canadian film review: Man Running
Dealing with films about suicide that could be triggering
These Canadian films offer a very serious night of Canadian films. Other weeks have plenty of comedies.
CBC Saturday night Canadian film schedule for late August 2024
CBC Saturday night Canadian film schedule for late July 2024
CBC Saturday night Canadian film schedule for early July 2024
CBC Saturday night Canadian film schedule for late June 2024
A recap of CBC Saturday night Canadian films in the 2023 offseason
A recap of CBC Saturday night Canadian films in the 2022 offseason
A reminder to our American friends who are fortunate enough to get a CBC signal — such as Detroit, Buffalo, and Seattle — that this is a really good opportunity to get a glimpse into Canadian content through cinema. A lot of English Canadians also need this reminder.
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Feel free to leave a comment on these Canadian films or even Canadian films you would love to see on a Saturday night on the CBC.
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