Britt Lower pedalled through Toronto’s bustling streets in order to find her character’s pulse for “Darkest Miriam.”
Published:Britt Lower is seen in her role as Miriam Gordon in the film"Darkest Miriam" in an undated still image handout. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Game Theory, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Lower stars as Miriam Gordon, an introverted librarian at the city’s Allan Gardens branch, who moves through a haze of melancholy while serving those on the fringes of society. “There’s a toughness to the commuter culture whenever you’re commuting in a city on a bicycle... It takes, I think, a level of bravery and a kind of toughness that gave me an insight into how she is protecting herself with her helmet and her big backpack, but then she falls into this construction hole that she has no idea has been dug in front of her home.”
During her lunch breaks, Miriam retreats to Allan Gardens, a park and botanical garden in the city’s east end, where she crosses paths with Janko, a Slovenian taxi driver played by Tom Mercier, and the two begin a relationship. Lower recalls spending much of her own downtime in Toronto’s green spaces while filming in 2022, including a sprawling Queen West park known for attracting downtowners and a famously pale rodent.
Miriam dryly chronicles the library’s regulars, filing reports on every disturbance. She notes Suitcase Man, who never parts with his luggage, and Fainting Man, a new immigrant with no health coverage.“Libraries are these spaces that hold the stories of our culture. They hold our history and they hold the last place of an actual public space that you can occupy in a big city,” adds Lower.
The theme of self-imposed confinement may bring to mind “Severance,” where characters grapple with separating their personal and professional lives, trapped in an environment they’ve unintentionally created for themselves.
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