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More Tears (1998) is a seriocomedy television series that was broadcast by CBC Television, as a short run programme; it was written and produced by Ken Finkleman following the success of The Newsroom (1996), and was partly a remake of 8½ (1963), by Federico Fellini.
As in The Newsroom, George Findlay (Ken Finkleman) is the protagonist of More Tears, as a documentary producer, who manipulated his subjects in order to create better television drama. In the final installment, Findlay abandoned the documentary form to film a satire of the neo-conservative government of Mike Harris, the Premier of Ontario. The programme also explored the personal life of George Findlay, his unhappy marriage, and his unhappy extra-marital affairs.
The cast of More Tears (1998) also included Hrant Alianak, Yank Azman, Arsinée Khanjian, Leah Pinsent, Evan Solomon, and Kenny Vadas.
Finkleman's next project for the CBC was the series Foolish Heart.
Quotations
Shaffik: They [the Liberal Party] stood up and sang, like a bunch of sheep!
George: Better to be ruled by a sheep than a demagogue.
Shaffik: Spoken like a true Canadian!
(Audition for the part of a Cabinet Minister)
Director: Okay, you're being sodomized . . . Try to make it real.
George: The tear of sentimentality . . . is the opposite of the tear of compassion.
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