- Actors: Daniel Day-Lewis, Catherine Keener, Camilla Belle, Ryan McDonald, Paul Dano
- Directors: Rebecca Miller
- Writers: Rebecca Miller
- Producers: Brian Bell, Caroline Kaplan, Ethan Smith, Graham King, Jenny Schweitzer
- Classification: R (Restricted) (US MPAA rating. See details.)
- Run Time: 112 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B000AA4G3C
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This story is more complex than the synopsis above. The father/daughter relationship made me uncomfortable at times although this did not make me stop watching. Both leads are compelling and I found myself wanting to study their faces more and more. Superbly acted and a well crafted film about love, life and death.Good supporting cast too..particularly the elder son (IMHO) Its a serious film though ..so if you're needing something light today, then choose something else. But watch it.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
day-lewis brings the emotions and story home in this story - we see his character's growing realisation that maybe he did not do right by his daughter - in fact, he comes to realise that the hippie endeavour had all to do with personal taste, not anything more, and this is what he has visited upon his child - a superficial criteria dictating her life - she brings it home to him and so does the modern homes construction man. having grown up myself during the sixties era of the hippy, its futile and naive dreaming is appreciated here - the laconic manner of taking on a partner just never works and it never did. divorce and faithlessness were the conclusion. the daughter in the film and the son of his girlfriend realise this in their free but faithless relationship to each other. day lewis managed to communicate this recognition of what was happening in that era which he found, of course in the rather theatrical but compelling script. i am a great admirer of rebecca miller's script but it is only in conjunction with an actor who can interpret it that we get it full-on.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
It's 1986 and Rose and her father Jack live on a secluded island off the East coast of America. On what is now an abandoned environmental commune set up by Jack in the early 70's, the pair live a quiet idyllic life living off the land subsidised by money inherited from Jack's family business and share a rare level of emotional intimacy unusual for parent and child.
As Jack is terminally ill with a heart condition and Rose now in her mid teens, he asks Kathleen, his lover from the mainland, to bring her two teenage sons and come live on the island with them in the hope that she will become some sort of surrogate mother to Rose. But as Rose has to share the affection of her father it's not long before jealousy breeds and personality's clash which leads each of them in directions none of them expected. To complicate matters further a property developer has bought a substantial part of the island and has started building new homes. This is fiercely opposed by Jack who despite his best efforts is powerless to stop it.
This is a beautifully written, directed and acted film which is both complex and haunting, and the strained relationship between Jack and Rose in which both try to exercise control over each other often makes for uncomfortable viewing, and the sub-plot of the property developer who sees himself creating a modern utopia for a new community and Jack who is living in the ruins of an unsuccessful and aborted community adds another dimension to the film. If you like character led indie films then this really is a must see.
As Jack is terminally ill with a heart condition and Rose now in her mid teens, he asks Kathleen, his lover from the mainland, to bring her two teenage sons and come live on the island with them in the hope that she will become some sort of surrogate mother to Rose. But as Rose has to share the affection of her father it's not long before jealousy breeds and personality's clash which leads each of them in directions none of them expected. To complicate matters further a property developer has bought a substantial part of the island and has started building new homes. This is fiercely opposed by Jack who despite his best efforts is powerless to stop it.
This is a beautifully written, directed and acted film which is both complex and haunting, and the strained relationship between Jack and Rose in which both try to exercise control over each other often makes for uncomfortable viewing, and the sub-plot of the property developer who sees himself creating a modern utopia for a new community and Jack who is living in the ruins of an unsuccessful and aborted community adds another dimension to the film. If you like character led indie films then this really is a must see.
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