Entries Tagged as 'Mother/daughter relationship'
October 18th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Coraline (2009)
Screenplay by Henry Selick, based on the novel by Neil Gaiman
Directed by Henry Selick
Produced by Pandemonium/ Laika Entertainment
Running time: 100 minutes
So, What’s This About?
Coraline Jones (voiced by Dakota Fanning) relocates from Pontiac, Michigan to the overcast Ashland, Oregon. While her parents (Teri Hatcher, John Hodgman) write a gardening catalog, Coraline sets out to [...]
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Tags: Alternate universe · Animation · Based on novel · Beasts and monsters · Coming of age · Dreams and visions · Father/daughter relationship · Mother/daughter relationship · Surprise after end credits
September 23rd, 2009 · 3 Comments
Nowhere In Africa (2001)
Screenplay by Caroline Link, based on the novel by Stefanie Zweig
Directed by Caroline Link
Produced by Constantin Film/ MTM Cineteve/ Bavaria Film International/ Media Cooperation One
Running time: 141 minutes
So, What’s This About?
In January 1938, Walter Redlich (Merab Ninidze) lies stricken with malaria in a remote farmhouse in Rongai, Kenya. A lawyer disbarred [...]
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Tags: Based on novel · Bathtub scene · Coming of age · Father/daughter relationship · Military · Mother/daughter relationship · Train
September 10th, 2009 · 3 Comments
Personal Velocity (2002)
Screenplay by Rebecca Miller, based on her book
Directed by Rebecca Miller
Produced by Blue Magic Pictures/ Goldheart Pictures/ InDigEnt
Running time: 86 minutes
So, What’s This About?
In the first of three portraits of women in a state of flux, Delia (Kyra Sedgwick) leaves an abusive husband with her three children in tow. She moves into [...]
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Tags: Ambiguous ending · Based on short story · Drunk scene · Father/daughter relationship · Mother/daughter relationship · Road trip
Broken English (2007)
Written by Zoe Cassavetes
Directed by Zoe Cassavetes
Produced by Vox3 Films/ HDNet Films
Running time: 96 minutes
So, What’s This About?
Bachelorette Nora Wilder (Parker Posey) gets dressed and puts in an appearance at the anniversary party of her best friend Audrey (Drea de Matteo), celebrating five years of matrimony to a movie director (Tim Guinee) [...]
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Tags: Ambiguous ending · Bathtub scene · Drunk scene · Mother/daughter relationship · Museums and galleries · Road trip · Unconventional romance