A Loss of Innocence (1996) (TV)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Graeme Clifford

Writers (WGA):

Virginia Sorensen (book)
Joyce Eliason (teleplay)

Release Date:

29 September 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Suspense | Beautiful Woman | Family Conflict | Based On Book

Cast

Jennie Garth	...	Chelnicia Bowen
Rob Estes	...	Erik Eriksen
Polly Holliday	...	Christina Eriksen
Mike Doyle	...	Jens Eriksen
Michael Milhoan	...	Ivor Eriksen
Anne Sward	...	Ida Eriksen
Scott Wilkinson	...	John Brown
Marcia Dangerfield	...	Seenie
Melissa Moore	...	Esther Bowen-Dorius
Maria Mejias	...	Ruby Snow
Bill Osborn	...	Oley Eriksen
Peter Morse	...	Junior Eriksen
Wendy Lee Richhart	...	Hedvig Eriksen
Jed Knudsen	...	Karl Dorius
Steve Anderson	...	Bill Mac

Also Known As:

On the Plain Road (USA) (working title)
The End of Eden (Australia)

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M

Company:

Konigsberg/Sanitsky Company

Tragedy

Many people will consider this movie esthetically old-fashioned, and they are pretty right to do so; even the acting seems to be from a film of the 50s or 60s, not from a contemporary work. But there is something in the very, very simple construction of the plot that remains moving, still when considers the anachronistic schematism: tradition vs. experiment, home-sweet-home vs. great world, tenderness vs. passion, field work vs. art, etc. - The point is that this story is still tragic. Although very improbable that it could happen, just as this simple, nowadays, as a "model" it preserves certain strength. 6 out of 10.