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Overview

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Director:

Bart Freundlich

Writer:

Bart Freundlich (written by)

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Release Date:

17 September 1997 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama | Comedy more

Plot:

An ambitious debut for writer/director Bart Freundlich charting the unrest with a family who gather together for thanks giving. more | add synopsis

Awards:

1 win & 8 nominations more

NewsDesk:
(3 articles)

Julianne Moore
 (From The AV Club. 27 May 2008, 9:01 PM, PDT)

Julianne to Wed
 (From WENN. 6 January 2003)

User Comments:

Goes beyond a family gathering more (35 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Randee Allen ... Waitress
Arija Bareikis ... Daphne
Justin Barreto ... Young Jake

Chris Bauer ... Jerry
Nicholas Bourgeois ... Young Warren
Tom Cumler ... Man at Train Station

Blythe Danner ... Lena

Hope Davis ... Margaret

Christopher Duva ... Tom
Kelsey Gunn ... Young Leigh

Laurel Holloman ... Leigh
Brian Kerwin ... Elliot

James LeGros ... Cezanne

Julianne Moore ... Mia
Polly Pelletier ... Young Mia
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Additional Details

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality and language.

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Filming Locations:

Andover, Maine, USA more


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Quotes:

Jake: I know your true passion theory about two people destined to be together, but we can't all be filled with that much faith, trust and emotion. It just means if you have someone you're not alone. You're not going to find that in some fairy tale romance. Sometimes you have to sit through low times where you don't necessarily feel overwhelmingly, totally in love all the time. more

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Law & Order: Myth of Fingerprints (#12.7)" (2001) more

Soundtrack:

You Go to My Head more


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6 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
Goes beyond a family gathering, 17 May 1999
10/10
Author: Andrew Downs from Alpena, Michigan

For all of the movies I have been forced to accept and comprehend, _The Myth of Fingerprints_ is far and away the one that I most wish that I could have had a part in. It flows over a holiday visit like the cold breeze out their Maine window. The characters are more real than human beings could hope to be; some are willing to disclose who they are, and others leave us with only a trace understanding.

I could not hope to make a movie this sincere and beautiful; it achieves in an hour and half more than I could hope to see in a lifetime. Let's hope that Bart Freundlich can top this one.

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