Fiona (1998)

The story of Fiona and her mother told in eight chapters. Fiona is abandoned at six months of age, raised in foster and adoptive homes, abused, and, still a teen, hustles on the streets of ... See full summary »

Director:

Amos Kollek

Writer:

Amos Kollek

Stars:

Anna Levine, Felicia Maguire, Alyssa Mulhern

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anna Levine	...	Fiona (as Anna Thomson)
Felicia Maguire	...	Anita
Alyssa Mulhern	...	Alys
Anna Grace	...	Patty
Bill Dawes	...	Harvey
Mike Hodge	...	Ernie
Christopher McCann	...	Kasseem
Sue Ponczkowski	...	Suzy Q.
Peggy Van Tries	...	Joker
Matthew Powers	...	Larry
Noel Robichaux	...	Eddie
Michele Santopietro	...	Annie (as Michelle Santopietro)
Steve Klingman	...	Tenant
Phil LaRocca	...	Store Owner
James Mulholland	...	Leon

Storyline

The story of Fiona and her mother told in eight chapters. Fiona is abandoned at six months of age, raised in foster and adoptive homes, abused, and, still a teen, hustles on the streets of New York. We watch her use heroine, fall in love with other women, be pursued by men, engage in murderous violence, hide out in a crack house, and decide to leave the city. We see her mother, also a streetwalker and drug user, occasionally talk about her lost daughter. Fiona has a necklace she was clutching when a foundling. Will mother and daughter meet? Is there a silver lining?

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Plot Keywords:

love | necklace | violence | crack house | death | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 September 1999 (Taiwan)

Also Known As:

I istoria tis Fiona

Company Credits

Production Co:

AMKO Productions Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"If I Dream Hard Enough"
Written and Performed by Alison Gordy
Recorded and Produced by Jeff Jones

User Reviews

Cassavetes on Crack

Amos Kollek must be crazy. "Fiona" is a film not only about prostitutes and crack addicts. It was an entire supporting cast of the real deal. Not just extras, several of the main characters are actual prostitutes and crack addicts with much of the film shot in a NYC crack house / crash pad. This is about as heavy duty as you can get without it being a documentary. Actually, this is beyond documentary because Kollek is no quiet observer. He's in there as a director working closely with the drug addicts and prostitutes. It's Dogma taken in a weird, dangerous and, inadvertently, titillating direction.

The story follows a young woman, Fiona (Anna Thomson) from her recollections of being sexually abused in a foster home to her adventures on the streets. The plot turns Oedipal as we meet her mother, who is a much more weathered prostitute working the same streets. Eventually, their paths meet and our streetwise Ophelia finally transcends her destiny by taking control of it.

Yeah, it's a simple plot. But the plot is really just a hanger with which a series of vignettes, both shocking and touching, are draped. Kollek's previous film, "Sue" (which also starred Anna Thomson), let him wear his influences on his sleeve as it clearly brings Cassavettes to mind. "Fiona" lets him take it to it's logical extent which, while most people will remember the grim moments, also allowed for some very real moments unlike anything you'll see at the multi-plex.