Signs & Wonders (2000)

Under the influence of signs and premonitions, a man allows himself to veer in and out of a love affair with his colleague.

Director:

Jonathan Nossiter

Writers:

James Lasdun (screenplay), James Lasdun (story),

Stars:

Stellan Skarsgård, Charlotte Rampling, Deborah Kara Unger

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Stellan Skarsgård	...	Alec
Charlotte Rampling	...	Marjorie
Deborah Kara Unger	...	Katherine
Dimitris Katalifos	...	Andreas
Ashley Remy	...	Siri
Dave Simonds	...	Kent
Arto Apartian	...	Police Interpreter
Alexandros Mylonas	...	Police Captain
Dimitris Kaberidis	...	Sotiris
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Themis Bazaka
Michael Cook
Jake Crumbine	...	Skier (as Jacob Crumbine)
Peggy Gennatiempo
Steven Goldstein
Maria Katsoulidi

Storyline

Alec Fenton, an American by adoption and his wife, Marjorie, an American of Greek origin, live with their two children in Athens. Both Alec's business life and his tender relationships with his daughter are guided by a playful but deeply felt need to interpret the smallest details of the world as significant. Under the influence of powerful signs and premonitions, Alec allows himself to veer in and out of a love affair with a colleague, Katherine, eventually leaving his family and returning to America with his lover. Once there, however, the same belief system urges him back home for one final attempt to win back his family. But his new quest is endangered by the presence of a political activist, Andreas, in his family's life. Andreas becomes the victim of a series of incidents, each one more threatening than the last.

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Plot Keywords:

independent film

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

English Greek

Release Date:

29 March 2000 (France)

Also Known As:

Isaretler ve mucizeler

Filming Locations:

Athens, Greece

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$2,793 (USA) (9 February 2001)

Gross:

$33,842 (USA) (17 August 2001)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Goatworks Films, Ideefixe Productions, Industry Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Andreas: We know that if Americans offer you money, it means they must be ashamed of something.

User Reviews

Fizzle

"Signs & Wonders" is a minimally interesting psychodrama about a man (Skarsgard) involved in an affair who tries to reclaim his family as things slowly get out of hand. There is little meat on the bones of this flick which plods along to the strains of peculiar background music in a feeble attempt to create suspense in the absence of a real story. Barely worth the time.