Blue Car (2002)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Karen Moncrieff

Writer (WGA):

Karen Moncrieff (written by)

Release Date:

2 May 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Ready or not... the future comes just the same.

Plot:

A troubled young woman is encouraged by a teacher to enter a poetry contest.

Plot Keywords:

Poetry | Contest | Tie | Church | School

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

David Strathairn	...	Auster
Agnes Bruckner	...	Megan Denning (Meg)
Margaret Colin	...	Diane
Frances Fisher	...	Delia
A.J. Buckley	...	Pat
Regan Arnold	...	Lily
Sarah Buehler	...	Georgia
Dustin Sterling	...	Rob
Michael Joseph Thomas Ward	...	Dad (as Mike Ward)
Wayne Armstrong	...	Don
Aftab Pureval	...	Boy in Class
Wendy Lardin	...	Georgia's Mom
Jenn O'nofrio	...	Blonde Girl
Greg Miller	...	Priest
Michael Raysses	...	Mr. Kastran

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual content and language.

Runtime:

96 min | Canada:88 min (Ontario)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Portugal:M/12 | Australia:MA | Germany:12 | New Zealand:M | UK:15 | USA:R | Italy:T | Canada:A (Ontario) | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Iceland:L (original rating)

Filming Locations:

Colonel White High School - 501 Niagara Avenue, Dayton, Ohio, USA

Company:

Peer Oppenheimer Production Inc.

Trivia:

This film was edited on an Apple Macintosh Computer with "Final Cut Pro" and "Cinema Tools" software.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Mr. Auster is standing on the beach talking to Meg, his collar alternates between straightened and not straightened.

Quotes:

Auster: A world emerges from little details. For example, when we buried my son, I had forgotten to put in my contact lenses. I stood over him before they closed the coffin, trying to fix him in my memory. I could see the red from his sweater and his blue pants, and there was a scab on his forehead that hadn't healed. It was from a bicycle accident. I could feel that scab when I kissed him, but when I looked at him... he was out of focus.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Indie Sex: Teens (2007) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Spit Upon

Enjoyable indie with an excellent Agnes Bruckner

Small but recommendable film about a young girl, growing up in an unstable environment with a lack of people who care for her and various people abusing her. Agnes Bruckner gives an excellent performance as Meg. The story isn't something refreshing and new, but it doesn't disturbs me. The subject is handled very well and the co-actors are good as well, although Bruckner's performance is by far the best. I also saw her in "Home Room" but her role in that movie is very small.

Excellent directing debut by Karen Moncrieff. She managed to make it a remarkable debut. "Blue Car" is an enjoyable film who's certainly worth watching.

7.5/10