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Director:

Scott Smith

Writers:

Barbara Gowdy (novel)
Esta Spalding (writer)

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Release Date:

15 April 2005 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama more

Plot:

The wickedly funny story of three sisters' coming of age in a wildly dysfunctional family, set against the backdrop of the 60's... more | add synopsis

Awards:

3 wins & 7 nominations more

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Cast

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Miranda Richardson ... Mary Field

Callum Keith Rennie ... Jim Field

Katharine Isabelle ... Lou Field

Kristin Adams ... Sandy Field
Monté Gagné ... Norma Field

Mark McKinney ... Reg and Ron
Carman Fielding ... Young Lou
Courtney Goodison ... Young Sandy
Melissa Brown ... Young Norma
Kett Turton ... Tom

Ingrid Nilson ... Stella

Kristina Hughes ... Sherry
Jonathan Bastian ... Dave
Josh Strait ... Reporter
Chris Scott ... Gym Teacher
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

La révolte des anges (Canada: French title)
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Runtime:

Canada:109 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | Canada:104 min (DVD) | Canada:106 min (Ontario)

Country:

Canada | France

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Canada:14A (Ontario)


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Low Key Gem that Never Disappointed, 11 November 2008
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Author: MystifiedMe from Illinois, United States

It seems fair to say that the title "Falling Angels" is plural so as to include not only the baby brother who somehow fell over Niagara Falls and whose picture is later given wings and enshrined behind wood paneling in the Field family's basement. It also describes the mother, Miranda Richardson, whose spirit has been gradually destroyed by her volatile, controlling, husband, until she is reduced to a morbidly depressed alcoholic with no life beyond the couch and television. Each of her three high-school age daughters are falling as well, away from the insular family where no outsiders are allowed to observe the sad dynamics, no help is asked for or accepted. Each family member is alone in coping with their emotions and longings. Still there is always the sense that this is a family with strong ties and feelings for each other.

The three sisters gravitate (fall) into outside relationships, whose merits and wisdom are not judged by the movie, but simply shown. The girls' future lives are being formed, and will always have been influenced by the events of the past -including forced confinement in a bomb shelter by their father as an exercise in preparedness. Even that act of well-intentioned cruelty is not judged too harshly by the film. It's a misguided deed done for the sake of the family. There is no angst or acting out or weepy reconciliation drama in this family. Instead there is some anger, some sadness, and some unspoken love.

The acting is first rate by all. Miranda Richardson is excellent as the fragile porcelain-like mother, drained of spirit, quietly detaching from life. The portrayal of the late 1960's is the most realistic I have ever seen. It's achieved not by the musical score, or the pop-culture icons of the period. Instead it is the 'feel' of the house and furnishings, the neighborhood, the clothing. And also, it shows how life then was somehow different than today – quieter, more private – at least for some of us and the families we grew up in during that time.

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