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Josh Sternfeld (written by)
Release Date:
24 November 2005 (Australia)
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In this suburban drama, a widower (played by Anthony LaPaglia) confronts his older son's (played by Aaron Stanford) decision to leave home and his younger son's self-destructive behavior. full summary | add synopsis
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Anger
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Neighbor
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Girlfriend
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Dinner Party
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1 nomination
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(6 articles)
Tori Amos: Midwinter Graces
(From PasteMagazine. 23 November 2009, 1:00 AM, PST)
HartBeat Ensemble Updates Free, Traveling Production of Ebeneeza: A Hartford Holiday Carol
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 2 November 2009, 2:43 PM, PST)
(From PasteMagazine. 23 November 2009, 1:00 AM, PST)
HartBeat Ensemble Updates Free, Traveling Production of Ebeneeza: A Hartford Holiday Carol
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 2 November 2009, 2:43 PM, PST)
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As the seasons change, you try to come to terms...
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Anthony LaPaglia | ... | Jim Winters |
 | Aaron Stanford | ... | Gabe Winters |
 | Mark Webber | ... | Pete Winters |
 | Allison Janney | ... | Molly Ripkin |
 | Michelle Monaghan | ... | Stacey |
| Brendan Sexton III | ... | Robbie (as Brendan Sexton) |
 | Ron Livingston | ... | Mr. Bricker |
| Ebon Moss-Bachrach | ... | Steve |
| Frank Wood | ... | Bill Brennan |
| Kel O'Neill | ... | Tim |
 | Thomas Sadoski | ... | Chris Bender |
| Kathleen Bridget Kelly | ... | Mrs. Burton (as Kathleen Kelly) |
 | Welker White | ... | History Teacher |
 | Jason Fuchs | ... | Bob |
 | Dana Segal | ... | Math Teacher |
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Rated R for language.
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90 min
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Factual errors: In Peter's math class, his teacher says that the students will need to know the quadratic formula to pass the regents exam. Regents exams are only given in New York State, and not in New Jersey, where the film is set.
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Sunset Soon Forgotten
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Quick physics analogy here. (although I hate the discipline!) Imagine a family consisting of three forces pulling in opposite directions. What's gonna happen? Whatever exists between them is gonna start to show cracks, right? Well, even if this little scientific postulation of mine turns out to be incorrect, it still handily applies to the meditation on grief that "Winter Solstice" offers. If they were united as a group, they would be much stronger, but with the huge space vacated by a missing figure, they become a ship without a rudder.
Fans, like me, of Lapaglia, Stanford or David Gordon Green's "All the Real Girls" should definitely come away from this with some food for thought. There are echoes of "In the Bedroom", too. Admirers of any mentioned will be pleasantly acquainted with the pace this film moves at as this is not a work for those who like their cinema to run loud, obvious and at a mile a minute. If low-key indie musing is your thing though, then I would suggest you check it out. It's content not to milk its material for moments of angst, so there are few showy moments for the actors. Suppressed anger is the main vent for hidden depths, so it could have been more 'raw', but taken together it nevertheless builds to something that is genuinely affecting.