Claire (2001)

Loosely based on a Japanese fairytale, an elderly male couple on a farm in the 1920's South find a little girl from the moon inside an ear of corn and raise her as their own.

Director:

Milford Thomas

Writer:

Milford Thomas

Stars:

Pat Bell, Mish P. DeLight, James Ferguson

1 win.

Cast

Credited cast:
Pat Bell	...	Evil Woman
Mish P. DeLight	...	Josh
James Ferguson	...	Walt
Toniet Gallego	...	Claire
Anna May Hirsch	...	Miss Earwood
Katherine Moore	...	Kat
Allen Jeffrey Rein	...	Richard

Storyline

Loosely based on a Japanese fairytale, an elderly male couple on a farm in the 1920's South find a little girl from the moon inside an ear of corn and raise her as their own.

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Plot Keywords:

fairy tale | gay interest

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Genres:

Fantasy

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Details

Official Sites:

Offical Home Page

Country:

USA

Release Date:

2 November 2001 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Put Down The Plow Productions Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

55 min

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Kagee eiga: Kaguya hime (1942)

User Reviews

Beautiful, Original and Touching

Unique idea, well-executed, screened with an original score performed live by an orchestral group which makes it that much more emotional, charming and touching. Shot on, I believe, a hand-crank 1920's (?)camera for the most part (or perhaps entirely). Even if it weren't so interesting to watch and listen to, the story itself is so charming, uplifting, enlightening, if not a bit heartbreaking, that it alone deserves to be experienced. Loved it, and would see it again in a heartbeat if it were to come back to town. It won several awards, I believe, in one of the San Fransisco film festivals, and I expect is the first of many great films by Milford Thomas. He is a director with a natural talent for both creative film-making and strikingly touching visual storytelling.