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Some Things That Stay (2004)A coming-of-age story of a teenage girl from a liberal upbringing who moves to a conservative baptist community in rural 1950s America. Director:Gail Harvey |
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Tamara Anderson
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| Stuart Wilson | ... |
Stuart Anderson
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| Alberta Watson | ... |
Liz Anderson
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Mr. Murphy
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| Maria Ricossa | ... |
Mrs. Burns
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| Nadia Litz | ... |
Helen Murphy
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| Kevin Zegers | ... |
Rusty Murphy
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| Megan Park | ... |
Brenda Murphy
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Jack Knight | ... |
Robert Anderson
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Tatum Knight | ... |
Megan Anderson
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Brenda Robins | ... |
Mrs. Murphy
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| Julian Richings | ... |
Minister
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| Yannick Bisson | ... |
Dr. Ostrum
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Ken James | ... |
Doctor William
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| Barry Flatman | ... |
Doctor Gordon
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Artist Stuart Anderson keeps moving all over the States, to inspire his painting pallet, with his wife and offspring. In 1954, they arrive in a rural town, where the kids Robert, Megan and Tamara soon feel really at home, although the previous owners moved out after their academically gifted son died from leukemia. Tamara (15) tastes of Chrustian faith and love with neighbor farm-boy Rusty Murphy. Then their ma is institutionalized with advanced tuberculosis, so people are scared to visit the 'cursed' house. Written by KGF Vissers
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
20 March 2007 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Run Away Home See more »Box Office
Budget:
CAD 3,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Don Carmody Productions, Grosvenor Park Productions, Ladyhawke Ventures Inc. See more »
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"Sometimes Leaving Is The Only Way To Move On"
Frankly it comes down to this, Some Things That Stay was average film-making at best because, for me, it couldn't find the right balance of emotional material to keep me enthralled but at the same time not trying to drown me in it.
When I say drowned I mean that I was just so overwhelmed with emotional that at the end I felt emotionally exhausted, but not in a good way. I had the same experience with The Pursuit of Happiness, where all through the movie the emotion was just driving me down. However, The Pursuit of Happiness gave me a better sense of connection with the characters better than this movie did. It's not so much that this was a short movie, which it was, but it did have a lot to handle in that time period.
The characters were portrayed very well, considering the how amateur the film-making must have been, and I enjoyed, but most importantly believed how they were all presented. So I do give this movie that note. Though, I must admit that the character Rusty was nothing more than just a horny teenager, which is real, but kind of out of place.
I DO NOT regret watching this movie, nor am I ashamed. This movie has a lot going for it, and I truly understand why people would love this movie, and I truly understand why people don't like this movie. Consider me somewhere in the middle.
**1/2/**** Stars
Some Things That Stay (2004): Rated PG-13 for thematic material and some sexual content involving teens