Tideland (2005)

Director:

Terry Gilliam

Writers:

Tony Grisoni (screenplay) &
Terry Gilliam (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

30 March 2006 (Netherlands)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Thriller

Tagline:

The squirrels made it seem less lonely

Plot:

A lonely girl gets trapped in an eerie fantasy world after her irresponsible parents die.

Plot Keywords:

Doll | False Identity | Flashback | Beating | Hallucination

Awards:

1 win & 10 nominations

Cast

Jodelle Ferland	...	Jeliza-Rose / Voices of Sateen Lips, Glitter Gal, Mustique and Baby Blonde
Janet McTeer	...	Dell
Brendan Fletcher	...	Dickens
Jennifer Tilly	...	Queen Gunhilda
Jeff Bridges	...	Noah
Dylan Taylor	...	Patrick
Wendy Anderson	...	Woman / Squirrel's Voice
Sally Crooks	...	Dell's Mother

MPAA:

Rated R for bizarre and disturbing content, including drug use, sexuality, and gruesome situations - all involving a child, and for some language.

Runtime:

120 min

Country:

Canada | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Japan:R-15 | France:-12 | UK:15 | USA:R | Slovakia:12 | Czech Republic:12 | Finland:K-15 | Singapore:M18 | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:16 | Norway:18 | Australia:MA | Italy:VM14 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) | Canada:18A (Manitoba) (DVD rating) | South Korea:15 | Brazil:16 | Spain:18 | New Zealand:R16 | Mexico:C

Filming Locations:

Canada Saskatchewan Production Studios, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Company:

Capri Films

Trivia:

Terry Gilliam directed this film while on a 6-month break from The Brothers Grimm (2005). He and Harvey Weinstein quarreled about the final cut of the film.

Quotes:

Dickens: He's spoiling.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in What the Pythons Did Next... (2007) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Wash Me in the Blood of Jesus

One word: Amazing

This is a movie that does not rely on SFX to impress the audience. The storytelling is amazing.

Without noticing, I was pulled into the fantasy world that this movie is. Nothing is judged, no good or evil. No clichés, no heroes. Just the story. Not entirely unlike 'Brazil'. But this movie relies less on a 'weird' future world. Sure, the atmosphere is weird. But not the surroundings. Little events, happening all the time, make up the world. It is unclear whether they are happening inside the characters head, or they are real events.

Perhaps a bit too much for most American style 'junk food film' viewers, but I hope some of the 'Hollywood Junk' producers take notice, and learn.

Too bad this movie didn't show in more theaters. A real 'must see' for those who loved 'Alice in Wonderland'