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At Sachem Farm (1998) -- An international superstar in the 1980s with the #1 hit "Higher Love", British singer Steve Winwood is now getting set to release a new album entitled Nine Lives.  Drew Levinson reports.

Overview

User Rating:
6.9/10   3,193 votes
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Director:
Rodrigo García
Writer (WGA):
Rodrigo García (written by)
Contact:
View company contact information for Nine Lives on IMDbPro.
Release Date:
2 September 2005 (Italy) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
Every life has a story. And every story has a life of its own.
Plot:
Captives of the very relationships that define and sustain them, nine women resiliently meet the travails and disappointments of life. | add synopsis
Awards:
9 wins & 10 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(13 articles)
Rodrigo Garcia to present 'Mother and Child'
 (From ioncinema. 6 November 2008)

Bening and Watts Set for Mother and Child
 (From TheMovingPicture. 6 November 2008, 2:31 AM, PST)

User Comments:
The Kind of Movie Making that Restores Faith in the Medium more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Elpidia Carrillo ... Sandra
Aomawa Baker ... Female Guard

Miguel Sandoval ... Deputy Sheriff Ron
Mary Pat Dowhy ... Nicole

Andy Umberger ... Second Male Guard

K Callan ... Marisa
Chelsea Rendon ... Sandra's Daughter

Robin Wright Penn ... Diana

Jason Isaacs ... Damian

Sydney Tamiia Poitier ... Vanessa

Lisa Gay Hamilton ... Holly

Holly Hunter ... Sonia
Stephen Dillane ... Martin

Daniel Edward Mora ... Receptionist

Molly Parker ... Lisa
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language, brief sexual content and some disturbing images.
Runtime:
USA:115 min
Country:
USA
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USA

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
All nine stories take place in real-time. more
Quotes:
Holly: Hey, what was that, um- that song we used to sing form pre-school? You know, the one about the- the planting of the seeds?
[sniffs]
Holly: You know, you know, um, ah- wi- wi- "with fertile ground"?
Vanessa: I don't know.
Holly: Come.
[laughs]
Holly: Sing-a-long, you know it.
Vanessa: Um, it's -
[singing]
Vanessa: "Inch by inch...”- right?
[...]
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Movie Connections:
Featured in 2006 Independent Spirit Awards (2006) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Gia I Sacerdoti Adunansi more

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15 out of 19 people found the following comment useful:-
The Kind of Movie Making that Restores Faith in the Medium, 27 February 2006
9/10
Author: gradyharp from United States

Columbian director and writer Rodrigo García (Things you can tell just by looking at her, multiple episodes of Six Feet Under, Carnivale, The Sopranos, Fathers and Sons, etc) does what few writer/directors are capable of: García observes the human condition, finds the stories that such observations suggests, fleshes out these ideas into vignettes, and then weaves them into a tapestry of a film that is simply breathtaking.

NINE LIVES is simply the reporting of nine women and their surrounding characters who are coping with an emotional crisis involving relationships with a parent, child, lover, husband, or sister and the manner in which each woman deals with keeping her life intact despite the trials of everyday living. Imagine walking down a street, as a flaneur, observing glimpses of a person and conversation that lasts only as long as the time you approach, pause and pass on by and you have an idea of the technique García uses. These little short stories are the stuff of life we all encounter: García pauses long enough to let them make an impact.

Part of the beauty of this film is the sterling cast which includes some of our finest actors - Kathy Baker, Amy Brenneman, K Callan, Glenn Close, Stephen Dillane, Dakota Fanning, Holly Hunter, Jason Isaacs, Joe Mantegna, Ian McShane, Mary Kay Place, Aidan Quinn, Sissy Spacek, Robin Wright Penn - the list goes on. There is a sense of ensemble commitment to this film despite that only occasionally do the characters overlap. The writing is terse, understated, always saying just enough to arrest our attention before moving on, much the way life keeps passing. A very fine work, and one that reminds us that great movies from quiet stories come. Grady Harp

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