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The Stone Angel (2007) 6.1
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Metascore: 57/100
Reviews: 16 user | 28 critic | 6 from Metacritic.com In Manitoba, Hagar Shipley is nearing 90. She has little, she tells us, but her memories. Over several weeks, during which she runs away from her son and daughter-in-law who want to place ... See full summary » Director:Kari Skogland |
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Cast
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Hagar
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Doris
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Judy Marshak | ... |
Silver Elms Matron
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Doreen Brownstone | ... |
Silver Elms Bridge Player
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Child Hagar
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Ryland Thiessen | ... |
Child Telford
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Mackenzie Munro | ... |
Child Charlotte
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Child Matt
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Child Lottie
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Ardith Boxall | ... |
Lottie's Mother
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Arne MacPherson | ... |
Doctor
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Reverend Troy
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Young Hagar
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Young Telford
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In Manitoba, Hagar Shipley is nearing 90. She has little, she tells us, but her memories. Over several weeks, during which she runs away from her son and daughter-in-law who want to place her in a nursing home, returning to the small town where she grew up and the now-derelict farmhouse where she was married and raised two sons, we follow Hagar in the present and in memories that trace her childhood, marriage in defiance of her father, and later losses. She's fiercely even foolishly proud. Can she make peace with anyone she loves, or is she left to rage against the dying of the light? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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run over by a train | fully clothed sex | partial female nudity | sex on stairs | panties hit the floor |Taglines:
Pride was my wilderness, and the demon that led me there was fear. See more »Genres:
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Rated R for some sexuality and brief language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
11 July 2008 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
O Anjo de Pedra See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$31,883 (USA) (11 July 2008)Gross:
$31,883 (USA) (11 July 2008)Company Credits
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John: We're broke.
Arlene: We love each other. It'll be a love child.
[they both laugh quietly. meanwhile, Hagar walks silently in and sees what's going on]
John: Well, my mom leaves town in a couple weeks. Then we can get married, and we can talk about having a baby, okay?
Arlene: I don't care about a wedding or anything.
John: You can have whatever you want.
[it becomes more intense; they are both breathing faster]
Arlene: [breathlessly] I want lots of babies.
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Written by Daniel Koulack
Performed by The Prairie Polka Playboys
(performed at dance)
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Trivia
During filming, Ellen Burstyn saw on the call sheet a long lost relative who was working on the crew. See more »Goofs
The first incident with the freight train is set about 1950 yet it has no caboose. The caboose was not replaced by an electronic monitor on the last freight car until the eighties. It's also more than likely that in that era in western Canada a freight would have been hauled by steam rather than diesel. See more »Quotes
Arlene: I want to have a baby.John: We're broke.
Arlene: We love each other. It'll be a love child.
[they both laugh quietly. meanwhile, Hagar walks silently in and sees what's going on]
John: Well, my mom leaves town in a couple weeks. Then we can get married, and we can talk about having a baby, okay?
Arlene: I don't care about a wedding or anything.
John: You can have whatever you want.
[it becomes more intense; they are both breathing faster]
Arlene: [breathlessly] I want lots of babies.
[...]
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Soundtracks
"Mrs. Shipley's Music Box"Written by Daniel Koulack
Performed by The Prairie Polka Playboys
(performed at dance)
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I was very moved by the story and because I am going through something similar with my own parents, I really connected. It is so easy to forget that someone whose body is failing was once vibrant and passionate. And then there's the mistakes they made and have to live with. I loved Ellen Burstyn's performance and who is Christine Horne? She's fantastic! A real find. There is probably the most erotic scene I've ever seen in a film, yet nothing was shown - it was just so beautifully done. Overall the look and feel of the film was stunning, a real emotional journey. Cole Hauser is very very good in this picture, he humanizes a man spiraling downwards. I liked the way the filmmaker approached this woman's life, never sentimental, never too much - just enough to hook us in, but not enough to bog down.