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The Stone Angel (2007)

 -  Drama  -  11 July 2008 (USA)
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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 ... See full summary »

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Hagar
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Doris
Judy Marshak ...
Silver Elms Matron
Doreen Brownstone ...
Silver Elms Bridge Player
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Child Hagar
Ryland Thiessen ...
Child Telford
Mackenzie Munro ...
Child Charlotte
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Child Matt
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Child Lottie
Ardith Boxall ...
Lottie's Mother
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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Sometimes it takes your whole life to get it right. See more »

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Rated R for some sexuality and brief language | See all certifications »
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O Anjo de Pedra  »

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$31,883 (USA) (11 July 2008)

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$31,883 (USA) (11 July 2008)
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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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9 July 2008 | by (Canada) – See all my reviews

I saw this film in Winnipeg recently - appropriate, given the location used. I first read Lawrence's book back in the 70's and for me, it's always been a very powerful picture of the trials of aging in our society. It resonated when I was young, and it resonates even more now. When the film came out, I was keen to see if the story could survive. and was thoroughly impressed, especially with Ellen Burstyn's performance. She manages to give us a complete human being, even though the character is generally cranky and judgmental - someone that you wouldn't want to live with. It's great to be able to see favourite characters come to life so authentically.


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