The Last Sign (2005)

Andie MacDowell portrays a woman who is tormented by the ghost of her abusive, alcoholic husband. She must come to terms with the past if she is to find peace and love. Samuel le Bihan is a... See full summary »

Director:

Douglas Law

Writers:

Ron Base, Anne Ray-Wendling

Stars:

Andie MacDowell, Samuel Le Bihan, Tim Roth

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Andie MacDowell	...	Kathy Macfarlane
Samuel Le Bihan	...	Marc
Tim Roth	...	Jeremy Macfarlane
Margot Kidder	...	Endora
Mimi Kuzyk	...	Isabel
Tyler Hynes	...	Frank
Amanda Tilson	...	Maggie
Lila Bata-Walsh	...	Fiona
Barry Flatman	...	Al
Sean Tucker	...	Mitchell Waggerty
Deborah Ann Smith	...	Joni Reisenbacher (as Deborah Smith)
Bill Rowat	...	Real estate agent
Cory Bertrand	...	Fergus
Moira Wylie	...	Emily O'Brien
Don Jordan	...	Airline Supervisor

Storyline

Andie MacDowell portrays a woman who is tormented by the ghost of her abusive, alcoholic husband. She must come to terms with the past if she is to find peace and love. Samuel le Bihan is a French engineer who she finds renewed love with and Tim Roth plays her deceased husband who shows us that hate can live on after death. Perhaps forgiveness is the only way to overcome the demons that haunt us from the grave.

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Plot Keywords:

delusion | talk to the dead | mother son relationship | mental breakdown | loss of husband | 

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Taglines:

Her Living Nightmare Bacame A Terrifying Haunting.

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Romance | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some sexuality

User Reviews

Thanks God it 's the last!

This flick was intended to be a fantasy and horror work and it became a Harlequin Romance .How can a director do such a thing with an actor like Tim Roth?Anyway Roth is a ghost and he is not given a single chance to shine.Samuel LE Bihan's character is the straight handsome gentle -and of course clever-man who loves the heroine's children and who urges her to pick up the pieces and to give them a chance.

When the movie tries to be "scary", it uses all the hackneyed tricks which even the worst directing drudges would not dare :"I've just talked to your son/-But my son is dead " here's the "terrifying "dialog; The "old" colleague (Margot Kidder!) initiating McDowell to spiritualism is also ridiculous.

The last scene takes the biscuit,with its "moving" last sign ,naturally filmed in slow motion.

If you want to see a movie which tackles almost the same subject and brilliantly succeeds ,take FRançois Ozon's "Sous le Sable" starring Charlotte Rampling.(International title:"Under the Sand" )

Details

Country:

UK France Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 September 2005 (France)

Also Known As:

A halott férj visszatér

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

CAD18,800,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$789,713

Company Credits

Production Co:

Transfilm, Spice Factory, Carrere Group D.A.

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (5.1)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1