The Girl in the Park (2007)

Enduringly traumatized by the disappearance of her 3-year-old daughter 15 years ago, Julia Sandburg has cut herself off from anyone once near and dear to her, including her husband Doug and... See full summary »

Director:

David Auburn

Writer:

David Auburn

Stars:

Sigourney Weaver, Kate Bosworth, Alessandro Nivola

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sigourney Weaver	...	Julia
Kate Bosworth	...	Louise
Alessandro Nivola	...	Chris
Keri Russell	...	Celeste
Daisy Tahan	...	Maggie
David Rasche	...	Doug
Patricia Kalember	...	Amanda
Ian McWethy	...	Dean
Elias Koteas	...	Raymond
Michael Patterson	...	Dave
Joanna Gleason	...	Sarah
Stephen Kunken	...	Leo
Brendan Sexton III	...	Stuart
Elisabeth Waterston	...	Alice
Rick Holmes	...	Trendy Restaurant Manager (as Rick Vincent Holmes)

Storyline

Enduringly traumatized by the disappearance of her 3-year-old daughter 15 years ago, Julia Sandburg has cut herself off from anyone once near and dear to her, including her husband Doug and her son Chris, who tried for years to penetrate her wall of isolation and despair, without success. But when Julia meets Louise, a troubled young woman with a checkered past, all Julia's old psychic wounds painfully resurface, as does her illogical and increasingly irrational hope that Louise may be the daughter she lost so long ago.

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Plot Keywords:

memory | memory loss | bad memory | vine | broken arm | 

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Taglines:

A mother's love never dies

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 December 2008 (UK)

Also Known As:

A Garota do Parque

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Furst Films, Oak 3 Films, Open Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min 109 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Julia's co-worker brings her a coffee to try out from his new coffee machine, he places it on her desk. The shot changes to him a few seconds later. When back to her, the coffee cup is turned 180 degrees - the handle is on the other side, the computer mouse is moved, and a stack of papers near her planner is moved. She did not move all of these things in those few seconds because she is holding some papers that she was reading when he walked into her office.

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Soundtracks

Prezervation
Written and Performed by Stan Getz
Published by Prestige Music (BMI)
Courtesy of Prestige Records
Used by permission of Concord Music Group, Inc.

User Reviews

Just one small beef

My only criticism of this film is in the casting of the son, Chris. He is shorter than Sigourney Weaver and this is genetically impossible. That said, all the actors did a great job. And just HOW did SW look so convincing as both a thirty and a fifty-year old? Some credit to the make up department, sure - but it was the subtle change in the set of her jaw, the rigidity of her body vs fluidity in the early scenes ... The fact that the secondary characters aroused curiosity added to the atmosphere - someone els has complained that their potential stories were not developed. But this was all part of Julia's withdrawal from the World, her loss of interest in anyone after she lost her child.