Por Amor ... (2009)

Walter, 24, is a wrestler, competing for a spot on the national team when he learns of his sister's brutal death. He comes home to help his mother; he works out, takes a dead-end job, and ... See full summary »

Director:

David Hollander

Writers:

David Hollander (screenplay), Rick Moody (short story "Mansion of the Hill")

Stars:

Michelle Pfeiffer, Ashton Kutcher, Kathy Bates

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michelle Pfeiffer	...	Linda
Ashton Kutcher	...	Walter
Kathy Bates	...	Gloria
Spencer Hudson	...	Clay
John Mann	...	Hank
David Lewis	...	Brice
Rob LaBelle	...	Camden
Aleks Paunovic	...	Tom
Brian Markinson	...	Finneran
Sarah Lind	...	Annie
Ali Skovbye	...	Beth (as Alissa Skovbye)
Kyle Toy	...	Jose
Dean Wray	...	Larry
Brock Johnson	...	Mark
Mary Black	...	Peggy

Storyline

Walter, 24, is a wrestler, competing for a spot on the national team when he learns of his sister's brutal death. He comes home to help his mother; he works out, takes a dead-end job, and goes to the trial of the accused murderer. He becomes friends with Linda, her husband murdered; she's raising a teen son, Clay, who's deaf. Walter gets Clay into wrestling. He accompanies Linda to events at a center where she works. He sees her at the courthouse. They wait for verdicts. Walter's mother takes her daughter's things to a rummage sale. Clay has his father's pistol. How will grief express itself?

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Plot Keywords:

male nudity | male objectification | bare chested male | bare butt | male rear nudity | 

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Taglines:

The space between loss and love.

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

M/12

Details

Country:

USA Germany Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 September 2009 (Portugal)

Also Known As:

Por Amor ...

Filming Locations:

Halpern Centre, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Insight Film Studios,TADORA Filmproduktions,Three Rivers Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ashton Kutcher's personal favorite of his movies.

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Goofs

When Linda and Walter are riding on the bus, she spots someone on a side street. They start yelling for the bus driver to stop, which he eventually does. But when we see them stepping off the bus, it's right at the corner of the street where the person is. They would have had to walk back at least a block.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Clay: I collect goldfish. I keep them in a small tank in my bedroom. Other kids my age like dogs - if they like animals at all. But for me, it's goldfish. I understand them, living under water in a little bowl, hearing nothing, just watching everything through glass.

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Connections

References Late Show with David Letterman (1993)

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Soundtracks

More Of You
(Steve Lang)
Performed by The Group
Courtesy of Crucial Music Corporation

User Reviews

What a treat!!!

The film started off very unassuming. Before you know it tho, I was hopelessly engaged in a poignant story told bona fide. The cast was unison in being their characters, and a sense of balance threaded through the entire film. Everyone humbly served the plot. That was truly inspiring, in this age saturated with blockbusters and stars, where we're used to having our senses bombarded with glamour.

Being a sucker for photography, I have to say: brilliant. It reminds me of Darius Khonji's (DOP) Before the Rain...I loved the look of the entire movie, especially the warmth that surrounded Tom's house opposite the rest of the gloom. To me it was metaphor for Tom's heart: honest and good. Beautifully done!

I thought Ashton was amazing. I though the young deaf man was great. Aleks Paunovic=Tom: heart rendering...visceral. I've seen Paunovic in various roles, and every time I get lost in the character! Wow! I hope we get to see lots more of this actor. Tom was as sweet and attention grabbing as John Coffey in The Green Mile.

As for the film as a whole, a sense of oneness of all it's elements, very coherent and intentional. I felt strung by the development of the events. I like Hollander's style. This is a great representation of American film. I hope it does festivals in Europe as well. It contradicts Hollywood and it's a very truthful representation of the majority of American people. Not the BIG people's lives only. I really like that. Thank you, to the director.

What I absolutely LOVED about the movie, is that even though it was about difficult situations, I didn't 'drown' at the end. I survived, not in the big kind of 'SAVE THE WORLD DAY' but in the 'it's possible that things will turn out good' kinda way. To me, this was a story about HOPE. Just what we need these days. Congarats!