Wildflowers (film)
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| Wildflowers | |
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| Directed by | Melissa Painter |
| Produced by | Timothy Bird Thomas Garvin Zachary Matz |
| Written by | Melissa Painter |
| Starring | Clea DuVall Daryl Hannah Tomas Arana Eric Roberts |
| Music by | Sam Bisbee |
| Cinematography | Paul Ryan |
| Editing by | Brent White |
| Distributed by | Fries Film Group |
| Release date(s) | May 15, 1999 (Cannes) September 1, 2000 (United States) |
| Running time | 93 mins |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Gross revenue | $5,365 (sub total) |
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Wildflowers is a 1999 drama film directed by Melissa Painter. It stars Clea DuVall, Daryl Hannah, Tomas Arana and Eric Roberts. It features former American Poet Laureate Robert Hass reading some of his own poetry.[1]
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[edit] Plot
Clea DuVall stars as Cally, a 17 year old who has been raised by her father, not knowing her mother. When Cally meets a mysterious woman called Sabine, she becomes obsessed with her.
[edit] Distribution
Wildflowers premiered at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. It was given a limited theatrical release in the United States on September 1, 2000. In the United States it grossed $5,365.[2]
[edit] Cast
- Clea DuVall as Cally
- Daryl Hannah as Sabine
- Tomas Arana as Wade, Cally's father
- Eric Roberts as Jacob, Sabine's lover
- Richard Hillman as Graham
- Eric Yetter as Dylan
- Robert Hass as Poet
- John Doe as Teacher
- Sheila Tousey as Martha
- Irene Bedard as Ruby
- James Burnett as Tailor
- David Graham as Trip
- Alan Gelfant as Wolf
- David Wike as Gahad
- Scott Benton as Oliver
[edit] Reception
At the 2000 SXSW Film Festival, Melissa Painter won the SXSW Competition Award for best Narrative Feature.[3] Review website Rotten Tomatoes gave Wildflowers a "rotten" rating of 50% based on six reviews.[4] Metacritic gave it a "generally negative" rating of 28% based on seven reviews.[5] In a review for The New York Times, A. O. Scott called the film dreamy and impressionistic, but ultimately empty. He praised Clea DuVall for her "intuitive grasp of emotion".[1] Writing for The Austin Chronicle, Barry Johnson called the film poignant. He praised Painter for her "lyrical, intimate direction" and DuVall for her "impressive, nuanced performance".[6] Christopher Null called the it bizarre and incomprehensible, "utterly hopeless as cinema".[7]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Scott, A. O. (2000-09-01), “FILM REVIEW; A 60's Marin County Map With Vietnam Left Off”, The New York Times, <http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?_r=1&res=9807E7DF1530F932A3575AC0A9669C8B63&oref=slogin>. Retrieved on 9 October 2007
- ^ Business Data for Wildflowers. IMDb. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
- ^ Zeman, Josh. South by Southwest Film Festival. Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved on 2008-01-25.
- ^ Wildflowers (1999). Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
- ^ Wildflowers (2000): Reviews. Metacritic. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
- ^ Johnson, Barry (2000-03-10), “SXSW Film Festival: Five in Focus”, The Austin Chronicle, <http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid%3A76229>. Retrieved on 25 January 2008
- ^ Null, Christopher (2000), “Wild Flowers Movie Review”, FilmCritic.com, <http://www.filmcritic.com/misc/emporium.nsf/reviews/Wild-Flowers>. Retrieved on 25 January 2008
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