The Girl in the Park

The Girl in the Park
Directed by David Auburn
Produced by Bryan Furst
Sean Furst
Dale Rosenbloom
Written by David Auburn
Starring Sigourney Weaver
Kate Bosworth
Elias Koteas
Alessandro Nivola
Keri Russell
Music by Theodore Shapiro
Cinematography Stuart Dryburgh
Release date
  • September 9, 2007 (2007-09-09) (Toronto International Film Festival)
  • July 16, 2008 (2008-07-16) (United States)
Running time
 110 minutes
Country United States
Language English

The Girl in the Park is a 2007 drama film by David Auburn, who makes his directorial debut here after having written the films Proof in 2005 and The Lake House in 2006. It stars Sigourney Weaver, Kate Bosworth and Keri Russell, among others.

Plot

Enduringly traumatized by the disappearance of her 3-year-old daughter 16 years ago, Julia Sandburg (Weaver) 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 (Bosworth), a troubled young woman with a checkered past, all of Julia's old psychological wounds painfully resurface, as does her illogical and increasingly irrational hope that Louise may be the daughter she lost so long ago.

Cast

Filming

Filming began in New York City on November 13, 2006, and was scheduled to end on December 21, 2006. The film was premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2007.

Reception

The film has an average rating of 5.7/10 in the Rotten Tomatoes.[1] Jason Solomons of the Guardian "likes this deceptive drama, its tensions and releases, its symbolic use of Scrabble to denote cohesion and confusion and its dark fears of parenting, children, ageing, loss and connection."[2]

References

  1. ↑ "The Girl in the Park (2007)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
  2. ↑ Solomons, Jason (December 7, 2008). "Every mother's worst nightmare starts here". The Guardian. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
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