Description:Canadian filmmaker Scott Smith directs the black comedy Falling Angels, based on the novel by Barbara Gowdy and adapted for the screen by poet and author Esta Spalding. Set in the late '60s and filmed on-location in Saskatchewan, this dark family drama focuses on the three teenaged daughters of the Field household. Callum Keith RennieCanadian filmmaker Scott Smith directs the black comedy Falling Angels, based on the novel by Barbara Gowdy and adapted for the screen by poet and author Esta Spalding. Set in the late '60s and filmed on-location in Saskatchewan, this dark family drama focuses on the three teenaged daughters of the Field household. Callum Keith Rennie plays Jim Field, the loud-mouthed, domineering patriarch who has intimidated his wife Mary (Miranda Richardson) into a catatonic state of alcoholism and depression. Norma (Monté Gagné) is the oldest, most responsible daughter; she is overburdened and preoccupied by events from the past. Middle child Lou (Katharine Isabelle) chooses the rebellious path in order to escape her father's unreasonable demands. Youngest daughter Sandy (Kristin Adams) aspires to maximum femininity, engaging in an affair with an older, married man (Mark McKinney) in the process.... (more)(less)
"Watched 9.12
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Ihan jees kuvaus perheestä, jonka keskiössä on kolmen eri tytön aikuiseksi kasvaminen omalla tavallaan. Useaan otteeseen osoittaa että potentiaalia löytyy, varsinkin kun perheen tapahtumista kerrotaan niin, että ne ovat samaan aikaan sekä huvittavia että jollain tapaa myös melko häiriintyneitä. Dialogia on vähän, ja tämä seikka toimii kyllä ihan kiitettävästi, mutta hahmot jäävät silti jokainen turhan etäisiksi eikä keneenkään paneuduta tarpeeksi"
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Miika's Movie Diary - 2011