Description:Oscar(r) nominees* Sam Waterston and Tess Harper and veteran actress Gail Strickland (Norma Rae) join three talented newcomers in this deeply moving film (Los Angeles Times) about coming of age and sexual discovery in rural, 1950s Louisiana. Brilliantly directed by Robert Mulligan (To Kill a Mockingbird, The Summer of 42), The Man in Oscar(r) nominees* Sam Waterston and Tess Harper and veteran actress Gail Strickland (Norma Rae) join three talented newcomers in this deeply moving film (Los Angeles Times) about coming of age and sexual discovery in rural, 1950s Louisiana. Brilliantly directed by Robert Mulligan (To Kill a Mockingbird, The Summer of 42), The Man in the Moon is a poignant and bittersweet tale Roger Ebert calls a wonderful movie...a victory...a meticulously prepared masterpiece. Fourteen-year-old Dani (Reese Witherspoon) and her older sister Maureen (Emily Warfield) have always shared everything. But when Court Foster (Jason London) moves in next door, the sisters become rivals as Dani experiences her first feelings of affection and Maureen finds the true love she's longed for. But with love comes heartache, and the sisters soon learn a tough life lesson when tragedy strikes and the strength of their bond is the only thing that will keep theirhearts from breaking. *1984: Actor, The Killing Fields; 1986: Supporting Actress, Crimes of the Heart... (more)(less)
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Plot: After handsome 17-year-old Court Foster moves back into the long-vacant Foster ranch, 14-year-old Dani Trant falls in love for the first time, while her older sister Maureen discovers true love.
Genre: Drama | Romance
Director: Robert Mulligan
Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Jason London, Emily Warfield
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iknowthat added this to a list 2 months, 2 weeks ago
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Ella:)
Hm, I don't know exactly what to think about this movie. I can't say it was boring or tiring, or had no sense. He even pulled some emotion out of me. But, as if something is missing. Don't even think of a happy ending but the depth of the story between Dani and Court. Among other things, a movie is about first love, I could say that I miss the focus on Dani's feelings after Court died. Movie is thin here.
Favorite scene: My favorite scene is one where Dani and her father talks in the "
bj41389 added this to a list 11 months, 2 weeks ago
"6.2.2012
Reese Witherspoonin ura alkoi 15-vuotiaana sangen vakuuttavissa merkeissä ohjaaja Robert Mulliganin viimeiseksi jääneessä ohjaustyössä. Reese esittää maaseudulla kasvavaa 14-vuotiasta teinityttöä, joka viettää kesää kirmaillen läheisellä lammella, tutustuen samalla itseään kolme vuotta vanhempaan naapurinpoikaan. Tapahtumat sijoittuvat 1950-luvulle, jolloin Elvis oli kingi.
Mulliganin hallittu ohjaus ja Reesen energinen, mutta luonteva roolisuoritus tekevät tästä "
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Rural Louisiana, summer of 1957, Elvis is King. At 14, Dani is coming of age. Her older sister is beautiful, smart, and off to Duke in the fall; her mom's pregnant with number four (Dad wants a son), and Dad's pretty strict.
Life gets sweeter when 17-year-old Court Foster, his widowed mom, and two little brothers move into the vacant farm next door.
Court likes Dani's high spirits and direct way, and though he has a man's responsibilities on the farm, they go off swimming somet"
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