Cold Creek Manor - The house on the river

Movie
German title	Cold Creek Manor - The house on the river
Original title	Cold Creek Manor
Country of production	USA , Canada
original language	English
Publishing year	2003
length	119 minutes
Age rating	FSK 16 JMK 14
Rod
Director	Mike Figgis
script	Richard Jefferies
production	Mike Figgis Richard Jefferies Lata Ryan Annie Stewart
music	Mike Figgis
camera	Declan Quinn
cut	Dylan Tichenor
occupation
Dennis Quaid : Cooper Tilson Sharon Stone : Leah Tilson Stephen Dorff : Dale Massie Juliette Lewis : Ruby Kristen Stewart : Kristen Tilson Ryan Wilson : Jesse Tilson Dana Eskelson : Sheriff Ferguson Christopher Plummer : Mr. Massie Simon Reynolds : Ray Pinski Kathleen Duborg : Ellen Pinski Paula Brancati : Stephanie Pinski Aidan Devine : Skip Linton Wayne Robson : Stan Holland Jordan Pettle : Declan Ray Paisley : Dink Shauna Black : Janice Peter Outerbridge : Dave Miller

Cold Creek Manor is an American-Canadian thriller directed by Mike Figgis from 2003.

action

The New York couple Leah and Cooper Tilson have two children. After their son is almost in a traffic accident, they decide to leave the big city. You buy Cold Creek Manor in a provincial town . The previous owner's son, Dale Massie , asked the Tilsons to help renovate the house. They learn that he spent three years in prison.

Mysterious incidents are happening. One morning the whole house is full of snakes. One evening the family man goes to a local bar where he meets Massie. He gets drunk there with Cooper Tilson and then first knocks his lover down before he starts a fight. Massie is stopped when Sheriff Ferguson threatens him with her gun. He then follows Tilson to his home. When he was followed by a jeep on his way back, the drunk Tilson rammed a roebuck. The next morning the bleeding corpse of the family horse is found in the swimming pool . The daughter first accuses her father, who, however, gives credible assurance that he hit a deer rather than the horse. The Tilsons ultimately blame Massie for causing these incidents.

Cooper Tilson finds out after speaking to Dale's father that Dale murdered his family. Cooper Tilson begins collecting evidence around the house. He had bought the house and its contents, and therefore had access to all private documents. He discovers old videos and family pictures as well as pornographic recordings of Massie's daughter. Cooper notifies the local police officer, Sheriff Ferguson. However, based on the circumstantial evidence collected, the arrest of Massies is not justified.

Leah brings the children back to New York, but then drives back to her husband when the connection is cut off during a phone call with him. It turns out that Massie disposed of the bodies in what is known as the Devil's Throat. The children remember coming across a wooden board while playing on the 500 hectare property. Only "evil" (the rest of Devil's throat) could be read on it. The Tilsons find the covered gullet into which Massie threw the corpses of his family. Cooper tries to notify Ferguson by radio. However, she was slain by Massie in her office and found by Ruby, her sister. Massie suddenly appears near the cave, throws Leah into it and escapes. Cooper helps his wife out again.

Massie now tries to kill the Tilsons, which he - armed with a hammer - drives onto the roof of the house. The couple rush Massie into an atrium , where he dies.

Reviews

Peter Travers wrote in Rolling Stone magazine on September 19, 2003 that the film was a typical thriller of the kind made for commercial reasons. He works with clichés.

The lexicon of international films wrote that the film was an “ off the peg psychological thriller ” whose actors were “ little inspired ”. The staging has no esprit. The “ basic psychological data ” are only “ indicated ”.

Awards

Kristen Stewart was nominated for the 2004 Young Artist Award .

background

The film was shot in various locations in Ontario , including Toronto . It grossed around US $ 21.4 million in cinemas in the USA and around EUR 4 million in Spain .

Web links

• Cold Creek Manor - The house on the river in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Cold Creek Manor - The house on the river at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
• Cold Creek Manor - The house on the river at Metacritic (English)
• Comparison of the cut versions Pro 7 from 12 - FSK 16 from Cold Creek Manor - The house on the river at Schnittberichte.com
• Cold Creek Manor - The house on the river in the German dubbing index

Individual evidence

1. ^ Age rating for Cold Creek Manor - The House on the River . Youth Media Commission .
2. ^ Critique by Peter Travers ( Memento from October 2, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
3. ↑ Cold Creek Manor - The House on the River. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .  
4. ^ Filming locations for Cold Creek Manor, accessed July 4, 2007
5. ^ Box office / business for Cold Creek Manor, accessed July 4, 2007