The divine secrets of the Ya-Ya sisters
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| German title | The divine secrets of the Ya-Ya sisters |
| Original title | Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2002 |
| length | 112 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
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| Director | Callie Khouri |
| script |
Mark Andrus , Callie Khouri |
| production |
Bonnie Bruckheimer , Hunt Lowry , Bette Midler |
| music | David Mansfield |
| camera | John Bailey |
| cut | Andrew Marcus |
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The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisters is a film drama directed by Callie Khouri and produced in the United States in 2002. It is based on the 1996 novel Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells .
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The four friends Vivi, Teensy, Caro and Necie live in Louisiana . As little girls, you swear eternal loyalty to each other in a ritual in a cemetery. Vivi, Teensy, Caro and Necie found the secret community of the 'Ya-Ya sisters'.
Decades later, Viviane's eldest daughter Siddalee Walker, known as Sidda, is already an adult. She is a playwright and reveals in an interview that her childhood was not easy because of her mother's fault. Viviane is outraged because she feels portrayed as a bad mother in front of the world. Both women have a bitter argument over the phone. Finally, Sidda is so angry that she unloads her mother to her wedding with her longtime friend Connor.
Vivi's friends secretly visit Sidda. When they realize that she is not ready to make peace with their mother, they pretend to surrender and not to interfere anymore. But during a visit to a restaurant, they mix Sidda with medication and kidnap the unconscious woman to Louisiana, where she is supposed to find out her mother's story in a remote house.
Vivi didn't have an easy past. She hated her own mother, who was obviously mentally unstable, because she was afraid of her lust for life and at the same time was jealous of the affection Vivi received from her father. Vivi wanted to marry a young man, Teensy's brother, but the love of her life died in the war. Thereupon Vivi married Shep, who adored her. But she could not and would not allow any real closeness to her husband and took refuge more and more in the alcohol. She left her family several times because she wanted to be independent and free. However, she kept coming back because she loved her children. In the mother's absence, her eldest child, Sidda, took on many of her duties. Finally, Vivi wanted to finally overcome her alcohol addiction, but could not manage the withdrawal on her own and turned to a doctor. He prescribed pills for her, but these only made her mental health problems worse. Vivi collapsed, shooed her three oldest children out into the rain, and beat them with a belt to "make them clean". After that she was sent to a psychiatric clinic for six months. During this time, Sidda bore the brunt of the burden, as she felt responsible for her younger siblings on the one hand, but also felt her father's pain on the other.
When Sidda learns the background to her mother's absence and now also knows that she had not simply left her during these six months, she gains a new perspective on things. She can finally remember the many beautiful moments with her mother without bad memories coming back.
She is reconciled with Connor, with whom she had an argument because she doubted she was good enough for him.
She is also reconciled with her mother, who tried to hate her but failed. Vivi realizes that her daughter has achieved everything she always wanted herself. Even married life with Shep is revived.
Finally, Sidda decides to get married in Louisiana, which her mother is very happy about. She is also accepted as the fifth member of the Ya-Ya covenant.
Reviews
- FX Feeney wrote in LA Weekly that the film skilfully combined the elements of a farce with those of an 'intense' drama. The representations are 'strong'.
- William Arnold wrote in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer that the director is not afraid to show the dark sides of life, some of which are very dark. He praised Sandra Bullock and Ellen Burstyn as well as the 'brilliant' supporting actors James Garner, Maggie Smith, Shirley Knight and Fionnula Flanagan.
Awards
- 2002: Nomination for the Teen Choice Award for Sandra Bullock
- 2003: Nomination for the Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Ashley Judd
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Production costs were approximately $ 27 million.
Web links
- Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood at Metacritic (English)
- Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood atRotten Tomatoes(English)