Grace of my Heart

Movie
German title	Grace of My Heart
Original title	Grace of My Heart
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1996
length	116 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Allison Anders
script	Allison Anders
production	Martin Scorsese
music	Larry Klein
camera	Jean-Yves Escoffier
cut	James Y. Kwei , Harvey Rosenstock , Thelma Schoonmaker
occupation
Illeana Douglas : Edna Buxton John Turturro : Joel Millner Eric Stoltz : Howard Cazsatt Matt Dillon : Jay Phillips Patsy Kensit : Cheryl Steed Tracy Vilar : Annie Bridget Fonda : Kelly Porter Chris Isaak : Matthew Lewis Lucinda Jenney : Marion Peter Fonda : Guru Dave China Kantner : singer on the beach

Grace of my Heart is a feature film by the US film director Allison Anders from 1996. The independent film is based on an original screenplay by Anders, which is loosely based on the biography of the US musician Carole King .

action

The film tells of a young woman's difficult path in the tough American music business from the 1950s to the 1970s. Millionaire's daughter Edna Buxton dreams of a career as a singer, but first of all has to be content with the role of songwriter - under the stage name Denise Waverly forced on her by producer Joel Millner . After all, after the many successes of her songs, but also setbacks and human losses, with the support of Millner she can also assert herself as a singer with her debut album Grace of my Heart .

Reviews

• "Allison Anders (" Gas Food Lodging ") relies entirely on the effect of the likeable main character, an illustrious cast and a varied soundtrack in which, among others, Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello participated. Unfortunately, however, the mentioned plus points cannot completely correct the film's fundamental error, an exuberant story. " ( Film-dienst )

Awards

Allison Anders was nominated for the Golden Ear of the Semana Internacional de Cine de Valladolid in 1996. The song God Give Me Strength , written by Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach, was nominated for the 1997 Golden Satellite Award . John Turturro was nominated for the Chlotrudis Award in 1997.

backgrounds

The film was shot in Los Angeles and New York City . Its production amounted to an estimated 5 million US dollars . The world premiere took place on September 8, 1996 at the Toronto International Film Festival . The film grossed around 618 thousand US dollars in selected cinemas in the USA.

Web links

• Grace of My Heart in theInternet Movie Database(English)
• Grace of my Heart atRotten Tomatoes(English)

Footnotes

1. ↑ cf. Film review by Hans Jörg Marsilius in film-dienst 02/1997
2. ↑ Original soundtrack Grace of My Heart at Allmusic.com
3. ^ Filming locations for Grace of My Heart, accessed November 29, 2007
4. ^ Box office / business for Grace of My Heart, accessed November 29, 2007
5. ↑ Grace of My Heart premiere dates, accessed November 29, 2007