Nora Roberts - Returning Home to Death
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Nora Roberts - Returning Home to Death |
| Original title | Nora Roberts' Sanctuary |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2001 |
| length | 86 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Katt Shea |
| script |
Vivienne Radkoff Katt Shea |
| production | Frank Siracusa |
| music | Danny B. Harvey |
| camera | Wally Pfister |
| cut | Henk Van Eeghen |
| occupation | |
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Homecoming in death (Original title: Nora Roberts' Sanctuary ) is a psychological thriller by Katt Shea from 2001. It is based on Nora Roberts 1997 book "Sanctuary" published under the original title. The German edition was published in 1998 by Heyne Verlag under the title: "Insel der Sehnsucht". The leading roles are cast with Melissa Gilbert and Costas Mandylor .
action
Jo Ellen Hathaway, a very successful photojournalist, is harassed by a stalker who not only sends her unsolicited emails but also photos he has taken of her. The photographer wonders who could have come so close to take such pictures of her. But things get worse when Jo Ellen receives a picture of a beautiful woman who was taken naked. The photo shows her mother. A nervous breakdown ensues, so that Jo Ellen decides to take time out with her family, who live on a quiet island. There she meets her relatives and friends as well as her aunt Kate. The young woman is repeatedly haunted by nightmares about her mother, who disappeared without a trace 18 years ago when Joe Ellen was still a child. The family then broke up. Joe Ellen wanted to get away from it all when she got older, left her parents' home and never really wanted to return. But she is not safe on the small island of Desire either, here too she receives unwanted emails and photos of the unknown, including photos from childhood.
When Nathan Delaney, a childhood sweetheart of Jo Ellen, comes to the island to relax, they both fall in love. After a while, Nathan tells Jo Ellen that her mother was raped and killed by his behavioral brother David. David is now dead. Jo Ellen is beside herself and doesn't know how to react, but realizes that her nightmares are waning.
Then, however, like then, a young woman disappears without a trace: Joe Ellen's friend Ginny. Shortly before, the women had exchanged ideas during a get-together at a party that was celebrated on the nightly promenade. While a bad storm hit the island, the situation worsened dramatically. When Jo Ellen is confronted with the murderer, she has to face her own tragic past.
Production notes
The drama was filmed in Barrie , Ontario and Toronto . The film was produced by Adelson / CBS / Tracey Alexander Production.
The television movie first aired in the United States on February 28, 2001. In Germany it was premiered on June 8, 2003 on television.
criticism
At Rotten Tomatoes , it was said that the psychological thriller'll characterized by "intelligent dialogue" and "impressive camera work."
For the ZDF , the film presented itself as an "exciting psychological thriller".
The lexicon of international films spoke of a "disappointing film adaptation of a mystery thriller by Nora Roberts, who interprets the original rather freely".
Web links
- Nora Roberts - return to their deaths in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Insel der Sehnsucht - Nora Roberts at belletristik-couch.de
- ↑ Insel der Sehnsucht - Nora Roberts at bestof-robb.de
- ↑ Sanctuary (2001) at rottentomatoes.com (English)
- ↑ Nora Roberts: Heimkehr in den Tod ( Memento from September 27, 2007 in the web archive archive.today ) at ZDF.de
- ↑ Nora Roberts - Homecoming in Death. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .