The Ballad of Jack and Rose

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Movie
German title The Ballad of Jack and Rose
Original title The Ballad of Jack and Rose
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2005
length approx. 112 minutes
Rod
Director Rebecca Miller
script Rebecca Miller
production Lemore Syvan
music Michael Rohatyn
camera Ellen Kuras
cut Sabine Hoffmann
occupation

The Ballad of Jack and Rose is an American drama movie from 2005 . Rebecca Miller directed the film and wrote the screenplay.

action

Jack Slavin and his daughter Rose live on an island. Rose doesn't go to school; she is tutored by her father. But this one is sick and will soon die.

Jack meets Kathleen, who has two sons. She begins a relationship with him and moves in with him, which initially upsets Rose. The teenager cuts his hair short and shoots at furniture in Jack's and his girlfriend's room. She later sleeps with Kathleen's son Thaddius and befriends her second son Rodney.

An argument ensues in which Rose injures Thaddius, whereupon Kathleen and her sons leave the island. After her father's imminent death, Rose leaves the island and moves to a commune.

Reviews

Desson Thomson wrote in the Washington Post on April 1, 2005, that in the film "grandiose representations" would fight against a "poor script" and lose. The script is actually provocative and original; the characters are "deeply interesting" . The structure, however, appears to be random, the issues addressed - schematic. It could still be a compliment that the film initially occupies the viewer in such a way that he later disappoints.

Kenneth Turan wrote in the Los Angeles Times on March 25, 2005 that the film lived off the "extraordinary" portrayal of Daniel Day-Lewis. It is captivating, provocative and "ingeniously disturbing" . The film addresses the change in alternative ways of life as well as the end of dreams. He is the best work of the director.

Awards

Catherine Keener received the Boston Society of Film Critics Award and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award in 2005 . Daniel Day-Lewis received a prize from the Marrakech International Film Festival in 2005 , Rebecca Miller was nominated for the Golden Star of the same festival. Miller was nominated for a 2005 Deauville Film Festival award. Camilla Belle was nominated for the Gotham Award in 2005. The film was nominated for the Artios of the Casting Society of America in 2005.

backgrounds

The film was shot in various locations on the Canadian Prince Edward Island and in New Milford (Connecticut) . Its production amounted to an estimated 1.5 million US dollars . The world premiere took place on January 23, 2005 at the Sundance Film Festival , which was followed by numerous other film festivals - including the Berlin International Film Festival 2005 . On March 25, 2005, the film was released in selected cinemas in the United States, where it grossed around 712 thousand US dollars.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Film review by Desson Thomson , accessed October 29, 2008
  2. ↑ Kenneth Turan's review , accessed October 29, 2008
  3. ^ Filming locations for The Ballad of Jack and Rose , accessed October 29, 2008
  4. ^ Box office / business for The Ballad of Jack and Rose , accessed October 29, 2008
  5. ↑ Release dates for The Ballad of Jack and Rose , accessed October 29, 2008