Dream to the end of the world
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Dream to the end of the world |
| Original title | Digging to China |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1998 |
| length | 98 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Timothy Hutton |
| script | Karen Janszen |
| production |
John Davis J. Todd Harris Alan Mruvka Marilyn Vance |
| music | Cynthia Millar |
| camera | Jörgen Persson |
| cut |
Dana Congdon Alain Jakubowicz |
| occupation | |
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Dreams to the End of the World (Original title: Digging to China ) is an American drama from 1998 . Timothy Hutton directed the film and Karen Janszen wrote the script .
action
Ten-year-old Harriet Frankovitz grew up in a small town in America in the sixties. She lives with her significantly older sister Gwen with her mother, a hotel owner with alcohol problems.
One day Leah Schroth and her mentally handicapped son Ricky drive through town in a car. Due to a breakdown they are forced to spend a few days in the motel. It turns out that Leah has cancer and wants to take her son to an institution where he would be looked after after she dies. While the car is being repaired, Ricky befriends the imaginative Harriet.
Mrs. Frankovitz dies in a car accident. Gwen admits that she is really Harriet's mother herself.
Reviews
David Kronke wrote in the Los Angeles Times on September 11, 1998 that the film benefits from the "strong portrayal" of the debuting Evan Rachel Wood, but otherwise offers little to recommend. Bacon seems like a student who is just learning to act. Direction is sensitive, but it works like a patchwork.
Film-Dienst wrote that the film addresses the "social loss of innocence" . He fails " because of his indecisive attitude between psychological fidelity and the naivety of his narrative" , leads "into a no man's land between children's and adult films" and gives away the skills of Kevin Bacon.
Awards
Kevin Bacon won the Giffoni Film Festival Bronze Gryphon in 1997 . Timothy Hutton won an award at the Chicago International Children's Film Festival in 1998 .
backgrounds
The film was in Cherokee ( North Carolina turned). Its world premiere took place on January 23, 1998 at the Sundance Film Festival . On September 11, 1998, the film was released in cinemas in the United States, grossing around 34,000 US dollars .
Timothy Hutton made his debut as a director with this film.
Web links
- Digging to the world in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Digging to the world at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Film review by David Kronke , accessed July 8, 2008
- ↑ Dreams to the End of the World in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed July 8, 2008
- ^ Filming locations for Digging to China , accessed July 8, 2008
- ↑ Release dates for Digging to China , accessed July 8, 2008
- ↑ Box office / business for Digging to China , accessed July 8, 2008