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Mood:
- EmotionalSincereTouchingContemplative
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Plot:
- PsychologicalParents and ChildrenSiblings RelationsDeath in the FamilyMind and SoulCouplesFamily RelationsSoldier more...
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Genres:
- DramaMelodrama
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Time/Period:
- ContemporaryGulf War
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Place:
- FloridaMinnesotaUSA
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Praise:
- Sundance Festival Winner
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Style:
- On the Road
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealisticSlow
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Grace is Gone, 2007
English
USA
Profile of Grace is Gone
Grace is Gone can be described as emotional, sincere, and touching. The plot revolves around a death in the family, sibling relations, and psychological motives. The main genre is drama. In terms of style, Grace is Gone has a road movie structure and is a melodrama. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The storytelling is slow paced. Grace is Gone is located in Minnesota and Florida. It takes place during the Gulf War and in contemporary times. The movie has received attention for being a Sundance Festival winner.
Summary of Grace is Gone
Though 2007 saw a flood of Iraq-related films, GRACE IS GONE takes a different approach from many of the others. Unlike REDACTED and LIONS FOR LAMBS, this directorial debut from screenwriter James C. Strouse (LONESOME JIM) doesn't focus on the conflict itself. Instead, the drama looks at how the death of a female soldier affects her family at home. John Cusack (1408) is Stanley Phillips, a husband and father who waits while his wife Grace is off serving in Iraq. When he learns of her death, he can't bear to tell his two daughters the news. To postpone the inevitable, the normally staid father proposes a spontaneous road trip to his girls, and the three set off for the fun of an amusement park called Enchanted Gardens.
GRACE IS GONE picked up a pair of awards at Sundance: the Audience Award and Best Screenplay. It's a deeply affecting drama that never resorts to manipulation in achieving its aims. Instead, it relies on the strong script from Strouse, as well as a trio of fantastic performances. As Stanley and Grace's young daughters, Gracie Bednarczyk and Shélan O'Keefe make memorable film debuts. Their relationships with both each other and their cinematic father feel completely genuine. As for Cusack, he trades in the swagger of Lloyd Dobler and Rob Gordon for Stanley Phillips's shuffle. The role is a complete departure for the veteran actor, and the change is a welcome one that should win him both critical praise and awards. The film's tone is sweet and sad, though never overwhelmingly so, and it's helped by excellent cinematography from Jean-Louis Bompoint and a quietly moving score from Clint Eastwood.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 21 January 2007 |
| Runtime: | 85 min |
Cast and Crew
as Stanley Philipps
as John Phillips
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Critics Reviews
The New York Times
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- by: Stephen Holden
USA Today
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- by: Claudia Puig
Users Reviews
- 30.March.2009
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- by: Parker in MN
- Parker in MN rated this movie
4/10Disappointing
- 23.March.2009
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- by: prozac pop
- prozac pop rated this movie6/10Okay
