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Mood:
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- Social MisfitsUnlikely CoupleCrumbling MarriageStarting OverCouple RelationsTeenage LoveAdolescence Vs AdulthoodHopes more...
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- DramaIndependentRomance
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Time/Period:
- Contemporary21st Century
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Place:
- LouisianaNew Orleans
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- Critically Acclaimed
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- On the Road
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The Yellow Handkerchief, 2008
English
USA
Profile of The Yellow Handkerchief
The Yellow Handkerchief can be described as bittersweet, sentimental, and touching. The plot revolves around adolescence vs. adulthood, starting over, and teenage love. The main genres are drama, independent, and romance. In terms of style, The Yellow Handkerchief has a road movie structure. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It is located in New Orleans. The Yellow Handkerchief takes place in contemporary times. It is derived from a short story and a remake. The movie has received attention for being critically acclaimed.
Summary of The Yellow Handkerchief
A band of outsiders takes to the highways in this touching independent drama. Brett (William Hurt) is a petty criminal who is eager to turn his life around after spending six years in jail. Brett is looking for a ride home to Louisiana, and happens upon a pair of teenagers up for a road trip — Martine (Kristen Stewart), a fifteen-year-old girl whose attempts to catch the eye of a boy she loves have ended in failure, and Gordy (Eddie Redmayne), a geeky outcast wishing he could find somewhere to fit in. Brett persuades Martine and Gordy to give him a ride home, and together the three misfits bond over their shared need for acceptance. Driving towards a New Orleans that's been leveled by Hurricane Katrina, Brett can't help but ponder the biggest question in his life — if his wife May (Maria Bello) will take him back now that he's a free man. Based on a short story by Pete Hamill, The Yellow Handkerchief received its world premiere at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 18 January 2008 |
| Runtime: | 102 min |
Cast and Crew
as Brett Hanson
as May
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