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Mood:
- EmotionalGloomySincereTouching
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- AddictionLife is a BitchMind and SoulFamily ProblemsDealing With DeathStarting OverPsychologicalDeath in the Family more...
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- DramaMelodrama
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- Contemporary21st Century
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- USA
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- Award Winner
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Things We Lost in the Fire, 2007
English
USA, UK
Profile of Things We Lost in the Fire
Things We Lost in the Fire can be described as emotional, gloomy, and sincere. The plot revolves around addiction, family problems, and themes of life is a bitch. The main genre is drama. In terms of style, Things We Lost in the Fire is a melodrama. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The storytelling is slow paced. Things We Lost in the Fire is located in the USA. It takes place in contemporary times. The movie has received attention for being an award winner. Note that Things We Lost in the Fire involves drugs/alcohol, sexual content, and profanity.
Summary of Things We Lost in the Fire
Danish director Susanne Bier gained international acclaim when she was nominated for an Oscar for 2006's AFTER THE WEDDING, but before that she had strong ties to the hyper-realistic, documentary style of the Dogme 95 group. In her U.S. debut, THINGS WE LOST IN THE FIRE, Bier effectively brings together her tendency towards soapy subject matter and her signature vérité style, creating characters with a depth and a human fallibility that are rare in Hollywood.
Halle Berry (X-MEN, THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD) stars as Audrey Burke, the stay-at-home wife of well-to-do real estate broker Brian (David Duchovny, TRUST THE MAN). They enjoy what is to all appearances a perfect marriage and family life, with two adorable children (Alexis Llewelyn and Micah Berry) and a fabulous house. Audrey's life is shattered when Brian is killed attempting to intervene in a domestic dispute. In her grief, Audrey reaches out to an unlikely ally: her husband's childhood friend, Jerry (Benicio del Toro, TRAFFIC, 21 GRAMS), a 40-something heroin addict whose relationship with Brian Audrey has always resented. After Brian's death, Jerry goes straight, and Audrey invites him to move into her home, where he bonds with Audrey's kids and begins to heal. The uneasy, tense, and tender relationship that develops between Audrey and Jerry is the heart of the film, with del Toro's charismatic performance suggesting realms of human experience previously uncharted on film: his portrayal of withdrawal symptoms rivals Ewan McGregor's memorable TRAINSPOTTING scene. Berry takes more subtle risks with her role, testing the viewer's sympathy with a somewhat prickly character. Allison Lohman (FLICKA) is a strong supporting character as a Narcotics Anonymous attendee with a crush on Jerry.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA, UK |
| Release date: | October 2007 |
| Runtime: | 118 min |
Cast and Crew
as Audrey Burke
as Jerry Sunborne
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Critics Reviews
San Francisco Chronicle
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- by: Walter Addiego
TV Guide
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- by: Ken Fox
Users Reviews
- 24.March.2009
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- by: movieguy00
- movieguy00 rated this movie6/10Okay
- 23.March.2009
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- by: prozac pop
- prozac pop rated this movie6/10Okay
