White Oleander (2002)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.0/10   

Director:

Peter Kosminsky

Escritores (WGA):

Janet Fitch (novel)
Mary Agnes Donoghue (screenplay)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

11 octubre 2002 (USA)

Género:

Drama

Frase comercial:

Where does a mother end and a daughter begin?

Plot:

A teenager journeys through a series of foster homes after her mother goes to prison for committing a crime of passion.

Plot Keywords:

Foster Home | Prison | California | Poison | Letter

Premios:

3 wins & 4 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Ingrid and Astrid work it out

US TV Schedule:

Tue. July 14

3:05 PM

MAX

Reparto

Amy Aquino	...	Miss Martinez
John Billingsley	...	Paramedic
Elisa Bocanegra	...	Girl in Fight
Darlene Bohorquez	...	Prisoner
Solomon Burke Jr.	...	Guard
Scott Allan Campbell	...	Bill Greenway
Sam Catlin	...	Teacher
Debra Christofferson	...	Marlena
Billy Connolly	...	Barry Kolker
Marc Donato	...	Davey Thomas
Svetlana Efremova	...	Rena Gruschenka
Patrick Fugit	...	Paul Trout
Vernon Haas	...	Guard
Sean Happy	...	Dirt Bike Boyfriend
Cole Hauser	...	Ray

También conocida como:

Weißer Oleander (Alemania)
Déjame vivir (Argentina) [es]
La flor del mal (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements concerning dysfunctional relationships, drug content, language, sexuality and violence.

Duración:

109 min

País:

USA | Alemania

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Clasificación:

Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:16 | Canada:PG | Denmark:11 | Finland:K-11 | Germany:12 | Iceland:12 | Netherlands:AL | Norway:11 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:11 | UK:12A (original rating) | UK:12 (video rating) (2004) | USA:PG-13

Locaciones de Filmación:

Airport Courthouse - 11701 S. La Cienega Blvd., Ladera Heights, Los Angeles, California, USA

Compañía:

Gaylord Films

Trivialidades:

The scene that Renée Zellweger's character Claire shares from her career in film is a clip from The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1994) which was one of Zellweger's first movies.

Errores:

Continuidad: In the scene where Astrid, Starr, and Carolee are driving to go get clothes, Starr refers to the reverend of their church as "Reverend Thomas." However, in every other scene before and after this during Astrid's time with Starr, the reverend is referred to as "Reverend Daniels."

Citas:

Starr: Astrid, those are ugly shoes.
Astrid: Snakes don't bite above ankle.
Starr: Well, take my word for it, you better being bitten by snakes then dressin' for them.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in Film Geek (2005)

Banda de Sonido:

One Perfect Thing

Ingrid and Astrid work it out

Although not a perfect film by any stretch (too many things happen without any seeming rationale behind them and some of the most important plot points are too vague), White Oleander still kept me intrigued, thanks mainly to the great performances by Pfeiffer (extraordinary in her restraint - brilliant characterization), Renee Zellweiger (achingly vulnerable here) and the extremely talented Alison Lohman (who's in nearly every scene and never hits a false note - and the fact that she sort of looks like Kirsten Dunst doesn't hurt either).

A lot of critics are saying the film is too melodramatic or not 'weepy' enough, when in fact I found the movie's greatest strength (along with the performances) to be in how UNmelodramatic it is; there's a lot of restraint taken in the scenes that could have played like an afternoon soap, and I also appreciated how the film DIDN'T wind up as a tearjerker but rather took a grittier approach by portraying Astrid as an ultimate survivor in her sad and lonely journey toward independence.