Grace Is Gone (2007)

Director:

James C. Strouse

Guionista (WGA):

James C. Strouse (written by)

Release Date:

10 enero 2008 (Israel)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Upon hearing his wife was killed in the Iraq war, a father takes his two daughters on a road trip. |

Plot Keywords:

Loss Of Wife | Iraq War | Father Daughter Relationship | Character Name In Title

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 4 wins & 3 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Great Sense of Loss

Cast

John Cusack	...	Stanley Philipps
Emily Churchill	...	First Woman
Rebecca Spence	...	Second Woman
Jennifer Tyler	...	Third Woman
Susan Messing	...	Fourth Woman
Shélan O'Keefe	...	Heidi Phillips
Gracie Bednarczyk	...	Dawn Phillips
Doug Dearth	...	Captain Riggs
Doug James	...	Chaplain Johnson
Alessandro Nivola	...	John Phillips
Zach Gray	...	Boy at Pool (as Zachary Gray)
Marisa Tomei	...	Woman at Pool
Penny Slusher	...	Ear Piercer
Dana Lynne Gilhooley	...	Grace Phillips
Katie Honaker	...	Voice of Grace Phillips (voice)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for thematic material, brief strong language and teen smoking.

Duración:

85 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Clasificación:

Singapore:PG | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

725 9th Avenue, La Grange, Illinois, USA

Company:

Plum Pictures

Trivialidades:

The film was originally going to be directed by Rob Reiner, who dropped out during pre-production for unknown reasons. The film's writer, James C. Strouse, then took over directorial duties.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2007-12-08)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Grace is Gone

Great Sense of Loss

I get the feeling that people who do not like this movie wanted some large seen where John Cusack's character tells what he is thinking. I'm confused at this. If we wanted to watch movies where characters laid out their thoughts verbatim we wouldn't have an opportunity to infer our own emotions on the situation. I would have been upset if this filmed decided to tackle the issue of war instead of the issue of how modern loss can effect us. This is a film about being put on pause. When we are shaken out of our sense of normalcy how do we cope. In this case, how do you explain the loss you cannot comprehend to your children. I think that this film is powerful in it's absent of the affectation of the outside world. You have a man who insulates himself from the events and in that case you have something a lot more honest. If the film had chosen to attack those issues i think the depth of loss would have been shattered. This isn't an anti-war nor pro-war film. I think that if you go in expecting that you will dislike immensely. This is a film about normalcy and our failure to cope. I think it works. I think wanting it to do something it isn't trying to do is an incorrect way to view this film.