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Ingrid, a smart, free-spirited, and somewhat narcissistic artist kills her deceitful lover in a crime of passion. Even while serving a prison sentence, she exerts control over her adoring teenage daughter, Astrid, who's forced to spend her teenage years in a series of foster homes before becomi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Newman, Thomas, 1955- (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ), Pandora Film (Firm), Swank Motion Pictures, Inc
Other Authors: Donoghue, Mary Agnes (Screenwriter), Lohman, Alison, 1979- (Actor), Wright, Robin, 1966- (Actor), Pfeiffer, Michelle, 1957- (Actor), Zellweger, Renée, 1969-, Connolly, Billy (Actor), Fugit, Patrick, 1982- (Actor), Hauser, Cole, 1975- (Actor), Wyle, Noah, 1971- (Actor), Davis, Elliot, 1948- (Cinematographer), DeSanto, Susie (Costume designer), Fitch, Janet, 1955-
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: [Burbank, CA] : Warner Bros. Pictures, 2002.
Subjects:
Fitch, Janet, > 1955- > Film adaptations.
Fitch, Janet, > 1955-
Mothers and daughters > Drama.
Children of prisoners > Drama.
Foster mothers > Drama.
Children of prisoners.
Foster mothers.
Mothers and daughters.
Feature films.
Drama.
Film adaptations.
Adaptations cinématographiques.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)
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Summary:Ingrid, a smart, free-spirited, and somewhat narcissistic artist kills her deceitful lover in a crime of passion. Even while serving a prison sentence, she exerts control over her adoring teenage daughter, Astrid, who's forced to spend her teenage years in a series of foster homes before becoming her own person. Explores the strange relationship of Ingrid and Astrid, and includes Astrid's relationship with her foster mothers. At first merely an appendage of her mother, Astrid develops as a result of her peripatetic adolescence.
Item Description:Based on the novel by Janet Fitch.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2002.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file, 109 min.) : sound, color
Audience:MPAA rating: PG-13; for mature thematic elements concerning dysfunctional relationships, drug content, language, sexuality and violence.
Awards:Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards, 2003; KCFCC Award - Best Supporting Actress (Michelle Pfeiffer)
Production Credits:Director of photography, Elliot Davis ; editor, Chris Ridsdale ; music, Thomas Newman ; costume designer, Susie DeSanto ; production designer, Donald Graham Burt.