White Oleander (2002)

Regisseur:

Peter Kosminsky

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

Janet Fitch (novel)
Mary Agnes Donoghue (screenplay)

Premierendatum:

11. Oktober 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Werbezeile:

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:

Coming Of Age | Born Again | Barbecue | Mother | Baptism

Filmpreise:

3 wins & 4 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Acting was amazing

US TV Schedule:

Sat. May 24

9:00 PM

LIFE

Besetzung

Alison Lohman	...	Astrid Magnussen
Michelle Pfeiffer	...	Ingrid Magnussen
Robin Wright Penn	...	Starr
Renée Zellweger	...	Claire Richards
Amy Aquino	...	Miss Martinez
Billy Connolly	...	Barry Kolker
Svetlana Efremova	...	Rena Gruschenka
Patrick Fugit	...	Paul Trout
Cole Hauser	...	Ray
Liz Stauber	...	Carolee
Noah Wyle	...	Mark Richards
John Billingsley	...	Paramedic
Elisa Bocanegra	...	Girl in Fight
Darlene Bohorquez	...	Prisoner
Solomon Burke Jr.	...	Guard

Alternativ:

Weißer Oleander (Deutschland)
Weißer Oleander (Österreich) [de]

MPAA:

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

Länge:

109 Min

Produktionsland:

USA | Deutschland

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Technicolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Altersfreigabe:

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

Drehorte:

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

Firma:

Gaylord Films

Dies und das:

Alison Lohman wore a wig/was bald throughout the whole film, because she had just previously filmed a role as a cancer patient.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: When Uncle Ray and Astrid are outside watching the meteor shower he lights a cigarette but when he takes a puff and pulls it away to blow out the smoke there is no smoke and the cigarette is not lit. When Starr comes out and asks what he is doing the cigarette is lit and smoldering.

Dialogzitate:

Astrid: Everybody asks why I started at the end and worked back to the beginning, the reason is simple, I couldn't understand the beginning until I had reached the end. There were too many pieces of the puzzle missing, too much you would never tell. I could sell these things...

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in Film Geek (2005)

Soundtrack:

Happy Hour

Acting was amazing

I have just one word: Wow.

I saw this movie not expecting much and was completely blown away. The story and especially the acting was incredible! INCREDIBLE. I am now and forever will be a devoted Alison Lohman fan. I've never seen anyone take a character and make it more real than she did with Astrid. She made me cry more than once. It is amazing to watch it all the way through and then start it over again just to reaffirm the amazing transformation the character goes through from beginning to end. She not only looks different but her mannerisms are also so innocent and naive in the beginning. It's unbelievable. I have to say I am completely angry that her acting was not mentioned in any awards, nominations, or anything by Hollywood.

All the acting was incredible. Robin Penn, Renee' Zellwegger, Michelle Pfieffer; all did outstanding! I've never hated Michelle Pfieffer before but she did an incredible job being someone you could truly be disgusted with. Also loved the job...and sorry to do this but the guy who was in Almost Famous...have no idea what his name is...did. The love story between Astrid and him is very sweet.

As I said before I was very blown away by this movie. I would recommend it to anyone and everyone and hope it gets more popular as time goes on.