Junebug (2005) (original) (raw)
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Original title
Junebug
Year
2005
Running time
107 min.
Country
United States
Director
Screenwriter
Cast
Music
Cinematography
Producer
Genre
Drama. Comedy | Family Relationships. Independent Film (US)
Synopsis
When Madeleine (Embeth Davidtz), a British-born dealer in regional, "outsider" art, travels from Chicago to North Carolina to pursue a local painter for her gallery, she and her brand-new, younger husband George (Alessandro Nivola) extend the trip to include an introduction to his family: his prickly mother Peg (Celia Weston); his taciturn father Eugene (Scott Wilson); his angry younger brother Johnny (Benjamin McKenzie), who has always suffered in the shadow of his over-achieving brother; and Johnny's very pregnant and innocently garrulous wife Ashley (Amy Adams). Madeleine confronts the difficulty of these two cultures colliding, and discovers the tumultuous outcome as these separate ways of life must coexist.
Although Ashley immediately takes to the sophisticated Madeleine and embraces her as a sister, the other members of George's family, especially his mother, are less than receptive. With George falling into his old routine of spending time alone, Madeleine relies almost entirely on Ashley to help her navigate the family dinners, Church meetings, and Ashley's baby shower, all while desperately trying to close the deal on the artist. Tensions mount when Ashley goes into labor and each family member's priorities, Madeleine's included, are confronted.
Awards
2005: Nominated for Oscar: Best Supporting Actress (Amy Adams)
2005: Sundance: Special Jury Prize (Amy Adams for her performance)
2005: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Nominated for Best Supp. Actress (Adams)
2005: Critics' Choice Awards: Best Supporting Actress (Adams)
2005: New York Film Critics Circle: Nominated for Best First Film
2005: Independent Spirit Awards: Best Supp. Actress (Adams). 3 Nominations
Critics' reviews
- "Ensemble casts like this are not easy to come by. Adams is something more than that -- a brilliant young comedian bursting into bloom."
- "A textbook case of filmmakers who can't make up their minds about their characters; it's a failure of nerve disguised as dramatic ambiguity."
- "'Junebug' is a great film because it is a true film. It humbles other films that claim to be about family secrets and eccentricities"
- "Amy Adams in a performance as deep as it is delightful, is the film's heart and also its flaky, wonderstruck soul."
- "A movie that gets wonderfully under your skin."
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