The Savages (2007) (original) (raw)
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Original title
The Savages
Year
2007
Running time
113 min.
Country
United States
Director
Screenwriter
Cast
Music
Cinematography
Producer
Genre
Comedy. Drama | Family Relationships. Comedy-Drama. Independent Film (US)
Synopsis
A sister (Linney) and brother (Hoffman) face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.
Awards
2007: 2 Nominations for Oscar: Actress (Laura Linney), Original Screenplay
2007: Nomination for Golden Globe: Best Actor of Comedy or Musical (Hoffman)
2007: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Screenplay
2007: American Film Institute (AFI): Top 10 - Movies of the Year
2007: Chicago Film Critics Awards: 2 Nom., Best Actress (Linney) & Screenplay
2007: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nominated for Best Original Screenplay
Critics' reviews
- "I wouldn't call the film inspirational -- it is too well observed to succumb to easy sentiment -- but its realism is patiently engaging and subtly insinuating. And Linney and Hoffman are extraordinary."
- "While the film is heart-wrenchingly sad, it also is mordantly funny, uncomfortably prickly and above all, unflinching in its depiction of a believable sibling relationship."
- "This movie provides no phony catharsis or closure; it develops a vision of people growing in spurts from their most terrible mistakes."
- "This bittersweet X-ray of American family dynamics may not be a Hallmark-card notion of a holiday movie, but it's one any son or daughter can take to heart."
- "Jenkins brings a rigor, intelligence and eye for the slightly absurd to the proceedings that is instantly disarming."
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