The Cider House Rules (Miramax Collector's Series) |
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Staring:
Tobey Maguire, Delroy Lindo
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Product Description
A compassionate young man raised in an orphanage and trained to be a doctor there decides to leave to see the world. Homer leaves with wally & candy to work on wallys family apple farm. Wally goes off to war leaving homer & candy alone together. What will homer learn about live & love in the cider house? Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 09/07/2004 Starring: Tobey Maguire Delroy Lindo Run time: 126 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Lasse Hallstrom
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In adapting his own novel The Cider House Rules for the screen, John Irving sacrificed at least some of the depth and detail that made his humanitarian themes resonate, while the film--directed with Scandinavian sobriety by Lasse Hallström--is often vague about the complex issues (abortion, incest, responsibility) that lie at its core. Allowing for this ambiguity (which is arguably intentional), the film retains much of what made Irving's novel so admired, and like Hallström's earlier feature What's Eating Gilbert Grape?, it's blessed with a generous, forgiving spirit toward the mistakes, foibles, and desires of its many engaging characters. Central to the story (set during World War II) is Homer (Tobey Maguire), a young man raised in a Maine orphanage, where the ether-sniffing Dr. Larch (Michael Caine) rules with benevolent grace while performing safe but illegal abortions. To expand his horizons, Homer follows a young couple (Charlize Theron, Paul Rudd) to do fieldwork on an apple farm, where his innocent eyes are opened to the good and evil of the world--and to the realization that not all rules are steadfast in all situations. By the time Homer returns to the orphanage, The Cider House Rules--which features one of Caine's finest performances--is memorable more for its many charming and insightful moments than for any lasting dramatic impact. Is Homer fated to come full circle in his kindhearted journey? It's left to the viewer to decide. --Jeff Shannon
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Buena Vista Home Video
EAN: 9780788818363
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0788818368
Label: Miramax
Manufacturer: Miramax
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Miramax
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2000-08-15
Running Time: 125
Studio: Miramax
Theatrical Release Date: 1999 |
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