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Winter Solstice (2005)
Released By: Paramount Classics   Rating: R   In Theaters: 4/8/2005
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Studio: Paramount Classics
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Josh Sternfeld
Language: English
Official Website: http://www.paramountclassics.com/winter/index2.html
Theatrical Release: 4/8/2005
Home Video Release: 9/13/2005
Cast: Anthony LaPaglia, Ron Livingston, Allison Janney, Aaron Stanford, Mark Webber
Published ID: 567237
UPC: 097363446644,
Plot: A family struggles to come to terms with changes after a death in the family in this independent drama. Jim Winters (Anthony LaPaglia) is a widower living in suburban New Jersey with his two teenage sons, Gabe (Aaron Stanford) and Pete (Mark Webber). Pete, the younger of the siblings, has a hearing problem that has made school difficult for him; consequently, he has lost interest in his education and spends most of his time goofing off. Gabe is smarter and more ambitious, and has a stable relationship with his girlfriend, Stacey (Michelle Monaghan), but is beginning to chafe at the limitations of small-town life. And five years after his wife's death, Jim still hasn't been able to pick up and start his life over again. When Gabe announces he's decided to move to Florida, it has differing effects on those around him -- Stacey, hurt and confused, begins to withdraw; Pete strikes up a friendship with one of his teachers (Ron Livingston); and Jim struggles to work up the nerve to talk to his new neighbor, Molly Ripkin (Allison Janney. Winter Solstice was the first feature film from writer and director Josh Sternfeld; it won enthusiastic notices following its screenings at the {~2004 Tribeca Film Festival}. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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NOT the Rosamunde Pilcher book!!
Added 5/7/2009
Amazon listed this DVD along with several others made from novels by one of my favorite authors-Rosamunde Pilcher. She did write a book called "Winter Solstice:, but this is not it. Just a heads up--I don't think they should list it with other Pilcher DVDs.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Shallow and Awkward
Added 11/1/2008
I should really learn to never judge a book (or movie) by its cover. The laurels this film got from critics as well as film festivals just shows how out of touch they really are. This has got to be the worst movie I've seen since "About Schmitdt". The plot was thin, the characters were never really developed, and the direction was poor. Too bad, in the hands of the right director it could have been quite good.
1 out of 1 people found this helpful.
BORING!!!!
Added 7/1/2008
I bought this title hoping for an American take on Rosamunde Pilcher's novel of the same name and I was soooooooooooo disappointed. I have not ever watched the entire movie.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
boring and horrid boys
Added 6/7/2008
i was waiting for this boring movie to start it was colorful set in nice place the boys unlikable weird ansty nothing happens should have read the comments first i thought this was a Pilcher novel also..............so sorry to waste my time
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Total disappointment
Added 3/24/2008
I ordered this product thinking it was based on Rosamunde Pilcher's inter Solstice. It was not! What a drag! The film ended and I thought I had fallen asleep during it and decided to watch it again. I did not make any sense.
2 out of 2 people found this helpful.
NOT the Rosamunde Pilcher book!!
Added 5/7/2009
Amazon listed this DVD along with several others made from novels by one of my favorite authors-Rosamunde Pilcher. She did write a book called "Winter Solstice:, but this is not it. Just a heads up--I don't think they should list it with other Pilcher DVDs.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Shallow and Awkward
Added 11/1/2008
I should really learn to never judge a book (or movie) by its cover. The laurels this film got from critics as well as film festivals just shows how out of touch they really are. This has got to be the worst movie I've seen since "About Schmitdt". The plot was thin, the characters were never really developed, and the direction was poor. Too bad, in the hands of the right director it could have been quite good.
1 out of 1 people found this helpful.
BORING!!!!
Added 7/1/2008
I bought this title hoping for an American take on Rosamunde Pilcher's novel of the same name and I was soooooooooooo disappointed. I have not ever watched the entire movie.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
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