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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: REA,STEPHEN
EAN: 9786305744535
Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 630574453X
Label: Miramax
Manufacturer: Miramax
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: Miramax
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 14, 2000
Running Time: 105 minutes
Sales Rank: 50254
Studio: Miramax
Theatrical Release Date: 1999
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
The story of a shy young woman's discovery of life and love in the arms of an older man.
Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: R
Release Date: 4-JAN-2005
Media Type: DVD
Amazon.com:
Sarah Polley has built a reputation on her eerie calm--most of her performances seem dominated by an icy, implacable stare. That's why her performance in Guinevere is such a revelation. Polley plays Harper, a young woman from a wealthy but troubled family who's on the verge of a nervous breakdown. At her older sister's wedding, she meets Connie (Stephen Rea), a photographer as old as her parents, with whom she begins an affair. Their relationship--partly an education in the arts, partly an escape from the repression of her family--takes a variety of twists and turns, none of them predictable, all of them questionable, all of them genuine. The movie is clear-eyed about the situation: Connie isn't idealized, and is in many ways a creepy older man, neurotic and self-aggrandizing, but he also offers a kind of emotional support that Harper has never had. Whenever the movie seems to be turning into some bohemian fantasy, something happens that returns it to earth, sometimes with an uncomfortable jolt. It's unsettling, insightful, charming, scary, absurd, and all too real. All the performances are excellent--Jean Smart, as Harper's mother, is smart and cuttingly bitter; Rea is by turns sweet and manipulative, honest and self-deluded. But above all, Polley displays a combination of vulnerability and steely determination that makes Guinevere utterly compelling. The ending is curious--I still haven't made up my mind about it. But for a movie as committed to the contradictions of human relationships as this one, there's nothing wrong with that. --Bret Fetzer
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Worth watching
I had the unbelievable good fortune to stumble upon Guinevere, starring Sarah Polley and Stephen Rea, this week. I really enjoyed this movie.
Polley plays Harper, a young, insecure woman on the brink of attending Harvard Law School. At her sister's wedding, she meets Connie Fitzpatrick, an aging wedding photographer. He strikes up an easy rapport with her, guessing quickly that she's not cut out for law school and flattering her with a compliment or two. Connie also slyly accommodates ... Read More
Rating: - A Must See If Crushing On Sarah Polley
Sarah Polley fans, especially ones going all the way back to "Ramona", are generally big-time "Guinevere" (1999) fans simply because it is the film in which she peaked physically. And Director Audrey Wells picked up on this during casting, seeing in Polley (at that time of her life) someone physically perfect to play her heroine Harper Sloane. Wells needed a young woman who simply glowed in front of the camera, whose face looked better "without" make-up, and who projected both innocence and restlessness. ... Read More
Rating:  - Heart-breakingly Real
I'd highly recommend this film to anyone, but especially to any
female artist, musician, actor who has come of age. This isn't
so much about a May-December romance: it is about the student/mentor bond which can be incredibly strong and intense,
and an aging artist who through Harper, is trying to hold onto
his past youth and the artistic potential he once had.
This could have been such a sappy movie, but the acting and writing kept that from happening. I agree with ... Read More
Rating: - A film for the artists
At first glance this film seems like a bad American TV movie, it is certainly shot like one. However 10 mins in you start to realise that this film has a little bit more going for it than that. The film follows the story of a girl in her early 20s and her journey into adulthood. On the way she falls for an older man, battles her parents and gets more than a glimce into the life of an artist. This film is perfect for anyone struggling with artistic asperations, think "American Beauty" meets "Lost in Translation." ... Read More
Rating: - A gem ...
This isn't your typical "Hollywood/male fantasy fulfillment" version of a May-December romance, but neither is it one which sits in bitterly moralistic, harsh judgment of such relationships, or of the people who get themselves into them. Just when you think the film is about to veer off into either "mainstream, happy ending" territory OR "heavy-handed cautionary tale" territory ala the Lifestyle network (where every single movie shows women as victims and men as amoral, abusive monsters), it fools you by taking a ... Read More
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