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Snow Angels

5.8

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Original title

Snow Angels

Year

2007

Running time

106 min.

Country

United States

Director

David Gordon Green

Screenwriter

David Gordon Green. Novel: Stewart O'Nan

Cast

Music

Jeff McIlwain, David Wingo

Cinematography

Tim Orr

Producer

Warner Independent Pictures

Genre

Drama | Independent Film (US)

Synopsis

"Snow Angels," adapted from the novel of the same title by Stewart O'Nan, is two stories of love and loss converging. One is of a recently separated couple attempting to pick up the threads of a future when faced with tragedy. The second is about an awkward young man, currently in the throes of discovering his first romance, forced to deal with the separation and subsequent strife of his parents' relationship.

Awards: 2007: Sundance Film Festival: Nominated for Grand Jury Prize - Drama

2008: National Board of Review: Top Independent Films

2008: Satellite Awards: Nominated for Best Cinematography

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Critics' reviews

"Green is a rare bird in American filmmaking: a humanist who knows how to tell a story"

Michael Phillips: Chicago Tribune
"Scene by scene his new film, 'Snow Angels', isn’t terrible. Parts of it are amusing, and there are wintry images that eat into the mind. But it’s one of the most disjunctive things I’ve ever sat through."

David Edelstein: Vulture
"Disturbingly good. The writing and the performances are such that as things go from bad to worse, the film's characters get inside your skin, your soul."

Steven Rea: Philadelphia Inquirer
"Emotionally harrowing and gentle by turns, this well-acted winter's tale is a more narrative-driven experience than Green's more lyrical Sundance entries"

Justin Chang: Los Angeles Times
"Despite all-around wonderful performances and excellent dialogue, the story never quite coheres narratively."

Carina Chocano: Los Angeles Times
"An intriguing and somber tale of disintegrating and disappointing relationships fused with a coming-of-age story"

Claudia Puig: USA Today
"For a film full of murder, jealousy and fatalism, Snow Angels feels curiously small and anecdotal, and its impact diminishes as it nears its terrible conclusion"

A. O. Scott: The New York Times

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Snow Angels

2007

David Gordon Green

5.8

(970)