The Shipping News

Starring: Julianne Moore, Kevin Spacey Director: Lasse Hallstrm Original UK Premiere: 2002 Dvd Release: 2nd December, 2002 Number Of Discs: 1 Format: PAL, Widescreen, Region 2 Encoding

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The Shipping News is a Pulitzer Prize -winning novel by E Annie Proulx which was published in 1993 & a film of the same name, released in 2001, set on the Canadian island of Newfoundland. The film was directed by Lasse Hallstrom & stars Kevin Spacey as the protagonist Quoyle, Judi Dench as his aunt & Julianne Moore. It also stars Pete Postlethwaite, Scott Glenn, Rhys Ifans & Cate Blanchett. The film makes a multitude of small changes from the book, many of which appeared to be intended to save money -- for instance, in the novel, Quoyle had two small daughters, but only one in the film. Quoyle learning that love could be comfortable rather than painful; Quoyle growing from being a bumbling incompetent to being a competent manager; Bunny learning about death.

E Annie Proulxs quirky bestseller The Shipping News gets the Lasse Hallstrom treatment, but the results dont match Chocolat or The Cider House Rules. Lifelong loser Quoyle suffers in a terrible wig, abused by his bitter Dad, snoozing through dead-end jobs, overwhelmed by a mad Cate Blanchett. On the same day, his parents commit suicide & runaway Petal drowns in a car crash. With ominous Aunt Agnis & angelic daughter Bunny, Quoyle relocates to Quoyle Point, moving into a dilapidated family house tethered on a storm-wracked cliff. He takes a job as a reporter, fitting into a feud between owner & editor & begins a tenuous romance with widow Wavey . Happiness threatens, but the weight of an awful past bears down, along with premonitions of doom, decapitation murders & a lot of bad weather...until a cathartic storm sorts it all out. Spare Spacey, miscast as the novels obese hero, underplays to the point of invisibility. As a Gothic soap, it has a few laughs; but its hard to take seriously.

Julianne Moore is an American actress who first came to fame playing the Daytime Emmy Award -winning roles of Frannie & Sabrina Hughes on the soap opera As the World Turns. She played the twins from 1985 to 1988. Bart Freundlich 2 children ; John Gould Rubin ; Sundar Chakravarthy However, most know her today as a film actress. for Best Actress & for Best Supporting Actress. She was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award & a SAG award for her performances in Far From Heaven in 2003. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1999 for The End of the Affair & was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award in 1997 for Boogie Nights. Posters Of Julianne Moore

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Kevin Spacey Fowler in South Orange, New Jersey, better known as Kevin Spacey, is an American actor. He has won two Oscars for his film acting, including Best Supporting Actor for The Usual Suspects in 1995 & Best Actor for American Beauty in 1999. Spaceys first professional stage appearance was as a messenger in a New York Shakespeare Festival performance of Henry VI, part 1 in 1981. The following year he made his first Broadway appearance in Henrik Ibsen s Ghosts. Although his interest soon turned to film, Spacey remains actively involved in the live theater community. In 1991, he won a Tony Award for his portrayal of Uncle Louie in Neil Simon s Broadway hit Lost in Yonkers. Spacey announced in February 2003 that he is moving to London, England to become the artistic director of the Old Vic, one of the citys oldest theatres. Spacey will direct a new Old Vic Theatre Company, which will stage shows eight months out of the year, starting in 2004. Spacey has agreed to star in two shows a season, in addition to directorial duties. Posters Of Kevin Spacey

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