Stephen Grynberg USA, 1998, 102 mins US Premiere
Producers: Aaron Cohen, Stephen Grynberg When three strangers meet at the Manhattan funeral of Henry, a mutual friend, they are drawn together by an important task: a cross-country drive to Montana to dispose of his ashes. So begins this lovingly crafted drama of self-discovery. Samantha (Jacqueline McKenzie), Henry's girlfriend, is a street-smart woman who left home as a teenager. Eric (Simon Baker Denny) is a drifter barely holding a job in his family's printing business. Walter (Pruitt Taylor Vince), Henry's childhood friend, is a workaholic who reluctantly agrees to the journey. The slowly unfolding, increasingly intimate triangle, mixed with chance encounters along the way, form the core of this exquisite road movie. With its quiet revelations, expressive landscape photography, and intense yet gentle performances, Love From Ground Zero feels positively old-fashioned in its solid virtues. -David Schwartz |
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