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Marion Bridge

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Marion Bridge (2000)

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Reviews Counted:16

Fresh:12

Rotten:4

Average Rating:6.3/10

Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: This drama from Canadian director Wiebke Von Carolsfeld explores the strained relationships between three sisters, who after learning that their mother is sick, gather in their childhood home of... This drama from Canadian director Wiebke Von Carolsfeld explores the strained relationships between three sisters, who after learning that their mother is sick, gather in their childhood home of Nova Scotia. The most visibly troubled of the group, Agnes (Molly Parker)--the youngest of three--makes little effort to disguise her alcoholism upon arriving home. Not without their own problems, highly religious Theresa is coping with her husband's recent departure into the arms of a younger woman, while Louise won't fess up to being attractive to women. Over the course of caring for their mother, the three women make several revelations about their family, that despite being painful, help them better understand themselves and each other. Distinguished by brilliant cinematography, strong performances, and realistic dialogue, MARION BRIDGE examines the bonds that strangely bind families together in even the most trying of circumstances. [More]

Starring: Molly Parker, Rebecca Jenkins, Stacy Smith, Ellen Page

Starring: Molly Parker, Rebecca Jenkins, Stacy Smith, Ellen Page, Elissa Sursara

Director: Wiebke Von Carolsfeld

Director: Wiebke Von Carolsfeld
Studio: Film Movement

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Reviews for Marion Bridge

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02/09/06
Derek Adams
Derek Adams
Time Out
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Too many scenes are colourless and unimaginative...There’s a gap between the pedestrianism of life and the necessary dramatic tension of art [that] this film never bridges.

Full Review Source: Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada) | comment Comment
12/01/03
Brian Gibson
Brian Gibson
Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada)
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07/02/03
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Full Review Source: Montreal Film Journal | comment Comment
06/23/03
Kevin N. Laforest
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal
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Full Review Source: eye WEEKLY | comment Comment
04/20/03
Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson
eye WEEKLY

A carefully drawn portrait of family life.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
04/18/03
Peter Howell
Peter Howell
Toronto Star

Given Marion Bridge trots out almost every cliche of the chick flick, it is all the more remarkable that it works as well as it does.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
04/18/03
Louis B. Hobson
Louis B. Hobson
Jam! Movies

You'll like it because it's really intelligent.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
04/18/03
Liz Braun
Liz Braun
Jam! Movies

A respectable addition to the tragic three sisters oeuvre.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
04/18/03
Janice Page
Janice Page
Boston Globe

The flick takes its sweet time to deliver the unsolvable life situations in a delicate, real way -- playing out like a good book -- and the solid cast is totally in sync with its rhythm.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
04/18/03
E! Online

Always engaging and often compelling.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
04/18/03
Rick Groen
Rick Groen
Globe and Mail

Takes the raw ingredients of soap opera -- the spilling of family secrets and the opening of old wounds as a parent slips away -- and spins them into something truthful and quietly compelling.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
04/17/03
Stephen Holden
Stephen Holden
New York Times
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While the situations and characterizations ring true, if a bit melodramatically, the film is so understated that little dramatic effect registers.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
04/15/03
Frank Scheck
Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
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This family drama adapted from his play by Canadian writer/actor Daniel MacIvor ("The Five Senses") plays like a Chekovian take on "Aberdeen"

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
04/13/03
Laura Clifford
Laura Clifford
Reeling Reviews

Small but beautifully acted drama.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
04/11/03
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Parker is very good at conveying Agnes' wobbly mixture of instability and emotional bravery, and Jenkins finds the sad, lonely ache below Theresa's urge to regiment the lives of everyone in the family.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
04/11/03
Edward Guthmann
Edward Guthmann
San Francisco Chronicle

The gray, lazy Nova Scotia atmosphere helps a great deal.; the cold and fog permeate the film indoors as well as out.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
04/11/03
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

There is some good acting on view as we watch Agnes' brave attempts to face up to a past that includes incest and pregnancy, but Daniel McIvor's adaptation of his stage play is hardly going to quicken anyone's pulse.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
04/11/03
Lou Lumenick
Lou Lumenick
New York Post

Defies its genealogy with grace, economy, and unstinting compassion.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
04/08/03
Jessica Winter
Jessica Winter
Village Voice

Takes you by surprise by coming right at you, then slowly sneaking around behind you, integrating you into this family.

Full Review Source: Hot Button | comment Comment
01/07/03
David Poland
David Poland
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