An Unfinished Life (2005)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Lasse Hallström

Writers (WGA):

Mark Spragg (written by) &
Virginia Korus Spragg (written by)

Release Date:

15 September 2005 (Israel)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

every secret takes on a life of its own

Plot:

A down on her luck woman, desperate to provide care for her daughter, moves in with her father in-law from whom she is estranged. Through time, they learn to forgive each other and heal old wounds.

Plot Keywords:

Bear | Car Accident | Wyoming | Ranch | Friendship

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Robert Redford	...	Einar Gilkyson
Jennifer Lopez	...	Jean Gilkyson
Morgan Freeman	...	Mitch Bradley
Josh Lucas	...	Crane Curtis
Damian Lewis	...	Gary Winston
Camryn Manheim	...	Nina
Becca Gardner	...	Griff Gilkyson
Lynda Boyd	...	Kitty
Rob Hayter	...	Deputy
P. Lynn Johnson	...	Shelter Supervisor
Byron Lucas	...	Motorcycle Rider
Trevor Moss	...	Griffin Gilkyson
R. Nelson Brown	...	Kent (as Rnelsonbrown)
Dillard Brinson	...	Gnome Owner
Jason Diablo	...	Customer #1
Sean J. Dory	...	Customer #2 (as Sean Dory)
Bryan Korenberg	...	Angry Couple Man
Bonnie Barton	...	Angry Couple Woman
Danielle Dunn-Morris	...	Angie
Sandra Polson	...	Secretary
Dale Kipling	...	Cook
Jill Tead	...	Bartender
Jayne Dancose	...	Nurse Phyllis
Ken Camroux-Taylor	...	Doctor
Bart the Bear	...	The Bear

Directed by
Lasse Hallström

Writing credits (WGA)
Mark Spragg		(written by) &
Virginia Korus Spragg		(written by)

Produced by
Su Armstrong	....	co-producer
Stephen P. Dunn	....	associate producer (as Stephen Dunn)
Leslie Holleran	....	producer
Graham King	....	executive producer
Alan Ladd Jr.	....	producer
Kelliann Ladd	....	producer
Meryl Poster	....	executive producer
Michelle Raimo	....	executive producer
Matthew Rhodes	....	executive producer
Joe Roth	....	executive producer
Mark Rydell	....	executive producer
Bob Weinstein	....	executive producer
Harvey Weinstein	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Deborah Lurie

Cinematography by
Oliver Stapleton		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Andrew Mondshein

Casting by
Kerry Barden
Billy Hopkins
Suzanne Smith

Production Design by
David Gropman

Art Direction by
Karen Schulz Gropman

Set Decoration by
Lesley Beale

Costume Design by
Tish Monaghan

Makeup Department
Deena Adair	....	hair stylist: Mr. Freeman
Ozzy Alvarez	....	special makeup lab technician (as Tony Alvarez)
Margot Boccia	....	makeup artist: Ms. Lopez
Chris Burgoyne	....	special makeup lab technician
Jayne Dancose	....	makeup designer
Nancy Hancock	....	prosthetics and makeup applier: Mr. Freeman (as Nancy Worthen-Hancock)
Kris Kobzina	....	special makeup lab technician
Gary Liddiard	....	makeup artist: Mr. Redford
Ryan McDowell	....	special makeup lab technician
Matthew W. Mungle	....	special makeup designer
Chuck O'Brien	....	special makeup lab technician
Tena Parker	....	hair stylist: Mr. Redford (as Tena Parker-Liddiard)
Debra Regnier	....	first assistant makeup artist
Nancy Steyns	....	first assistant hair stylist
Vincent Sullivan	....	head of hair department
Eddie Vargas	....	special makeup lab technician
Melissa A. Yonkey	....	hair stylist: Ms. Lopez (as Melissa Yonkey)

Production Management
George Chapman	....	production manager
Jeff Robinson	....	post-production supervisor
Linda Sheehy-Brownstein	....	unit manager: second unit

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Arnold	....	second assistant director (as David K. Arnold)
Silver Butler	....	second second assistant director
Stephen P. Dunn	....	first assistant director (as Stephen Dunn)
Don French	....	first assistant director: second unit
Darren Robson	....	second assistant director: second unit
Danny Virtue	....	second unit director
Jennifer Zimmer	....	third assistant director
Tarnya Cook	....	third assistant director (uncredited)
Patrick Stark	....	additional second assistant director: splinter/bear unit (uncredited)

Art Department
Vaughan V. Baker	....	head scenic artist
Craig Brisker	....	construction foreman
Karen Brooks	....	set decoration office coordinator
Chad Calder	....	lead laborer
Greg Coombs	....	lead greensman (as Greg A. Coombs)
Susie Cowley	....	sign fabricator
Andrea Dance	....	set dresser
Dennis Davenport	....	set designer
Thomas Digirolomo	....	art department assistant (as Thomas M. Digirolomo)
Michael Dundas	....	paint foreman (as Mike Dundas)
Renee Dundas	....	painter (as Reneé Dundas)
Laurie Edmundson	....	lead dresser (as Laurie E. Edmundson)
Dwayne Feist	....	laborer
Mark Haddad	....	head greensman
Haida Harper	....	assistant property master (as Haida Greenleaf Harper)
Allan Holmes	....	set dresser
Paul Jenkinson	....	lead dresser
Bryan Korenberg	....	property master
Bill Lammers	....	scenic maintenance
Franklin Leibel	....	scenic artist (as F.M. Leibel)
George Lesjak	....	lead carpenter
Terry Lewis	....	set buyer
Scott Mathers	....	construction buyer
Andy Nieman	....	assistant property master (as Andreas Nieman)
Ryan Ostiguy	....	paint lead
Giovanni Pasqua	....	paint sprayer (as Giovanni A. Pasqua)
Jo Petty	....	scenic painter
David Pirrie	....	on-set painter
Mathew Pooley	....	scenic painter
Robert Pratt	....	storyboard artist (as Rob Pratt)
Samuel Pritchard	....	lead carpenter (as Sam Pritchard)
Dusty Reeves	....	art department coordinator
Martin Sigmund	....	lead carpenter
Macleod Sinclaire	....	on-set dresser
Camar Sterling	....	signwriter (as Camac Sterling)
James Steuart	....	art director: Canada
Faye Thorp	....	assistant set decorator
Barry Warkentin	....	scenic carpenter (as Barry John Warkentin)
Mike Websdale	....	set dresser
Files Wicken	....	set buyer
Mikal Williams	....	lead on-set carpenter (as Mikal T. Williams)
Glenn Woodruff	....	construction coordinator
Doug Poetker	....	carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Michael Barry	....	sound re-recording mixer
Steve Bissinger	....	sound effects editor
Rick Bold	....	boom operator
Brian Chumney	....	assistant sound editor
David A. Cohen	....	dialogue editor
Lee Dichter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Lang Elliott	....	sound effects recordist (as Lang Elliot)
Robert Fernandez	....	sound re-recording mixer
Brian Gallagher	....	adr recordist
Glen Gauthier	....	production sound mixer
Dan Gleich	....	sound effects recordist (as Dan Gliech)
Matthew Hartman	....	apprentice sound editor (as Matt Hartman)
Bobby Johanson	....	adr engineer
Michael Kirchberger	....	sound designer
Michael Kirchberger	....	supervising sound editor
Bradley Kita	....	sound assistant (as Brad Kita)
Thomas Kodros	....	sound consultant: Dolby (as Tom Kodros)
Terrance Laudermilch	....	sound re-recordist (as Terry Laudermilch)
Eric McAllister	....	assistant sound editor (as Eric McCallister)
Jane McCulley	....	adr supervisor
Jeremy Molod	....	foley editor
Everett Moore	....	assistant sound editor
Marnie Moore	....	foley artist
Margie O'Malley	....	foley artist
Frank Rinella	....	foley mixer
Fred Rosenberg	....	adr editor
Steve Switzer	....	boom operator
Roland Vajs	....	assistant sound editor
James Willetts	....	foley recordist (as James Willets)
Rudy Zasloff	....	sound intern

Special Effects by
Stacey Goodman	....	special effects technician
John MacCuspie	....	first assistant special effects
Gary Minielly	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Tricia Barrett	....	digital compositor: Custom Film Effects
Ryan Beadle	....	I/O: Custom Film Effects
Steve Caldwell	....	digital compositor: Custom Film Effects
Mark Dornfeld	....	visual effects supervisor: Custom Film Effects
Michele Ferrone	....	visual effects producer: Custom Film Effects
Jim Finn	....	visual effects consultant
Adam Gass	....	digital editorial: Custom Film Effects
R.J. Harbour	....	digital compositor: Custom Film Effects (as RJ Harbour)
Shaina Holmes	....	digital compositor: Custom Film Effects
Lori C. Miller	....	digital compositor: Custom Film Effects (as Lori Miller)
Laurie Powers	....	digital supervisor: Custom Film Effects
David Smithson	....	data wrangler: Custom Film Effects
Mary C. Snyder	....	digital artist: Custom Film Effects (as Mary C. Hoffer)
Amani Williams	....	digital compositor: Custom Film Effects

Stunts
Bonnie Barton	....	stunts
Clint Carleton	....	stunts (as Clint Carlston)
Marny Eng	....	stunts (as Marney Eng)
Christina Jackson	....	stunts
Greg Schlosser	....	stunts
Doug Seus	....	bear stunt coordinator
Doug Seus	....	bear stunts
Danny Virtue	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
J.B. Bivens	....	grip
Michael C. Blundell	....	camera operator: second unit
Paul Bougie	....	lamp operator
Dillard Brinson	....	key grip
George Brown	....	video coordinator: second unit
Heidi Buecking	....	loader
Nelson Caseley	....	best boy rigging gaffer
Alic Chehade	....	lamp operator: Medicine Hat (as Ali Chehade)
Ken Decker	....	generator operator
John Dekker	....	best boy electric
Paolo Di Persico	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Todd Fairbairn	....	lamp operator
Keith Flanagan	....	grip
Gil Forrester	....	dolly grip
Cody Fraser	....	grip: second unit
Ron Goodman	....	aerial camera operator
Ron Goodman	....	director of photography: aerial unit
Jim Gregor	....	lamp operator: Medicine Hat
Doane Gregory	....	still photographer
Paul Guenette	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Simon Hall	....	24 frame playback operator (as Simon C. Hall)
Ted Hamilton	....	best boy lighting: second unit
Ted Hamilton	....	lamp operator
Ken Hemphill	....	grip
Dale H. Jahraus	....	camera operator: second unit (as Dale Jahraus)
Cary Lalonde	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Derek Leblanc	....	best boy grip: second unit (as Derek LeBlanc)
Derek Leblanc	....	best boy rigging grip (as Derek LeBlanc)
John Le Roy	....	key grip: second unit
John Le Roy	....	key rigging grip
Kim MacNaughton	....	first assistant camera: second unit (as Kim Macnaughton)
Nathan McTague	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Randy Mensing	....	grip: second unit
T. Dean Merrells	....	lamp operator: Medicine Hat (as Dean Merrells)
David Milton	....	grip: Medicine Hat
Rod Newby	....	gaffer: second unit
Rod Newby	....	rigging gaffer
Jim R. Patrick	....	grip: Medicine Hat
Andrew Pedley	....	video coordinator
Christopher Porter	....	chief lighting technician
Chris Reimneitz	....	grip: second unit
Dylan Ringwood	....	best boy grip
Philip Rothwell	....	spacecam technician: aerial unit
Ben Rusi	....	grip
Jeff Sayle	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Doug Schwartz	....	Steadicam operator (as Douglas Schwartz)
Doug Schwartz	....	camera operator: second unit (as Douglas Schwartz)
Doug Schwartz	....	director of photography: second unit (as Douglas Schwartz)
John Seale Jr.	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Derek Sherlock	....	grip: Medicine Hat
Chris Thompson	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Jason S.W. Uglanica	....	camera trainee
Roger Vernon	....	camera operator: second unit
Roger Vernon	....	director of photography: second unit
Alan Watte	....	grip: second unit
Stewart Whelan	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera (as Stewart A. Whelan)
Owen Williams	....	video coordinator: second unit

Casting Department
Mark Bennett	....	casting associate: New York
Heike Brandstatter	....	casting: Canada
Andrea Brown	....	extras casting coordinator
Errin Clutton	....	casting coordinator: Canada
Deborah Maxwell Dion	....	casting associate: Los Angeles
Andrea Hughes	....	extras casting assistant
Coreen Mayrs	....	casting: Canada
Jyotishna Narayan Stark	....	extras casting assistant (as Jyotishna Narayan)
Elisabeth van Assum	....	casting assistant: Canada (as Liz Van Assum)
James Moore	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tess Brummitt	....	truck costumer
Mitzi Haralson	....	costumer: Ms. Lopez
Karin Nosella	....	assistant costume designer
Stephen K. Randolph	....	costumer: Mr. Redford (as Stephen Randolph)
Cathie Valdovino	....	costumer: Mr. Freeman
Sandra Watson	....	set costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Ian Blume	....	second assistant editor
Erica Hyatt	....	post-production assistant
Jennifer Lane	....	post-production executive
Claudia Morgado Escanilla	....	first assistant editor: Vancouver (as Claudia Morgado)
Anne O'Brien	....	first assistant editor
Jim Passon	....	color timer
Chris Patterson	....	associate editor
Jill Allanson	....	telecine assistant (uncredited)
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter (uncredited)
Thom Kyle	....	assistant editor (uncredited)
Bruce Whidden	....	colorist: dailies (uncredited)

Music Department
Wael Binali	....	score coordinator
Hugh Burns	....	musician: solo electric guitar
David Carbonara	....	music editor
John Carbonara	....	assistant music editor
Gloria Cheng	....	musician: piano
James Clark	....	orchestra leader
Christopher Cozens	....	auricle operator
George Doering	....	musician: guitar
Andrew Dudman	....	assistant music engineer
Robert Fernandez	....	additional music score recordist
Ludvig Girdland	....	musician: fiddle
David Giuli	....	score coordinator
Colin Green	....	musician: solo acoustic guitar
Greg Hayes	....	score recordist
David Huntsinger	....	musician: solo piano
Jamie Lowry	....	assistant music editor
Deborah Lurie	....	orchestrator
William V. Malpede	....	score coordinator (as William Malpede)
Chris McDonald	....	additional orchestrator
Kevin McKeever	....	additional music mixer
Kevin McKeever	....	music recordist
Steve McManus	....	musician: solo acoustic and electric bass
Thomas Milano	....	supervising music editor
Sujin Nam	....	score coordinator
Joey Newman	....	conductor
Joey Newman	....	orchestrator
Sam Okell	....	assistant music engineer
Larry Paxton	....	additional music arranger
Larry Paxton	....	musician: solo electric and acoustic guitar
Jonathan Price	....	synthesizer programmer
Mark Robertson	....	musician: fiddle
G. Marq Roswell	....	music supervisor
Peter Rotter	....	orchestra contractor
Randy Spendlove	....	executive in charge of music
Mirek Stiles	....	assistant music engineer
Casey Stone	....	music scoring mixer
Adam Swart	....	music coordination and clearances
Paul Talkington	....	orchestra contractor
E. Gedney Webb	....	music editor
Booker White	....	music preparation
Robert White	....	musician: solo ethnic flute
Kristin Wilkinson	....	additional music arranger
Allan Wilson	....	additional music conductor
James Woodrow	....	musician: solo acoustic guitar
Christopher Young	....	composer: additional music
Max Blomgren	....	synthesizer programmer (uncredited)
Tom Calderaro	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Scott Glasgow	....	score coordinator (uncredited)
Flavio Motalla	....	score producer (uncredited)
Vlad Solovey	....	scoring coordinator (uncredited)
Gordon Wimpress	....	scoring intern (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Mark Boiko	....	production driver: Medicine Hat
Bob Bowe	....	production driver
Dave Busch	....	production driver
Barry Chapman	....	transportation coordinator (as Barry W. Chapman)
Tom Davis	....	production driver
Paul deBourcier	....	production driver
William Doherty	....	production driver
Samuel England	....	production driver
Felix Fanzega	....	production driver (as L.N. Fanzega)
George Fennell	....	production driver (as George M. Fennell)
Peter Franta	....	transportation co-captain (as J. Peter Franta)
Robert Gaskill	....	driver: Mr. Freeman (as Robert A. Gaskill Jr.)
Anthony D. Gauvreau	....	production driver
Andrew Gilmore	....	production driver: Medicine Hat
Nigel Habgood	....	production driver: Medicine Hat
Glenn J. Harrison-Jones	....	production driver
Lyle Harrison	....	production driver
Ian Heacock	....	production driver: Medicine Hat
Howard Horwitz	....	production driver: Medicine Hat
Fred Hunchuk	....	driver: Ms. Lopez
Jack Kraehling	....	production driver
Neil Massey	....	production driver
Rod May	....	production driver
Dave McDonald	....	production driver
Bruce McGregor	....	production driver: Medicine Hat
M. Walter Moroz	....	transportation captain (as M.W. Moroz)
John G. Oliver	....	production driver (as John Oliver)
Bill Pafford	....	production driver: Medicine Hat
James Perenseff	....	production driver (as James E. Perenseff Sr.)
James J. Perenseff Jr.	....	production driver
Steve Reddy	....	production driver
Eric Rose	....	production driver
Shelley Shierman	....	production driver: Medicine Hat
Robert A. Smith	....	driver: Mr. Redford
Robert Stanhope	....	production driver
Steve Symchyck	....	production driver: Medicine Hat
Ian Thompson	....	production driver: Medicine Hat (as Ian B. Thompson)
Ian 'Moss' Urquhart	....	driver: Mr. Hallström (as Ian Urquhart)
Erin Wilson	....	production driver
Stephen Woods	....	production driver

Other crew
Christopher Adams	....	assistant location manager (as C.B.D. Adams)
Wendy L. Adjoury	....	office production assistant
Mike Aichholz	....	office production assistant
Marie Amenta	....	accounting clerk
Ariel Arce	....	adr loop group
Tammy Baer	....	stand-in
Michele Barber	....	first assistant accountant
Samantha Barker	....	assistant: Christopher Young
Bonnie Barton	....	stand-in
Madeline Blue	....	adr loop group
Ryan Broughton	....	projectionist: second unit
Jerome Butler	....	dialect coach
Blanca Camacho	....	adr loop group
Jessica Clothier	....	script supervisor
Richard Cohee	....	stand-in
Kieran Cuddihy	....	location production assistant
Ian Doig	....	animal wrangler
Mark Dumas	....	animal trainer
Jeff R.A. Elliott	....	trainee assistant locations
Prudence Emery	....	unit publicist
Jane Evans	....	physical production executive
Will Fearn	....	location manager
Dale Floyd	....	location production assistant
Nick Froese	....	assistant chef: Edible Planet
Laura Gavini	....	stand-in
Ryan Goddard	....	location production assistant
Kathy Grant	....	animal wrangler
Carl Gruell	....	office production assistant
Laura Hahn	....	assistant: Mr. Hallström
Rob Hayter	....	stand-in
Louise M. Hetherington	....	craft service
Louise M. Hetherington	....	first aid
Ed Heury	....	assistant location manager: Medicine Hat
Catherine Howard	....	first assistant production coordinator
Craig Humphries	....	location production assistant: Medicine Hat
Paul Hunt	....	craft service assistant
Paul Hunt	....	first aid assistant
Boris Ivanov	....	first assistant production coordinator: Vancouver
Robert 'B.O.B.' Izzard	....	security: Ms. Lopez
Vanessa Jorgensen	....	assistant chef: Edible Planet
Donna Kail	....	assistant: Mr. Redford
Darren Kaliciak	....	assistant: Ms. Armstrong
Vita Kalns	....	assistant chef: Edible Planet
Dale Kipling	....	animal wrangler
Timothy Kirkpatrick	....	adr loop group (as Tim Kirkpatrick)
David Kramer	....	loop group coordinator
Joanna Krupicz	....	location production assistant: Medicine Hat
James Kuklinski	....	adr loop group
Amanda Lamb	....	assistant: Mr. Ladd Jr.
Fiona Lowenstein	....	adr loop group
Trish MacInnis	....	assistant: Mr. Hallström
Grace MacLeod	....	animal wrangler
Annika Marks	....	adr loop group
Madeleine Mart	....	adr loop group
Sandra Matossi	....	production accountant
April D. Matthews	....	payroll accountant
Jan Maxwell	....	adr loop group
Brad McDonald	....	animal wrangler
Wojtek Nahaczewski	....	location production assistant: Medicine Hat
Dana Olson	....	location production assistant
Brian O'Neill	....	adr loop group
Samantha Orlane	....	adr loop group
Jennifer Osborne	....	projectionist: second unit
Jennifer Osborne	....	talent liaison
Matt Ostroff	....	adr loop group
Craig Pearson	....	security co-captain
Darrin Pearson	....	security captain
Monica Perez Gelbman	....	post-production accountant (as Monica Gelbman)
Quentin Pierre	....	assistant: Mr. Freeman
Jeremy Redleaf	....	adr loop group
Tiana Rios	....	assistant: Ms. Lopez
Pattie Robertson	....	script supervisor: second unit
Michelle Sarama	....	post-production accountant
Jeffrey Scaperrotta	....	adr loop group (as Jeff Scaperrotta)
Kevin Schartner	....	animal wrangler
Lynne Seus	....	assistant bear trainer
Linda Sheehy-Brownstein	....	production coordinator
Dorothy Simpson	....	craft service assistant: Medicine Hat
Dorothy Simpson	....	first aid: Medicine Hat
Scott J. Smith	....	assistant bear trainer (as Scott Smith)
Sam Sommers	....	stand-in
Patrick Stark	....	assistant: Ms. Holleran and Ms. Ladd
Rose Stockton	....	adr loop group
Andrea Sunderland	....	second assistant production coordinator
Persis 'Pud' Tozer	....	ranch liaison
Danny Virtue	....	animal coordinator
Nicole Walshaw	....	chef: Edible Planet
Lisa Warren	....	payroll accountant
Kyle Weldon	....	location production assistant
Connie Wethington	....	assistant: Mr. Redford
Glen Whitlock	....	set production assistant: Ms. Lopez
Annie Wilkinson	....	tutor
Rae Wrightin	....	adr loop group
Steve Wright	....	helicopter pilot: aerial unit
Peden Young	....	post-production accountant
Clint Youngreen	....	assistant bear trainer
Jennifer Zolten Freed	....	post-production accountant: Trevanna Post (uncredited)
April D. Matthews	....	first assistant accountant (uncredited)
F. Auguste Rahmberg	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Doug Seus	....	owner and trainer: Bart the Bear (uncredited)
Gabriella Weiss	....	assistant: Michelle Raimo (uncredited)

Thanks
Linda A. Borgeson	....	special thanks (as Linda Borgeson)
Wendy Cannon	....	special thanks: UBC Division of Plastic Surgery
Graeme P. Dowling	....	special thanks: Chief Medical Examiner (as Graeme P. Dowling, M.D., F.R.C.P.)
Bob Farmer	....	special thanks
Kathleen Haywood Farmer	....	special thanks
Jim Gardner	....	special thanks
John Hadity	....	special thanks
Britta Holmberg	....	in memory of (as Brita Olin)
Andrew J.P. Kormendy	....	special thanks: The Village of Ashcroft mayor
Rosalind Lawton	....	special thanks
Karin Lyberg-Hallström	....	in memory of
Dr. Raymond J. McConville	....	special thanks
Devindra Mitra	....	special thanks
Eric Roth	....	special thanks
Jay Rubin	....	special thanks
Karen Tenkhoff	....	special thanks
Victoria Weller	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Miramax Films (presents)
• Revolution Studios (presents)
• Initial Entertainment Group (IEG) (in association with)
• Ladd Company, The (as Ladd Company)
• Kalis Productions GmbH & Co. Zweite KG (in association with)
• Persistent Entertainment (uncredited)

Distributors

• Alliance Atlantis Home Video (2007) (Canada) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2006) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2006) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2005) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Bioscop (2006) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2005) (UK) (theatrical)
• DeA Planeta Home Entertainment (200?) (Spain) (DVD)
• Distribution Company (2006) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Eagle Pictures (2005) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Independent Films (2005) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Miramax Films (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• Miramax Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Net5 (2008) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Paradise Group (2005) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Sky Films (2006) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• TOBIS Film (2005) (Germany) (theatrical)

Special Effects

• Custom Film Effects (visual effects) (titles and digital opticals)

Other Companies

• 911 Filmcars  picture buses (uncredited)
• Abbey Road Studios  music recorded and mixed at (as Abbey Road Studios, London)
• Alberta Justice  special thanks: Les Arts de Coraties
• American Humane Association, The  animals monitored by
• BSX Records  rejected score album released by (limited edition) (piano sketches) (uncredited)
• Carhartt  special thanks
• Cheyenne Frontier Days Art Show  posters: "Team Roping," "Cheyenne Thunder," "Chetenne Frontier Days" and "Some Days" supplied by
• D. Bassett & Associates  negative cutting (as D. Basset Neg Cutting)
• Dakota Music Services  music copyist (as Dakota Music)
• Dimension Films  footage: "Below" used with permission of
• Doug Seus' Wasatch Rocky Mountain Wildlife  owner and trainer: Bart the Bear
• Eastpak  special thanks
• Edible Planet Catering  catering (as Edible Planet)
• Fantasy Studios  foley recorded at
• Kodak  motion picture film
• Post Logic Studios  digital film mastering (uncredited)
• Sound One Corporation  post-production sound facility (as Sound One Corp.)
• Sound, San Francisco  sound editorial by
• Spacecam Systems  gyro-stabilized camera system
• Superb Records  soundtrack released by (uncredited)
• Thompson-Nicola Film Commission  production services
• Thompson-Nicola Film Commission  special thanks
• Trevanna Post  post-production accounting
• United States Geological Survey (USGS)  special thanks
• Vancouver Hospital & Health Sciences Centre  special thanks
• Varèse Sarabande  rejected score album released by (limited edition) (uncredited)
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack available on
• Video Split Productions  video assist equipment (uncredited)
• Village of Ashcroft, The  special thanks (as The Corporation of the Village of Ashcroft)
• William F. White International  production equipment provided by (as William F. White International Inc.)

Also Known As:

Ein ungezähmtes Leben (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some violence including domestic abuse, and language.

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

Germany | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | Finland:K-11 | Germany:6 | Singapore:PG | Czech Republic:15 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Argentina:13 | UK:12A | Brazil:12 | Ireland:12A | Hungary:14 | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Iceland:10 | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Portugal:M/12 | USA:PG-13 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Ashcroft, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Miramax Films

Trivia:

Dedicated to Karin Lyberg-Hallström and Britta Olin, Lasse's and Lena's mothers respectively.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Griff takes a sandwich to Mitch he takes a bite off one corner. In the second shot he takes a bite off the other corner. In the third shot it shows only one bite off one corner.

Quotes:

Mitch Bradley: [sees the bear] You. I'm not just gonna lie down here. Just keep going.

Movie Connections:

Features Below (2002)

Soundtrack:

If You Had Called Yesterday

An excellent film with Redford and Freeman in fine form. Not to be missed.

An Unfinished Life may be the sweetest movie you'll see this year, and certainly the most beautiful. Take yourself to the theater, then look forward to the DVD.

We are treated to watch Robert Redford play a perfect curmudgeon, crusty, craggy, a rancher named Einar Gilkyson, in his 60's who has a lot to do every day. His first duty is to take care of his best friend and long time cowboy buddy, Mitch Bradley, played by Morgan Freeman. Then he gets to milk the cows. Their friendship carries the film through the ups and downs of life, with Mitch as the guiding light to Einar's disgruntled reality.

Unable to pull her own life together, Einar's daughter-in-law arrives with Einar's granddaugther in tow, needing a temporary place to stay. Jennifer Lopez plays Jean, and her daughter, Giff, is well played by Becca Gardner. The daughter-in-law is immediately rejected by Einar, still feeling the loss of his son and blaming her for it. They stay any way, and the story develops their lives as the four of them work out their differences while living on the ranch in a stunningly beautiful valley. Josh Lucas plays the local sheriff, a handsome man that reminds one of the younger Robert Redford. He gives spark to Lopezs character while being a complete gentleman.

An Unfinished Life brings a man and a bear together to acknowledge each others strengths, and brings an unhappy, bitter man to realize that he still has an amazing family right in front of him. Appreciation and forgiveness, along with some adversity, show us that unity is still possible even given previous misunderstandings and alienation's.

Every one in the film does a good job, and you feel like you have just visited the ranch and had dinner with these characters, and you want to go back for breakfast. The relationships in this film are realistic and intelligent, not sappy nor Hollywood glossy.

This is a wonderful film and it is a great delight to watch Redford, Freeman, Lopez, Lucas and Gardner play their parts in such gorgeous scenery. There is plenty of humor in the film, and an honest look at how we work out our emotional dilemmas and hang ups and eventually bring out the best in ourselves, often by being around someone else's best.

You will feel bested yourself, for watching this fine film. Compliments especially to Robert Redford and Morgan Freeman, a dynamic duo. They are a perfect compliment to each other, and their maturity is a great bonus to the film.