Winter Passing (2005)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Adam Rapp

Writer:

Adam Rapp (written by)

Release Date:

8 September 2006 (Poland)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Sometimes you go looking for something you want. . . and find what you need.

Plot:

Actress Reese Holden has been offered a small fortune by a book editor if she can secure for publication the love letters that her father...

Plot Keywords:

Actress | Book | Michigan | Student | Book Editor

Cast

Zooey Deschanel	...	Reese Holden
Darrell Larson	...	Director
John Bedford Lloyd	...	Leontes
Deirdre O'Connell	...	Deirdre
Mandy Siegfried	...	Ruth
Amy Madigan	...	Lori Lansky
Dallas Roberts	...	Ray
Ivan Martin	...	Bartender
Robert Beitzel	...	Rob
Laurie Kennedy	...	Nun
Will Ferrell	...	Corbit
Ed Harris	...	Don Holden
Mary Jo Deschanel	...	Mary
Amelia Warner	...	Shelly
Sam Bottoms	...	Brian

MPAA:

Rated R for language, some drug use and sexuality.

Runtime:

USA:98 min | Argentina:98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA | Finland:K-11 | Portugal:M/16 | USA:R (certificate #41000) | Singapore:M18 | Argentina:16

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Stratus Film Co.

Trivia:

In The Right Stuff (1983), Mary Jo Deschanel played Ed Harris's wife. In "Winter Passing", Zooey Deschanel, Mary Jo Deschanel's daughter, plays Ed Harris's daughter.

Goofs:

Continuity: Right after Reese kisses Corbit and he falls into the chair, his right-handed guitar is positioned correctly for left-handed playing. When the camera cuts back, the guitar is flipped and the strap passes over the neck of the guitar; putting it in an impossible position for left-handed playing.

Quotes:

Shelley: Would he ever showed you his stuff?
Reese Holdin: I had to buy every book he has written.
Shelley: Must have been an interesting childhood.
Reese Holdin: Yeah. Competing for atention with twin No.3 Underwood typewriters won't do too for your self-esteem.

Movie Connections:

References "Cops" (1989)

Soundtrack:

Bittersuite

A Concise Little Gem

Imperfect, yes, but Winter Passing managed to involve me and charm me without overstaying its welcome. A young woman barely in control of her life returns home to her estranged father only to find that he is in even less control of his. A redefined family searching for common ground, the daughter unsure of a relationship long-strained and left to wither. Some challenges and more than a little redemption.

Adam Rapp did not over reach on any of these subplots and the performances, particularly by Deschanel and Harris, are very substantial, although Will Farrell was an interesting choice for his character. Many will probably expect him to start doing something silly, as opposed to only mildly funny.

This is one of the best "films you've never seen" that I've come across lately.

Well worth a try.