The Cider House Rules
A story about how far we must travel to find the place where we belong.
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DVD Details
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: February 23, 2021
- Originally Released: 1999
- Label: Miramax
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Tobey Maguire, Charlize Theron, Delroy Lindo, Paul Rudd & Michael Caine | |
Performer: | Jane Alexander, Kathy Baker, Erykah Badu, Kieran Culkin, Kate Nelligan, Heavy D & K. Todd Freeman | |
Directed by | Lasse Hallström | |
Edited by | Lisa Zeno Churgin | |
Screenplay by | John Irving | |
Composition by | Rachel Portman | |
Produced by | Richard N. Gladstein | |
Director of Photography: | Oliver Stapleton | |
Executive Production by | Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Meryl Poster & Bobby Cohen |
Major Awards:
Academy Awards 1999 -
Best Adapted Screenplay: John Irving
Academy Awards 1999 -
Best Supporting Actor: Michael Caine
Entertainment Reviews:
...Lyrical... -- Rating: B+
Entertainment Weekly
Rating: 4/5 --
Irving's clean, economical dialogue and Hallstrom's beautifully morose direction cut the fat off of the cliches.
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eFilmCritic.com
Rating: B+ --
There's quality here and that's a real good thing.
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Reeling Reviews
Rating: 4/4 --
A motion picture of visual splendor and emotional depth.
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ReelViews
...Fine, subtle work from Caine and the ever-impressive Maguire... -- 3 out of 5 stars
Premiere
...[A] superb adaptation....Irving and Hallstrom move way beyond the predictable to ponder the way in which everyone must make his or her way through life's constant interplay of choice and fate....They've been aided immeasurably by a large cast...
Los Angeles Times
...Earnest, well-acted....[Caine is] a masterful actor in peak form...
Rolling Stone
Product Description:
THE CIDER HOUSE RULES, an expertly crafted and intelligent adapation of John Irving's novel, explores themes of disappointment, ideas of moral ambiguity, and, indeed, lessons about life itself, woven into a dramatic story that is neither slow nor sentimental. Tobey Maguire is the immensely likable Homer Wells, a lifelong resident of a Maine orphanage who comes of age during WWII under the auspices of its director, Dr. Wilbur Larch (Michael Caine). Larch is pragmatic, progressive, highly intelligent, and loathe to let Homer go out into the world. He sees him as a son, and the only one whose medical training allows for him to take over when he retires from his job as physician, obstetrician, and illegal abortionist. When ingenue Candy (Charlize Theron) and air force adventurer Wally (Paul Rudd), come to Larch for help with an abortion, Homer befriends the couple and, against Larch's wishes, sets off with them to see the world, or at least the rest of Maine. Working at an apple orchard owned by Wally's mother (Kate Nelligan), Homer lives and works with a group of African-American migrant workers, among them the morally ambiguous Mr. Rose Delroy Lindo and his beloved daughter Rose Rose (Erykah Badu in a stunning debut). When Wally goes off to war, and Rose Rose gets into a complex and frightening situation, Homer is faced with serious choices and dilemmas that can only be solved by the wisdom he has learned from Larch. A classic, old-fashioned-style American film that deals directly with sensitive and taboo issues, THE CIDER HOUSE RULES is a beautifully acted, carefully paced story full of substance.
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- UPC: 032429351685
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