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Release Date: 02 September, 2003 Retail Price: $14.98 OUR Price: $12.99 You SAVE: $1.99! Cast: Complete Cast (7 total) |
White Oleander (Full Screen) Reviews
"Workers of the world, arise! You have nothing to lose but Visa, Happy Meal, and Kotex with wings!" - Rena
Took the train to see this one during college - had to get away from campus and didn't mind going to the theater by myself. I have to give credit to Oprah's Book Club and my sister for introducing me to the novel by Janet Fitch. This is one of my favorite movies and a pretty good adaptation.
Michelle Pfeiffer was exceptionally cold, intelligent, selfish, and beautiful - much like the Ingrid I'd pictured in the book. And Allison Lohman was phenomenal. Great supporting cast.
I usually can't stand Renee Zellweger, but her last scenes were so powerful. An insecure, needy woman, too easily broken down by her husband. He didn't know how to love her, as Astrid said. He was not an authentic husband, someone you should be able to trust. Too often absent and removed from his wife's problems (which he trivialized). Claire had no faith in herself and could not see herself apart from her husband. And well, it didn't help that Ingrid pushed her a little over the edge. I hate it that Ingrid helped to destroy Astrid's happiest foster home.
It made sense when Ingrid said that love humiliates but hatred cradles you. Love can make you very weak and stupid, as in Claire's case, while hatred made Ingrid a stronger woman. She knew what she wanted, her art grew from this strength, and she was her own person. Claire was too damaged to survive as an entity separate from her husband. Some of Astrid's narration from the novel further illustrates:
"I was tired of men. Men who made you love them and then changed their minds...I could still see a woman in a red bathrobe crawling in the street" and "He didn't know how to love her. He had the world; all she had was him."
It is a sad, sad movie, but definitely worth seeing, especially if you enjoyed the book.
"What was the best day of your life?"
White Oleander is one of my fave movies. I saw this gem in the theaters when it was released, i was spellbinded by the performances and script. Michelle Pfeiffer and Renee Zellweger are electrifying. Their roles so different from one another but it still works as a collective piece. Yes this is a chick flick but it goes deeper than that. It's a real movie with a real subject matter. The DVD extras are great, the commentary is entertaining and the deleted scenes are capativing. This movie is worth your time and money.
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