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White Oleander
2002
WHITE OLEANDER, is the tale of an intense and toxic mother-daughter relationship, coupled with a look at the fundamentally skewed U.S. foster care system. When the beautiful photographer Ingrid Magnusson (Michelle Pfeiffer) is imprisoned for allegedly murdering a philandering boyfriend, her daughter Astrid (Alison Lohman) does .. Read more
| Starring | Alison Lohman, Michelle Pfeiffer, Billy Connolly, Renee Zellweger |
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| Director | Peter Kosminsky |
| Genres | Drama |
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White Oleander
WHITE OLEANDER, is the tale of an intense and toxic mother-daughter relationship, coupled with a look at the fundamentally skewed U.S. foster care system. When the beautiful photographer Ingrid Magnusson (Michelle Pfeiffer) is imprisoned for allegedly murdering a philandering boyfriend, her daughter Astrid (Alison Lohman) does her best to survive a string of foster homes where natural adolescent mistakes turn into land mines. Her first stop is the home of a born-again Christian, Starr (Robin Wright Penn, who is so good in this part she's physically unrecognisable.) Next, she is sent to the home of a clinically depressed actress, Claire Richards (Renee Zellweger, whose natural effervescence is delightfully disturbing here.) Claire uses Astrid to fill the void left by a roaming husband (Noah Wyle). Astrid juggles her list of changing homes with visits to Mummy Dearest in prison, while suffering flashbacks of the alleged murder.
| Starring | Alison Lohman, Michelle Pfeiffer, Billy Connolly, Renee Zellweger, Robin Wright Penn |
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| Director | Peter Kosminsky |
| Studio | REDBUS |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 45 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 2002 To Rent: DVD: 20 Feb 2004 |
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'Don't cry! We are Vikings!' instructs Ingrid (a parodically highfalutin' Pfeiffer) to her poor suffering daughter... read more on Time Out
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Late blooming film
White Oleander is a clunky title for a fairly smooth ride of a film, one which takes the viewer on a journey through the teenage years of Astrid, as she copes ... read more »
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- 20 Mar 2004 at 03:12
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Alison's film.
Some superb acting from Alison Lohman as Astrid, unfortunate daughter of Ingrid (Michelle Pfeiffer), who murders her lover and ends up in jail for life. Robin ... read more »
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Not your typical strong woman yarn. I was sort of expecting a sickly sweet tear jerker, its not at all. I came to the movie knowing nothing of the book so i ... read more »
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Very enjoyable!
I really enjoyed this film!!! I have read the book many times and although in typical fashion the film wasn't as good, it was watchable and enjoyable. There... read more »
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Grint and Pattinson up for royal role
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Rupert Grint and Robert Pattinson have both been tipped to play Prince Harry in a movie about the monarch's life. Director Peter Kosminsky is set to begin casting for biopic The Spare, which will depict the royal's experience losing his mother Princess Diana and serving for the Army in Afghanistan. The filmmaker is said to be considering British actors Grint and Pattinson for the lead, as well as Pride and Prejudice star Rupert Friend, according to Britain's Daily Star newspaper. Kosminsky... Read more
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White Oleander
WHITE OLEANDER, is the tale of an intense and toxic mother-daughter relationship, coupled with a look at the fundamentally skewed U.S. foster care system. When the beautiful photographer Ingrid Magnusson (Michelle Pfeiffer) is imprisoned for allegedly murdering a philandering boyfriend, her ...
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