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Hearts in Atlantis

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Original title

Hearts in Atlantis

Year

2001

Running time

101 min.

Country

United States

Director

Scott Hicks

Screenwriter

William Goldman. Novel: Stephen King

Cast

Music

Mychael Danna

Cinematography

Piotr Sobocinski

Producer

Castle Rock Entertainment, Village Roadshow, NPV Entertainment. Distributor: Warner Bros.

Genre

Drama | 1960s

Movie Groups

Stephen King Adaptations

Synopsis

For middle-aged photographer Bobby Garfield (DAVID MORSE), the past comes kicking the door down one day when the death of a childhood friend beckons him back to the town of his upbringing, and the memory of his 11th summer in 1960. It's a summer of friendship shared with his closest pals, Carol (MIKA BOOREM) and Sully (WILL ROTHHAAR), and marked by the arrival of a new lodger, Ted Brautigan (ANTHONY HOPKINS) in the upstairs apartment of the boarding house where Bobby lives with his self-obsessed mother, Liz (HOPE DAVIS). Bobby's memory of his long-dead father is clouded by his mother's bitterness, but Ted fills the gap, offering him adult friendship and attention, and helping to open the boy's eyes to a bigger world. But Ted brings with him too a haunted past, and strange powers which both puzzle and alarm Bobby. When he offers Bobby a job, it's more than simply reading the paper to save the old man's failing eyes - Ted enlists the boy to help him avoid a powerful danger that's pursuing him.

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Awards: 2001: Satellite Awards: nominated to Cinematography.

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Critics' reviews

"A nostalgic fiasco (...) I would describe 'Hearts in Atlantis' as emotional pornography, except that the film conveys no genuine emotion."

Stephen Holden: The New York Times
"Intrigue, fine acting course through 'Hearts'. (...) Don't underestimate the appeal of a heart-tugger that's this well mounted. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"

Mike Clark: USA Today
"Hicks, whose style did not enhance 'Snow Falling on Cedars', proves to be a good match for this material."

Kenneth Turan: Los Angeles Times
"Rarely does a movie make you feel so warm and so uneasy at the same time."

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"Yes, it's corny (...) But it is blissfully heartwarming."

Rita Kempley: The Washington Post
"The few who saw the embalmed adaptation of 'Snow Falling on Cedars' will recognize the same stifling approach brought to this more accessible material by director Scott Hicks."

Todd McCarthy: Variety
"A film with many redeeming qualities. Its heart is certainly in the right place, but its head makes some misjudgments"

Desmond Ryan: Philadelphia Inquirer
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