USA,
2005, 107 min
Directed by:
Phil MorrisonScreenplay:
Angus MacLachlanCinematography:
Peter DonahueComposer:
Yo La TengoCast:
Amy Adams, Embeth Davidtz, Alessandro Nivola, Celia Weston, Scott Wilson, Ben McKenzie, Jill Wagner, R. Keith Harris, Will Oldham, Alicia Van Couvering (more)VOD (1)
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A dealer in outsider art threatens the equilibrium of her middle-class in-laws in North Carolina. Madeline is a go-getting art gallery owner from Chicago, recently married to George, a near-perfect Southern beau. When Madeline needs to close a deal with a reclusive North Carolina artist, George introduces her to his family: prickly mother Peg, taciturn father Eugene, cranky brother Johnny, and Johnny's pregnant, childlike wife Ashley, who is awe-struck by her glamorous sister-in-law. Madeline's presence exposes the fragile family dynamics as hidden resentments and anxieties surface. (official distributor synopsis)
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