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The Cider House Rules
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The film tells about Homer Wells, an orphan, grows up in a Maine orphanage. Homer is returned twice by foster parents; his first foster parents thought he was too quiet and the second parents beat him.
The film tells about Homer Wells, an orphan, grows up in a Maine orphanage. Homer is returned twice by foster parents; his first foster parents thought he was too quiet and the second parents beat him.
Actors:
Jimmy Flynn,
Spencer Diamond,
Lonnie Farmer,
Eric Bruno Borgman,
Clare Daly,
Evan Parke,
Heavy D
Jimmy Flynn
5 February 1934, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Spencer Diamond
5 March 1992
Lonnie Farmer
Eric Bruno Borgman
23 June 1970, Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA
Clare Daly
Evan Parke
2 January 1968, Kingston, Jamaica
Heavy D
24 May 1967, Mandeville, Jamaica
Country:
United States
Keywords:
#Charlize Theron #FilmColony #Lasse Hallström #Michael Caine #Miramax #Nina Saxon Film Design #The Cider House Rules #Tobey Maguire
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Irving's clean, economical dialogue and Hallstrom's beautifully morose direction cut the fat off of the cliches.June 24, 2006
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[It] is a fable that turns into a 1940s New England variation on Charles Dickens. It is also one dickens of an American movie.
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A bouillabaisse of all the best soap opera elements - orphans, abortion, debilitating injuries and, of course, death.
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A softer, kinder version of John Irving's book, which was edgier and more critical, though you can't blame the filmmakers since Irving himself adapted his novel.April 27, 2007
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