Saving grace b jones is based on a true story surrounding first time feature film director connie stevens childhood in the fifties when she was sent away from her home in brooklyn to missouri. Weve come to expect excellent transfers from new line and aside from some slight source material flaws, they have delivered once again with this disc. Youve still got a chance if you just get a hold of yourself, bea tells grace, revealing an. Grace has been left with a manor on the cornish coast and the massive, suffocating mountain of debt her husband had been secretly amassing. A woman returns to her brother and his family in a small town after being in an asylum for the last 20 years. I didnt know if i was watching a hallmark film, some silly nickelodeon episode, or a cheap horror flick. Saving grace series finale comes full circle saving grace series finale comes full circle. This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 2009 movies 2009. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. The film was released generally in the united states in december 2012. Jones on cable, you would be hard pressed to convince me that i wasnt watching a madefortv lifetime movie. In a 1950sera missouri town the life of a couple is thrown into chaos when the husbands sister is released from the local asylum and comes to live with the family.
Brenda blethyn stars as grace trevethen, whose late husband jumped out of a plane without a parachute. A couples life is thrown into chaos when the husbands sister is released from an. Jones is an independent feature written, produced, and directed by connie stevens. The film also has something to say about mental health. Faca parte do filmow e avalie este filme voce tambem. She concluded her tenure with the guild in 2007, then made her debut as a feature film director with saving grace 2009, a period drama about a missouri family whose life was turned upside down by the arrival of a relative tatum oneal who was discharged from an asylum. Starring tatum oneal, michael biehn, penelope ann miller, evie thompson,joel gretsch. Dec 02, 2012 in a 1950sera missouri town the life of a couple is thrown into chaos when the husbands sister is released from the local asylum and comes to live with the family. Miller and biehn will play bea and landy bretthorse, a couple whose life in a 1950sera missouri town is thrown into chaos when landys sister grace oneal is. In a 1950sera missouri town the lives of a couple are thrown into turmoil when the husbands sister. Saving grace b jones 2009 online, recenze, novinky. Jones long metrage avec original streaming en anglais, a ete produit en etatsunis et est apparu dans les cinemas francais en 2009.
The 2009 film, which stevens also wrote and produced, is based on an actual incident from her childhood. Jones is a sadly muddled mess that never comes close to settling on what type of film its supposed to be, and more importantly, what its supposed to be about, other than a retelling of some vaguely remembered people in stevens past that apparently had some kind of effect on her. Saving grace is a 2000 british comedy movie set in cornwall. Saving grace movie simple english wikipedia, the free. Louis international film festival on november 20, 2009. In a 1950sera missouri town, the life of a couple is thrown into chaos when the husbands sister is released from the local asylum and comes to live with the family. Watch saving grace online stream full movie directv. Jones is based on a reallife incident seared into stevens mind from the time she was 10 years old. A couples life is thrown into chaos when the husbands sister is released from an asylum and comes to live with the family. Jones 2009 starring tatum oneal and michael biehn on dvd and bluray. A sadly muddled mess that never comes close to settling on what type of film its supposed to be, and more importantly. Jones this suspenseful tale takes you to a 1950s small town in the midwest, where a gentle family man, landy michael biehn, and his wife, bea penelope ann miller, fight to release his sister grace from a state asylum for the insane. Jones 2009 getting hair and makeup done on set of saving grace b jones. With michael biehn, tatum oneal, penelope ann miller, joel gretsch.
Completed in 2009 and finally finding a dvd release now, grace marks the directorial debut of hawaiian eye sex symbol connie stevens, who decided to make the unique and admirable decision of becoming a director in her 70s. We see how illprepared the family and society is to handle her amid also a flood crisis that threatens the town. Wie ublich wurde dieser film in video hd hohe auflosung fur kinoprojektion oder blurays mit dolbydigitalaudio gefilmt. Jones is a heart wrenching look at mental illness in the 1950s. The movie received favorable notice for an independent british comedy. This is saving grace b jones trailer by new films international on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. In the heartland of america, during one of the most disastrous floods in history, the. Her featurelength directorial debut, saving grace b.
Michael biehn, tatum oneal, penelope ann miller, piper laurie, scott wilson, connie stevens. She made nightclub appearances and headlined in major las vegas showrooms. Holly hunter, leon rippy, laura san giacomo, lorraine toussaint, bailey chase, kenny johnson, bokeem woodbine, gregory cruz saving grace cast, crew and credits search. A list of lyrics, artists and songs that contain the term saving grace from the lyrics. The screenplay was written by ferguson and mark crowdy. The film made its world premiere in the philadelphia film. Jones 2009 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A film by connie stevens starring oscar winner tatum oneal stars as grace about after being released from a local insaneasylum and goes to live with her brother. A project of passion, the indie film took four years to get made and another. Jun 15, 2014 here is the opening to saving grace b. Jones 2009 toutes les infos sur le film complet saving grace b. Jones inspired by an episode from the directors 1950s childhood a trauma that prompted her family to ship her from the brown streets of brooklyn to a missouri home. In the wake of a horrific car accident that kills her husband, michael stephen park, expectant mother madeline matheson jordan ladd discovers that her daughter, grace, has died in the womb.
This is a beautifully rendered portrait of a familys dark and tragic journey over one summer in 1950s missouri, one of the most unique films ive seen in decades. Saving grace is a 2000 british comedy film, directed by nigel cole, starring brenda blethyn and craig ferguson. The following year it won the title of best film at the santa clarita international film festival. Find films and movies featuring piper laurie on allmovie. Set in cornwall, the film tells the story of a middle aged widow whose irresponsible husband left her in an enormous debt, forcing her to grow cannabis in her greenhouse along. Now, with creditors and repossessors on her heels, grace is faced with the prospect of losing everything. The film made its world premiere in the philadelphia film festivalcinefest on march 28, 2009, and screened in the 18th annual st.
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