Charms for the Easy Life 2002  TV, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joan Micklin Silver
Cast: Gena Rowlands, Mimi Rogers, Susan May Pratt, Geordie Johnson, Kenneth Mitchell, Wayne Robson, Kayla Perlmutter, Kirsten Kieferle, Christine Rotenberg, Sylvie Weir
In the early 1900s, eccentric Charlie (Gena Rowlands) heads a family consisting of her daughter, Sophia (Mimi Rogers), and granddaughter (Susan May Pratt). Her husband had previously left Charlie and, after Sophia's husband died at a young age, Sophia and her daughter move in with Charlie. This made-for-TV film covers the family's story over the following few decades. Based on a novel by Kaye Gibbons.
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The Sweet Hereafter 1997  R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Atom Egoyan
Cast: Ian Holm, Maury Chaykin, Gabrielle Rose, Peter Donaldson, Bruce Greenwood, David Hemblen, Sarah Polley, Brooke Johnson, Arsinee Khanjian, Tom McCamus, Caerthan Banks, Alberta Watson, Stephanie Morgenstern, Kirsten Kieferle, Earl Pastko
Set in British Columbia, this mystery involves the stories of a tragic accident of a school bus filled with 14 children; the relationships of the residents of their town; and, particularly, the incestuous relationship of a father and his daughter. Attorney Mitchell Stephens (Ian Holm) has his work cut out for him in uncovering events leading to the disaster. Egoyan was nominated for a Best Director Oscar.
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| 1. Charms for the Easy Life (2002)
2. The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
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