Cold Heaven (film)
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| Directed by | Nicolas Roeg |
| Produced by |
Amanda DiGiulio Jonathan D. Krane Jack Schwartzman Allan Scott Eric Parkinson |
| Screenplay by | Allan Scott |
| Based on | Cold Heaven by Brian Moore |
| Music by | Stanley Myers |
| Cinematography | Francis Kenny |
| Edited by | Tony Lawson |
Release dates | 13 September 1991 (Toronto International Film Festival, Canada); 29 May 1992 (USA) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Cold Heaven is a film, released in 1991, which was directed by Nicolas Roeg. The film score was by Stanley Myers.[1] The screenplay, by Allan Scott, is based on a novel of the same name by Northern Irish-Canadian writer Brian Moore, which was published in 1983.
Plot
The plot concerns a lapsed Catholic, Marie Davenport (played by Theresa Russell), who is about to leave her husband Alex (played by Mark Harmon) for her lover, Daniel (played by James Russo), when Alex is apparently killed in a boating accident and then seems to have risen from the dead. The film deals with Marie's dilemma in confronting this apparent miracle.
Cast
- Theresa Russell as Marie Davenport
- Mark Harmon as Dr. Alex Davenport
- James Russo as Daniel Corvin
- Julie Carmen as Anna Corvin
- Seymour Cassel as Tom Farrelly
- Diana Douglas as Mother St. Agnes
- Talia Shire as Nun
- Will Patton as Priest
- Cástulo Guerra as Dr. DeMencos
Critical review
Time Out said that "Sadly, for all its technical brilliance and narrative assurance, the film's climactic scenes require an act of faith that no film-maker – Christian, agnostic or atheist – has any right to ask".[2]
Neil Sinyard in Reference Guide to British and Irish Film Directors described it as "disappointing... unusually dour and dry in its treatment of guilt and paranoia".[3]
References
- ↑ "Stanley Myers: Cold Heaven, film score". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ↑ "Cold Heaven". Time Out. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ↑ Sinyard, Neil. "Roeg, Nicolas (1928– )". BFI Screenonline. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
External links
- Cold Heaven at the Internet Movie Database
- Cold Heaven on Rotten Tomatoes
- Lawless, Andrew: "Doubt in the Novel – Brian Moore's Cold Heaven"