Junebug (film)
| Junebug | |
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 theatrical film poster | |
| Directed by | Phil Morrison |
| Produced by |
Mindy Goldberg Daniel Rappaport |
| Written by | Angus MacLachlan |
| Starring |
Embeth Davidtz Amy Adams Benjamin McKenzie Celia Weston Alessandro Nivola Scott Wilson |
| Music by | Yo La Tengo |
| Cinematography | Peter Donahue |
| Edited by | Joe Klotz |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Classics |
Release dates |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1 million |
| Box office | $3.4 million[1] |
Junebug is a 2005 American comedy-drama film directed by Phil Morrison. It was released on August 3, 2005 and stars Embeth Davidtz, Amy Adams, Benjamin McKenzie, and Scott Wilson. It was filmed in the North Carolina towns of Pfafftown, McLeansville, and Winston-Salem.[2] Amy Adams received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role.
Plot
When newlywed Madeleine (Embeth Davidtz), an art dealer, travels from Chicago to North Carolina to pursue a local, self-taught painter (Frank Hoyt Taylor) for her outsider art gallery, she takes the opportunity to meet the family of her husband George (Alessandro Nivola) who live close by.
There is his mother Peg (Celia Weston); his reserved, contemplative father Eugene (Scott Wilson); and his sullen, resentful, twenty-ish brother Johnny (Benjamin McKenzie) who, although married, still lives at home, and is studying for his high school equivalence certificate while working at Replacements, Ltd. as an order processor. Johnny married his now pregnant young wife Ashley (Amy Adams) before either of them finished high school. Relations between Johnny and Ashley are strained, with Ashley believing that a baby will solve their marital problems.
Madeleine and George stay in the expected baby's nursery, and Madeleine becomes friends with Ashley, who's a very sweet and friendly, if somewhat naive and talkative girl. The family takes Madeline to a church service and she attends Ashley's baby shower. Madeleine discovers that she does not know much about George, as they have been married only six months, and knew each other only a week before they got married. George's strong Southern family values come through.
The artist Madeleine is pursuing wavers over signing with her gallery. Ashley goes into labor, and the family goes to the hospital with her but Madeleine chooses to go and convince the artist to sign with her gallery, which makes George angry. Ashley's baby boy is stillborn. She had told Madeleine she was going to name the baby "Junebug". George and Madeleine leave to go back to Chicago.
Cast
- Embeth Davidtz as Madeleine Johnsten
- Amy Adams as Ashley Johnsten
- Benjamin McKenzie as Johnny Johnsten
- Celia Weston as Peg Johnsten
- Alessandro Nivola as George Johnsten
- Scott Wilson as Eugene Johnsten
- Frank Hoyt Taylor as David Wark, the artist
- Joanne Pankow as Sissy Wark, David's sister
- Alicia Van Couvering as Bernadette, Madeleine's gallery assistant
Score and soundtrack
Though much of the movie is free of background music, its score is made up of original music by Yo La Tengo, as well as classical music by Haydn, Shostakovich, Schubert and Vivaldi.[3] The film begins and ends with the 1977 song "Harmour Love" performed by Syreeta Wright and written by Stevie Wonder. During a scene where most of the characters are at a church social, George and two young men are featured singing the hymn “Softly and Tenderly, Jesus Is Calling” by Will Lamartine Thompson.
No official soundtrack has been released of the film. As a result, Syreeta's album One to One (which contains the song "Harmour Love") has since experienced a resurgence of sales. Yo La Tengo have released some of the original music in a compilation of their work on soundtracks They Shoot, We Score.[4]
Home media
The DVD was released on January 17, 2006 by Sony Pictures Entertainment which includes:[5]
- 10 deleted scenes
- Cast audio commentary with Embeth Davidtz and Amy Adams
- Outsider Art Photo Gallery
- French subtitles
- Behind-the-scenes featurettes
- Casting sessions
Awards
| Year | Award ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Amy Adams | Nominated |
| Amanda Awards | Best Film | Nominated | ||
| Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards | Breakthrough Film Artist | Amy Adams | Won | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | |||
| Critics' Choice Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Won | ||
- 15th Gotham Awards:
- Best Supporting Actress (Amy Adams, won)
- Breakthrough Director (Phil Morrison, nominated)
- 21st Independent Spirit Awards:
- Best Supporting Actress (Amy Adams, won)
- Best First Screenplay (Angus MacLachlan, nominated)
- Piaget Producers Award (Mike S. Ryan, nominated)
- 40th National Society of Film Critics Awards:
- Best Supporting Actress (Amy Adams, won)
- 2005 Online Film Critics Society Awards:
- Best Supporting Actress (Amy Adams, nominated)
- 4th San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards:
- Best Supporting Actress (Amy Adams, won)
- 10th Satellite Awards:
- Best Supporting Actress — Drama (Amy Adams, nominated)
- 12th Screen Actors Guild Awards:
- Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role (Amy Adams, nominated)
- 14th Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards:
- Best Supporting Actress (Amy Adams, won)
- 2005 Sundance Film Festival:
- Special Jury Prize for Acting (Amy Adams, won)
- Directing Award — Dramatic (Phil Morrison, nominated)
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