A romance on the brink of reality.
A mentally ill young woman finds love with an eccentric man who models himself after Buster Keaton.
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Character
Spare, intimate, classical in form and earnest.
- sparerichly built
- intimateepic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
Who loves it, who doesn't
19 profiled raters. Loved most by The Comfort Seekers; disliked most by The Formalists.
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Cast
- Johnny DeppSam
- Mary Stuart MastersonJuniper 'Joon' Pearl
- Aidan QuinnBenjamin 'Benny' Pearl
- Julianne MooreRuthie
- Oliver PlattEric
- CCH PounderDr. Garvey
- Dan HedayaThomas
- Joe GrifasiMike
- William H. MacyRandy Burch
- Liane CurtisClaudia
Crew
- Jeremiah S. ChechikDirector
- Lesley McNeilWriter
- Barry BermanWriter
- John SchwartzmanDirector of Photography
- Rachel PortmanOriginal Music Composer
- Carol LittletonEditor
- Donna RothProducer
- Susan ArnoldProducer
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