Snow Falling On Cedars

 

 Ethan Hawke, James Cromwell, Richard Jenkins,
Youki Kudoh, James Rebhorn
Universal; Directed by Scott Hicks
Rated PG-13; 126 minutes; 1999		   \
SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS, Academy Award®-nominated director Scott Hicks' first film since "SHINE," is a daring cinematic translation of David Guterson's best-selling novel. Set in 1954 on an island in the Pacific Northwest, this haunting tale of love undone by societal pressures and familial customs is an elegiac, multi-layered exploration of truth, justice and vagaries of the human heart. In a directorial tour-de-force, Hicks employs an unconventional narrative that casts a powerful, hypnotic spell on the viewer. The film's cast includes Ethan Hawke ("GREAT EXPECTATIONS"), James Cromwell ("BABE"), Max Von Sydow ("PELLE, THE CONQUEROR"), Sam Shepard ("CRIMES OF THE HEART") and newcomers Youki Kudoh and Rick Yune.

 

 "This picture is awesomely beautiful!"
--Joel Siegel, GOOD MORNING AMERICA

"Visually inventive. SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS evokes the feeling of the time and place. This is an impressionistic film that leads us to feelings."
--Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

"Velvety, haunting, a richly layered film...grand and beautifully crafted."
--Jay Carr, BOSTON GLOBE		  

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