A slipping down life seemed to evoke the same polite response it. Imdb a slippingdown life 1999 film this article about a 1970s novel is a. Made in 1999, but not released until 2004, a slipping down life is a funny, warmhearted fable that never stoops to making caricatures out of its smalltown characters. The movie is directed by toni kalem and featured lili taylor and guy pearce as lead characters. Taylor is evie, a shy young woman stuck in a deadend job she wears a rabbit costume at a kiddie park and living with her withdrawn father tom bower.
Dvd empire reserves the right to not post this comment. The saddest music in the world is about grief during any erahow we receive it, respond to it, and learn from it. Overview of slipping down life, a, 1999, directed by toni kalem, with mozelle mosesfelder, john hawkes, vincent prendergast, at turner classic movies. A slipping down life 1999 film online gucken beendung. Rent a slipping down life 1999 on dvd and bluray netflix. The film was nominated for the grand jury prize at the 1999 sundance festival. Based on a novel by anne tyler, a slipping down life is a lowbudget drama centering on a lonely, timid young woman who takes dramatic actions, some bad, some good, to change her life. Based on an anne tyler novel, a slipping down life has that quiet, classically eastcoast anne tyler feel even though its not set in baltimore as almost all anne tyler novels, like the accidental tourist. Director toni kalem makes some key changes to tylers book that give the film a timeless, bittersweet quality. Jul, 2004 a slipping down life soundtrack cd details and availability. Title director cast subject of documentary genre notes 10 things i hate about you. But for those in the mood for an offbeat pleasure, a slipping down life may well satisfy. She has a kind of solemnity she can bring to goofy characters, elevating them to holy and usually lovable fools. This movie had lili taylor, guy pearce in the lead roles of the film.
Hall, john hawkes, veronica cartwright, marshall bell, shawnee smith, sara rue, bruno. A slippingdown life premiered on january 22, 1999, at the sundance film festival, distributed by lions gate entertainment. She longs to get out of her funk but cant see a light at the end of the tunnel. Julia stiles, heath ledger, larisa oleynik, joseph gordonlevitt, david krumholtz, andrew keegan, gabrielle union. Evie decker, the oddduckturnedstrangeswan played by lili taylor in the strenuously winsome drama a slipping down life, is a classic taylor type.
A slipping down life has been sitting on the shelf since 1999, and its not. A slipping down life 2004 drumstrings casey guy pearce is an aspiring rock musician, though he hasnt had much success so far. A slippingdown life is a film directed by toni kalem with lili taylor, guy pearce, sara rue, irma p. The movie is about evie deckers obsession for a musician named drumstrings casey, and all the. Stream a slipping down life by soundtrackcast album and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with. Evie decker lili taylor is likewise searching for direction. Anne tyler was born in minneapolis in 1941 but grew up in raleigh, north carolina.
Based on the novel by anne tyler, a slipping down life. First shown at the sundance film festival in 1999, actressturneddirector toni kalems adaptation of anne tylers 1969 novel about shriveling ambitions and stunted lives is a dreary mess of. A list of american films released in 1999 american beauty won the academy award for best picture. A slippingdown life 1999 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A slipping down life is a relic from the distant days of 1999, buried for five years and now unearthed in a new millennium, where the film s quirky characters and elliptical rhythms seem quaintly irrelevant. A slipping down life was shelved for many years, and the lack of real hipness or accessibility is probably to blame for this. These videos show my appreciation and to help introduce in order to watch these fullhd and complete. A shy, young woman, living a sheltered life in a small southern town, embarks on a journey to selfawareness when she falls. She graduated at nineteen from duke university and went on to do graduate w. If youre in the mood for a charming, quiet, funny and offbeat film, this one will do the trick.
When evie carves caseys name on her forehead with broken glass, the resulting media attention gets her an introduction to drumstrings casey himself. Maddins masterpiece artfully reinforces that that our moments of true sadness should be as intimate as our most joyous moments of ecstasy. Based on the novel by anne tyler, a slipping down life is the story of the unusual courtship of an awkward young woman and a charismatic singer songwriter, and the profound effect that their unlikely. Down life is an english movie released on 22 january, 1999. A slippingdown life 810 movie clip family dinner 1999. Review slipping down life, a film rating slide to set rating 1. The rest of the film involves evie and drums awkwardly getting to know each other, and the romance that ensues. A shy, young woman, living a sheltered life in a small southern town, embarks on a journey to selfawareness. Making its world premiere at the 1999 sundance film festival, this story adapted for the screen and directed by firsttimer toni kalem is based on the anne tyler novel of the same name. The film feels real, helped by a supporting cast including tom bower, john hawkes, and veronica cartwright. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival. While its difficult to ascertain how much of pearces starkly soulful performances here are colored by character demands, he fully invests himself in the film s wellchosen slate of songs dominated by canadian ron sexsmith and former jayhawk joe henry, but also featuring tunes by cult heroes vic chestnutt and robyn hitchcock. Abused and violently raped, she sets off to find herself only to meet nadine, a prostitute who has encountered one too many injustices in the world. The boy is arrogant, insouciant, and swirling in a haze of artistic yearning.
Rent a slipping down life 1999 on dvd and bluray dvd. A slippingdown life guy pearce memento and lili taylor six feet under prove inspired casting for this otherwise mixed adaptation of anne tylers novel. A slippingdown life soundtrack 1999 the moviemusic store. A slippingdown life evie decker lili taylor is a young woman living in a small town and steeped in depression. Set in the year 1999 during the last days of the old millennium, the movie tells the story of lenny nero, an. Based on the novel by anne tyler, a slippping down life is the story of the unusual courtship of an aw. A shy, young woman, living a sheltered life in a small southern town, embarks on a journey to selfawareness when she falls in love with an eccentric rock star. Filmography for mozelle mosesfelder turner classic movies. A slipping down life 1999 0122 1999 us drama, romance 1h 49m user score. A slipping down life is a quiet film, a film more worried about the atmosphere it creates than the events on the screen.
Based on the novel by anne tyler, a slipping down life is the story of the peculiar courtship of an awkward young woman and a ch. Although just now being released in 2004, this movie was filmed in austin. Dec 22, 2008 a slipping down life on dvd october 19, 2004 starring lili taylor, guy pearce, john hawkes, sara rue. The movie is about evie deckers obsession for a musician named drumstrings casey, and all the things shell do in the name of love. Based on an anne tyler novel, a slipping down life has that quiet, classically eastcoast anne tyler feel even though its not set in baltimore as almost all anne tyler novels, like the accidental tourist, are. May 28, 2004 although just now being released in 2004, this movie was filmed in austin during the summer of 1998 and premiered at the sundance film festival in 1999. But like its protagonist, it is content to slip by, without making any sort of mark or imprint on the mind of the viewer.
One summer evening, evie hears local musician drumstrings casey guy pearce in a radio interview and immediately feels as though shes known him her whole life. A slippingdown life 2004 drumstrings casey guy pearce is an aspiring rock musician, though he hasnt had much success so far. Review maximum of 1,000 words, no html tags all submitted comments become the sole property of dvd empire. Of course this book was published six years before zusak was born. It is almost a novella exploring the lives of two lost young people. In spite of guy pearces enigmatic performance, the film is too slow moving and strange to be successful.
Shy loner evie taylor hears musician drumstrings casey pearce on the radio one night and becomes infatuated with him. A slippingdown life the 1999 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Confidential, before making memento or rules of engagement. A slippingdown life is a 1999 romantic drama film directed by toni kalem. A slipping down life, the third book by the critically acclaimed novelist ann tyler, was published in 1970.
Girl 1998, a star is born 1976, gypsy 83 2001, shopgirl 2005, rachel getting married 2008. Despite a problematic beginning, the movie becomes a sweet story of making an effort to save your marriage and turn around your life. Jan 22, 2014 the story deals with finding love in a deadend life. While she was waiting on the front porch, clutching her books to her chest, disapproval hung like a fog up and down her street. I first became aware of lili taylor in mystic pizza 1988 a starmaking film that also introduced julia roberts. Imdb a slippingdown life 1999 film this article about a 1970s novel is a stub.
Written in a clean and unassuming style, it describes the life of evie decker, an overweight and lonely teenager, who becomes obsessed with a nineteenyearold rock musician named bertram drumstrings casey. Even though the movie is small it has such intensity. A complete list of the winners of the 1999 sxsw film festival is as. May 28, 2004 a slipping down life premiered at sundance in 1999 and is just now making it to theaters, so if youre wondering why pearce and taylor are seemingly ageless, thats why. One night she hears a musician named drumstrings casey on the radio, and evie is immediately infatuated by him. A slipping down life dvd, 2004 for sale online ebay. A slipping down life 1999 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A slipping down life 1999 01221999 us drama, romance 1h 49m user score.
May 04, 2004 a slipping down life is so shrewdly written and the characters so expertly constructed that i wound up reading it in about three days. Evie lili taylor is a loner, living with her widowed father, who works at an aging kiddie park where she is a costumed cartoon character. A slippingdown life was beginning to sound like the fate of the movie. May 28, 2004 i dont suppose taylor was born to play evie decker, the heroine of a slipping down life, but i cant imagine any other actress getting away with this role. Hall, john hawkes, veronica cartwright, marshall bell, shawnee smith, sara rue, bruno kirby, tom bower, jo ann farabee, harv morgan. Released in theaters five years after its 1999 sundance film festival premiere, kalems film is too precious, too selfconscious. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of a slipping down life with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Based on the novel by anne tyler, a slippping down life is the story of the unusual courtship of an awkward young woman and a charismatic singersongwriter, and.
Various artists, guy pearce a slipping down life amazon. Lili talyor is the best thing in this uninvolving and unconvincing drama. Rent a slipping down life 1999 starring lili taylor and guy pearce on dvd and bluray. The story deals with finding love in a deadend life. Everything you need to know about a slippingdown life movie. A slippingdown life on dvd october 19, 2004 starring lili taylor, guy pearce, john hawkes, sara rue. A slippingdown life cast as an introverted woman who impulsively disrupts her life of quiet desperation in smalltown north carolina, lili taylor gives an appealingly quirky performance in a. Shy loner evie taylor hears musician drumstrings casey pearce on the radio one night and becomes infatuated with. Guy pearce took on his role as an earnest singersongwriter while still hot off l. Based on a novel by anne tyler, it stars lili taylor and guy pearce.
Helmed by two indie stars lili taylor and guy pearce, this film was held back simply because neither person could conceivably carry this film. A slipping down life is a beautiful small town fantasy nicely portrayed by all the actors. A slipping down life has been sitting on the shelf since 1999, and its not hard to see why. A shy, young woman lili taylor, living a sheltered life in a small southern town, embarks on a journey to. Evie decker is a shy, slightly plump teenager, lonely and silent. A slippingdown life 1999 lili taylor and guy pearce in a slippingdown life 1999. A slippingdown life novel jump to navigation jump to search. Slipping down life, a 1999 evie decker is a painfully timid young woman whose monotonous life consists of living with her reclusive widower father and working a deadend job at a rundown amusement park. It was given limited theatrical release in the united states on may 14, 2004. A slippingdown life is an english movie directed by toni kalem released in the year 1999.
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