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Quando una donna anziana muore, lascia un biglietto per il suo apparente figlio in cui gli dice che sua madre biologica è morta dandogli alla luce. Lo prega di fare pace con il suo fratellas... Leggi tuttoQuando una donna anziana muore, lascia un biglietto per il suo apparente figlio in cui gli dice che sua madre biologica è morta dandogli alla luce. Lo prega di fare pace con il suo fratellastro che vive a Chicago.Quando una donna anziana muore, lascia un biglietto per il suo apparente figlio in cui gli dice che sua madre biologica è morta dandogli alla luce. Lo prega di fare pace con il suo fratellastro che vive a Chicago.
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- Sceneggiatura
- Star
- Premi
- 3 vittorie e 2 candidature totali
James N. Harrell
- Earl Sr.
- (as James Harrell)
Sandra Quarterman
- Young Aunt T.
- (as Saundra Quarterman)
Recensioni in evidenza
You know the Oscar's are warped when movies like this aren't even nominated for an award. This is a really great movie, extremely well acted, perfectly cast, and wonderfully directed. An unusual story that will bring you to tears and reshape your heart. What a blessing to discover and enjoy! Thank you for making it. 7.4/10.
I like Robert Duvall. He has made some great films over the years - A Civil Action, The Apostle, Tender Mercies, The Great Santini, Apocalypse Now and the Godfather, to name a few. Even his small films are great, like Assassination Tango.
This film, co-written by Billy Bob Thornton, is a gem that shines in a sea of excellence. The discovery that his real mother was black, was a shock to Earl Pilcher Jr. (Duvall), and he heads off from Arkansas to Chicago to find his brother Ray, played by James Earl Jones, another great actor known by most people as Darth Vader.
Ray already knows everything and is not anxious to revive old memories. The interaction between the two is mesmerizing and funny. It is what movies are all about.
Irma P. Hall (The Ladykillers, A Lesson Before Dying) is captivating as Aunt T. and has some of the best lines in the film. It is worth your time just to see her.
What a memorable experience!
This film, co-written by Billy Bob Thornton, is a gem that shines in a sea of excellence. The discovery that his real mother was black, was a shock to Earl Pilcher Jr. (Duvall), and he heads off from Arkansas to Chicago to find his brother Ray, played by James Earl Jones, another great actor known by most people as Darth Vader.
Ray already knows everything and is not anxious to revive old memories. The interaction between the two is mesmerizing and funny. It is what movies are all about.
Irma P. Hall (The Ladykillers, A Lesson Before Dying) is captivating as Aunt T. and has some of the best lines in the film. It is worth your time just to see her.
What a memorable experience!
Irma P. Hall should have won the Oscar for this performance. I can't believe she wasn't even nominated. Duvall and Jones were also wonderful. An actor's treat!
A moving portrayal of the problems of racism - from both sides. The central characters a portrayed with incredible depth. Aunt T (Irma P. Hall) sums up the futility of racism - the films central theme - with the line "being blind does not give me the opportunity to judge a person by their color" (paraphrased). That being said, the film gets it's message across without preaching. An excellent film.
A Family Thing is a drama about a Southen man (Duvall) who's mother reveals on her deathbed that he was not her child. Rather he was the result of a forced encounter between his father and the black help. In order to keep a promise Duvall sets off to find his half-brother (Earl-Jones).
Although the story seems to be about race - it's main theme is one of forgiveness and acceptance of others, with race being one of the barriers to break down.
All the characters have their own barriers to overcome - Duvall has to confront the fact that he is not white, Earl-Jones has to deal with his hatred of past events and Michael Beach has to come to terms with missing out on pro-football and the breakup of his marriage. Only the sagely aunt T. (Irma P. Hall) has the ability to accept everyone for whom they are - partly due to being blind "and not being able to judge folks on what they look like".
It's not an earth shattering piece of story telling and at times doesn't seem to have a consistent flow to it but it held my attention throughout and was actually quite rewarding.
It's all a bit tidy (in real life, nothing gets sorted this easy), but it definately makes you think.
Although the story seems to be about race - it's main theme is one of forgiveness and acceptance of others, with race being one of the barriers to break down.
All the characters have their own barriers to overcome - Duvall has to confront the fact that he is not white, Earl-Jones has to deal with his hatred of past events and Michael Beach has to come to terms with missing out on pro-football and the breakup of his marriage. Only the sagely aunt T. (Irma P. Hall) has the ability to accept everyone for whom they are - partly due to being blind "and not being able to judge folks on what they look like".
It's not an earth shattering piece of story telling and at times doesn't seem to have a consistent flow to it but it held my attention throughout and was actually quite rewarding.
It's all a bit tidy (in real life, nothing gets sorted this easy), but it definately makes you think.
Lo sapevi?
- QuizJames Earl Jones uses his actual stammer as part of his character.
- BlooperWhen Earl & Ray are together in Earl's car near the end Ray says that he hasn't been back to Earl's hometown for 60 years which would be the birth year for Earl however in an earlier scene Ray had confessed to having scarred Earl by throwing a rock which had hit him as Earl & his father were exiting a store.
- Citazioni
Earl Pilcher, Jr.: Being happy ain't nothin' more than havin' something to look forward to.
- Curiosità sui creditiThe original script that this movie was based on was titled "Latent Blood" by L Guy Burton. Burton did not get credit for the rewrite after giving the script to his agent at the time, The Berzon Agency of California.
- Colonne sonoreSpirit In The Dark
Written and Performed by Aretha Franklin
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
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Dettagli
Botteghino
- Lordo Stati Uniti e Canada
- 10.125.417 USD
- Fine settimana di apertura Stati Uniti e Canada
- 3.020.662 USD
- 31 mar 1996
- Lordo in tutto il mondo
- 10.125.417 USD
- Tempo di esecuzione1 ora 49 minuti
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- Mix di suoni
- Proporzioni
- 2.35 : 1
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