La neige tombait sur les cèdres

Original title: Snow Falling on Cedars

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A Japanese-American fisherman is accused of killing his neighbor at sea. In the 1950s, race figures into the trial. So does reporter Ishmael.

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A Japanese-American fisherman is accused of killing his neighbor at sea. In the 1950s, race figures into the trial. So does reporter Ishmael.A Japanese-American fisherman is accused of killing his neighbor at sea. In the 1950s, race figures into the trial. So does reporter Ishmael.A Japanese-American fisherman is accused of killing his neighbor at sea. In the 1950s, race figures into the trial. So does reporter Ishmael.

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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

15K

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 5 wins & 11 nominations total

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Trivia
When the Japanese-Americans are sent to internment camps, many of the extras were Japanese-Americans who had actually been sent to the camps in the 1940s.

Goofs
The story is set in Washington State, on the U.S. Pacific coast. The lighthouse shown in the opening scenes is Portland Head Light in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, just outside Portland, on the Atlantic coast. George Washington commissioned its construction, and it's featured on the Maine State U.S. Quarter.

Quotes
Nels Gudmundsson: It takes a rare thing, a turning point, to free oneself from any obsession. Be it prejudice or hate, or, even love.

Crazy credits
Jan Rubes and Sheila Moore are on the credits despite their scenes being deleted.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Double Jeopardy/Jakob the Liar/Mumford (1999)

Soundtracks
Moon over Burma
Written by Friedrich Hollaender (as Frederick Hollander), Frank Loesser
Performed by Dorothy Lamour
Courtesy of the RCA Records Label of BMG Entertainment

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Featured review

6/10

The Good & Bad Of 'Snow Falling On Cedars'

As the referees say on pro football TV games, "On further review......" That's the way I thought after my second viewing of this movie.

GOOD NEWS - On the first look, I was totally blown away and dazzled at the fabulous cinematography. Man, this is one of the prettiest movies I've ever seen.....and that's important for my entertainment. Scene after scene looks like some picture postcard. I also enjoyed the two lawyers in this film, played by James Rebhorn and Max VonSydow. Sometimes those two were riveting to watch.

BAD NEWS - Most of the story was anything but riveting, way too slow and with way too much time used on flashbacks. This story could have been told in a much more presentable way which could have kept the audience's attention. It's also a little too politically-correct. We were beaten over the head with the prejudice against Japanese. Everyone here, except the Liberal newspaper editor and his son, is portrayed as extremely bigoted.

Overall, a spectacular visual film - one of the best ever - but a story that takes interminably long to tell.....too long.