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L'enfant imaginaire

Original title: Invisible Child
  • TV Movie
  • 1999
  • Not Rated
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
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Rita Wilson in L'enfant imaginaire (1999)
Psychological DramaDrama

A woman from London starts working for a family as a nanny and discovers that the mother thinks she has an imaginary child called Maggie.A woman from London starts working for a family as a nanny and discovers that the mother thinks she has an imaginary child called Maggie.A woman from London starts working for a family as a nanny and discovers that the mother thinks she has an imaginary child called Maggie.

  • Director
    • Joan Micklin Silver
  • Writers
    • Ron Bass
    • David Field
  • Stars
    • Rita Wilson
    • Victor Garber
    • Tushka Bergen
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.8/10
    873
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Joan Micklin Silver
    • Writers
      • Ron Bass
      • David Field
    • Stars
      • Rita Wilson
      • Victor Garber
      • Tushka Bergen
    • 33User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Rita Wilson
    Rita Wilson
    • Annie Beeman
    Victor Garber
    Victor Garber
    • Tim Beeman
    Tushka Bergen
    Tushka Bergen
    • Gillian
    Mae Whitman
    Mae Whitman
    • Rebecca 'Doc' Beeman
    David Dorfman
    David Dorfman
    • Sam Beeman
    Freda Foh Shen
    Freda Foh Shen
    Michael Winters
    Michael Winters
    Terry Diab
    • Peg
    Josh Adell
    • Doctor
    Jodie Mann
    • Woman in Bathroom
    Jane Edith Wilson
    Jane Edith Wilson
    • Mrs. Wood
    David A.R. White
    David A.R. White
    • Mr. Felix
    • (as David White)
    Tom Pothoff
    • Man in Classroom
    David Douglas
    David Douglas
    • Carnival Person
    Robert Harvey
    • Officer #1
    • (as Bob Harvey)
    Louisa Abernathy
    Louisa Abernathy
    • Nurse
    Cheryl Carter
    • Supervisor #1
    Allison Harvey
    • Georgia Peach
    • Director
      • Joan Micklin Silver
    • Writers
      • Ron Bass
      • David Field
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    MAD-30

    Good show, performances

    We caught this TV-movie quite by accident, and not having any prior knowledge of it, and really enjoyed it. Very creative and original story. And the performances, especially that of Jane Edith Wilson as Mrs. Woods, were very good. Wilson was right on target. A real breakthrough for this newcomer. We can't wait to see her in her next outing.
    nb_23

    Rubbish

    Yup, it's as bad as bad can be. I agree that sometimes you need to suspend disbelief and just enjoy - I love disaster movies, for example, and hardly ever quibble about the ludicrous plots and nonsense science. But this is not bad enough to be fun. It's rubbish.
    8jtrapp1

    Genuinely Original, Moving

    From the title I was expecting some sort of crisis-of-the-week TV drama concerning child molestation or neglect, but INVISIBLE CHILD was nothing of the sort! Remarkably original, sophisticated production concerned with how people create their own private fantasies & how those fantasies sometimes come in conflict with the external world, rather like *HOUSEKEEPING*. My only complaint is that, unlike HOUSEKEEPING, the style is not idiosyncratic & moody enough to complement the content, but other than that, a fine movie!
    coolcorn

    Best! Lifetime! Movie! Ever!

    First off, watch the trailer on-line somewhere, and you'll get a pretty good idea of the badness therin.

    Now, the sinister edge implied in the trailer isn't there ("Driven to the edge of insanity..."), instead there's a lot of absurd God talk and touchy-feely understanding. But that's what one expects from these dark suburban Lifetime- style movies.

    That said, there is no beating the scene where the have a showdown with the evil Child Protection Services woman (as they all are, you know). She questions one of the other kids about her mom's craziness: "When somebody has a fantasy that nobody else does, that's a very dangerous thing." The precocious child's reply: "Oh, like Martin Luter King. He had a dream that no one else had." Ha! Take that!

    The movie's ending is not touching as it is meant to be, but rather an even more insane cure for the problem - though not in any wild knife-wielding way. It that were the case the movie would be amazing instead of just absurdly amusing.

    Rita Wilson is just...just...hideous in all ways. She is just a small piece of the larger puzzle that works to make The Invisible Child a masterpiece for those who love jaw-dropping crap-tastic television.
    westvancritic

    Probably the worst Made for TV movie in existance

    This is the worst TV movie I've seen EVER! The constant repetition of the sound track, the needless camera pans of `Maggie', the awful casting, and ludicrous plot made it unbearable to watch. If you ever come across this movie in a TV guide, avoid it at all costs, better yet, do something totally unrelated to watching movies.

    (0 of 5 stars)

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    • Trivia
      Rita Wilson and Victor Garber also play husband and wife in Nuits blanches à Seattle (1993).
    • Connections
      Referenced in Bright Colors and Bold Patterns (2018)

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    • Release date
      • March 8, 1999 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Invisible Child
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Gross-Weston Productions
      • Hearst Entertainment Productions
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      2 hours
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo

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