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Le coeur à vif

Original title: When a Man Falls in the Forest
  • 2007
  • R
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
1.5K
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Sharon Stone, Timothy Hutton, and Dylan Baker in Le coeur à vif (2007)
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The intertwining lives of three men reveal that each deal with his problems in different, self-destructive waysThe intertwining lives of three men reveal that each deal with his problems in different, self-destructive waysThe intertwining lives of three men reveal that each deal with his problems in different, self-destructive ways

  • Director
    • Ryan Eslinger
  • Writer
    • Ryan Eslinger
  • Stars
    • Dylan Baker
    • Stacie Bono
    • Timothy Hutton
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.0/10
    1.5K
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    • Director
      • Ryan Eslinger
    • Writer
      • Ryan Eslinger
    • Stars
      • Dylan Baker
      • Stacie Bono
      • Timothy Hutton
    • 22User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 nominations total

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    Dylan Baker
    Dylan Baker
    • Bill
    Stacie Bono
    Stacie Bono
    • Sadie
    Timothy Hutton
    Timothy Hutton
    • Gary Fields
    Sharon Stone
    Sharon Stone
    • Karen Fields
    Pruitt Taylor Vince
    Pruitt Taylor Vince
    • Travis
    David Williams
    • Will
    Nicholas Elia
    Nicholas Elia
    • Eric
    Melanie Yeats
    • Cathy
    Peter Kawasaki
    • Business Man 1
    Peter Jenkins
    • Bussines Man 2
    John Prowse
    John Prowse
    • Business Man 3
    David Allan Pearson
    • Co-Worker
    Phillip Mitchell
    Phillip Mitchell
    • Mr. Curtis
    Kendall Cross
    Kendall Cross
    • Tricia…
    Remy Ponak
    • Child in the Supermarket
    Marko Holbein
    • Street Vendor
    • (as Marko Hohlbein)
    David Pauls
    • Husband
    Colin Chapin
    Colin Chapin
    • Pharmacy Employee
    • Director
      • Ryan Eslinger
    • Writer
      • Ryan Eslinger
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    1freaksexy76

    total waste

    i picked it out because of sharon stone, i knew it had to be at least up to par. i didn't have any idea that by the next 90 minutes later, that i would want to tear my own eyes out. it was so depressing that i was depressed before it was half way through. not but one time did it even make sense or connect any of the people in it. when it was on the shelf it sold me on a psychological thriller. wow thats so lieing. in my opinion it was one of the worst movies i have ever seen. and i thought i had seen a lot of substandard movies. this made no sense, everyone had a scene one after another of sleeping, on couch, on roofs. and they all were severely unhappy. not a single smile or hardly any words spoken from sharon stone in the 4 scenes from her. i can not believe she did this movie at all. she must have been dirt broke or something really awful. i don't recommend anyone see this or spend money on this junk.
    1alifrog-1

    when a man falls

    This movie is a complete waste of time. I have watched it and could not tell you what it was about. The cover of the movie is pure deception, it leads you to believe that it is a sit on the edge of your seat movie NOT. If you want to feel really depressed go ahead and watch it but leave the pills in the bathroom. 90 minutes of my life felt like a lifetime of head in bucket full of snakes.Sorry but just did not get it at all.Wanted a movie with some feel to it , all I felt was pain. I kept telling myself it will get better, but alas it never did. The only thing that saved the movie for me was that it finally ended. I was holding on looking for that spark that would tell You did not waste your money but that never happened.
    8notprivatepress

    Surprisingly "arty"

    A decent film, but be in the mood for some introspection. Sharon Stone is great because, well, she's Sharon Stone. You always get the feeling she's just about ready to snap a full on crazy - but that kinda IS what is interesting about Sharon Stone. Sort of a female Jack Nicholson, but hotter in heels and a skirt.

    The movie gives a snapshot of how we can all get lost in drudgery and mundane life. So don't view when you're really depressed. The film does a nice job with symbolism and there's an incident that unites the characters and pulls the story together. Good film to watch on a chilly night with some cocoa and buddy so you can have the discussion about how you feel SO much better about YOUR life and would NEVER slide into one of the character's way of life.

    I'd give it a B-
    michael0100

    a new low water mark

    The movie that will make all others shine. American Pie becomes an epic artistic accomplishment in comparison. To its credit, somehow it does manage to out-bore watching paint dry, out depress tax return season, and generally is the only movie i can think of that's worse than an hour and a half with your dentist.

    This must be the worst movie ever made. 1.5 hours of your life are stolen from you with zero interest, humor, plot, story, emotion, or even drab dialog given back in return. How could they make a movie about nothing and just keep going sideways, on and on. I kept waiting for something to happen; a redemption that brilliantly ties it all together. Something to make it worthwhile. Surely the boring, depressing nothingness is like the start of Bolero, that we need hang in there to be amazed with some forthcoming stroke of brilliance tying it together? don't hold your breath, there's no crescendo in this one, the entire movie doesn't rise above a sad whimper.
    6bellino-angelo2014

    Different but could have been better

    WHEN A MAN FALLS IN THE FOREST is a movie that in Italy and few other European countries was released in theaters but in the US was released straight to video. And although this statistic might mean it's a terrible movie, it wasn't. Now please don't assume I loved it, but I mildly liked it.

    The film is about the interwined lives of a group of people that are not really happy despite the apparences. Karen Fields (Sharon Stone) is a woman frustrated of her life and her separated at home husband Gary (Timothy Hutton) wants desperately to find the joy of live while being addicted to alcohol. Bill (Dylan Baker) is a janitor that is afraid of meeting new people and is annoyed by a family with kids that moved near his apartment and Travis (Pruitt Taylor Vince) is a man that lives marked by a trauma.

    I liked the performances. Stone and Hutton were fine at playing an estranged wife and husband that after a while are reunited with their daughter that came for a visit, and Baker was good at the janitor. My issue was that some of the actions of Travis didn't make a lot of sense and I really hoped that the lives of the characters would have hugely improved but the ending left it open. As it is, it's a decent drama about the lives of some people with their problems but nothing more.

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    • Trivia
      When Gary (Timothy Hutton) is watching television, a narrator is giving information about some footage being shown. The date that the footage took place on is August 16, 1960. This is the same day Hutton was born.
    • Goofs
      In the supermarket scene, when Gary (Timothy Hutton) rides his shopping cart past Karen (Sharon Stone), the actor's microphone pack is visible clipped to his rear waistband.
    • Soundtracks
      Shangra-La
      Written by Billy Corgan

      Performed and Recorded by Billy Corgan

      Courtesy of Martha's Music, LLC

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    • Release date
      • March 6, 2009 (Mexico)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Desires of a Housewife
    • Filming locations
      • Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Rigel Entertainment
      • Proud Mary Entertainment
      • Insight Film Studios
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      • $2,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $120,847
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 26m(86 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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