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White Bird

Original title: White Bird in a Blizzard
  • 2014
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  • 1h 31m
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6.4/10
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Shailene Woodley, Eva Green, and Shiloh Fernandez in White Bird (2014)
Kat Connors is 17 years old when her perfect homemaker mother, Eve, disappears. Having lived for so long in an  emotionally repressed household, she barely registers her mother's absence and certainly doesn't blame her doormat of a father, Brock, for the loss. But as time passes, Kat begins to come to grips with how deeply Eve's disappearance has affected her. Returning home on a break from college, she finds herself confronted with the truth about her mother's departure, and her own denial about the events surrounding it...
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In 1988, a teenage girl's life is thrown into chaos when her mother disappears.In 1988, a teenage girl's life is thrown into chaos when her mother disappears.In 1988, a teenage girl's life is thrown into chaos when her mother disappears.

  • Director
    • Gregg Araki
  • Writers
    • Gregg Araki
    • Laura Kasischke
  • Stars
    • Shailene Woodley
    • Eva Green
    • Christopher Meloni
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    6.4/10
    31K
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    • Director
      • Gregg Araki
    • Writers
      • Gregg Araki
      • Laura Kasischke
    • Stars
      • Shailene Woodley
      • Eva Green
      • Christopher Meloni
    • 106User reviews
    • 162Critic reviews
    • 51Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 4 nominations total

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    Shailene Woodley
    Shailene Woodley
    • Kat Connors
    Eva Green
    Eva Green
    • Eve Connors
    Christopher Meloni
    Christopher Meloni
    • Brock Connors
    Angela Bassett
    Angela Bassett
    • Dr. Thaler
    Shiloh Fernandez
    Shiloh Fernandez
    • Phil
    Gabourey Sidibe
    Gabourey Sidibe
    • Beth
    Ava Acres
    Ava Acres
    • Kat age 8
    Thomas Jane
    Thomas Jane
    • Detective Scieziesciez
    Mark Indelicato
    Mark Indelicato
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    Dale Dickey
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    Sheryl Lee
    Sheryl Lee
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    Michael Patrick McGill
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    • Director
      • Gregg Araki
    • Writers
      • Gregg Araki
      • Laura Kasischke
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    5comicman117

    Almost Like An Unintentional Comedy

    White Bird in a Blizzard is set in the 1988, and tells the story of Kat Conner, played by Shailene Woodley, a 17 year old girl who seems to live a normal life until her perfect, homemaker mother, Eve, played by Eva Green, disappears one day. Having lived in a dysfunctional relationship with her mother, she feels little pain or sadness towards her mother's absence. She doesn't even blame her father, Brock, played by Chris Meloni, as he is too much of a wimp to have anything to do with her disappearance. As a few years go by, and Kat goes to College, she begins to realize just how much her mother's disappearance really impacted her, as she finds herself investigating and discovering the truth about what really happened.

    White Bird in a Blizzard is based on a novel by Laura Kasischke and adapted by director Gregg Araki. Simply put, it is a somewhat bizarre, silly, sex romp, featuring a great lead performance by Shailene Woodley. This film fits director Gregg Araki's usual teenage sex and violence overtones, and features some pretentious and overbearing dialogue that almost comes off as an unintentional comedy. There are also some interesting things in this film, directing-wise: an unusual opening with a shot of Eve, the mother, on her back and a recurring dream sequence throughout involves Kat seeing her mother naked in the snow (hence the title). This is actually supposed to be a symbol for the film and a clue to the audience about the truth of the mystery. Additionally, the film's use of flashbacks is both bizarre and fascinating at the same time, making the relationship between mother and daughter all the more dysfunctional and creepy.

    In the lead role, Shailene Woodley demonstrates her talents portraying a teenager who really doesn't know who to trust. The flashback where her mother comes into the room and tries to psychically assault her features some very fine acting by Woodley. In comparison, Eva Green appears more "over the top' and gives a notably "hammy" performance, portraying a clearly disturbed woman. In one of the scenes, for example, when she tries to act younger than her age and then breakdowns, it is mildly disturbing and gloriously cheesy all at the same time. The other actors in the film are good, especially Chris Meloni as the father who has a secret to hide, and Angela Bassett as a psychiatrist.

    Overall I thought this was interesting film, but I don't know what to really make of it.
    8cosmo_tiger

    a great movie that is hurt a little by the amazingness of Gone Girl being released the week before

    "I was 17 when my mother disappeared. Just as I was becoming nothing but my body, she stepped out of hers and left it behind." Kat (Woodley) is about to graduate high school and has great friends, a loving father and a mother (Green) who is very unstable and bitter. One day her mother goes missing and no one knows what happened. Little by little Kat and her father begin to move on. During Kat's return home during a college break the mystery comes up again but this time Kat wants to know what really happened. This is a great movie and I highly recommend this. There are enough aspects to this that keep you guessing and interested the entire time. The only bad thing I can say about this is that it was released a few weeks too late. Had this come out before I saw Gone Girl I think I would have liked it more. The idea is fairly similar but I though Gone Girl was better. That movie had me guessing the entire time and I was wrong every time. I love movies like that. This one had me guessing too but I was able to stay ahead of it just enough to where I wasn't as surprised like I was with Gone Girl. That said though I do highly recommend this movie and is one to check out for sure. Overall, a great movie that is hurt a little by the amazingness of Gone Girl being released the week before. I give this an A-.
    4Seth_Rogue_One

    Not that great

    This movie is a hard movie to rate I feel, although many scenes are well orchestrated together as a movie it just doesn't make you feel anything, and the ending is clearly meant to be moving and shocking but it's really not.

    Acting is... Okay, it's not bad but again the cast fail to make you sympathise with any of them, visually it's really good looking so that's always a plus but a lot of times the movie seems more focused on showcasing Shailene Woodley's breasts than anything else.

    Now there's nothing wrong with them at all, in fact they are pretty neat however I'd prefer her keeping her clothes on if that meant that the director could focus on telling the story in it's best way as possible.

    Listed as a drama/mystery/thriller but the drama that is feel too flat and superficial to ever hit an emotional core, even though it tries in the end but by then it's too late and based on how the characters interacted with each other previous having that boastful dramatic ending simply does not make much sense.

    As far as the mystery well... sure there is some mystery I suppose but there are only so many ways it can end so it doesn't become very successful in that department either, plus most times it focuses on the teenager's sex-life more than anything else.

    As far as the thriller goes, well even less there going on honestly, there's not many scenes of suspense here to be found.

    No tbh it felt like this movie would work a lot better if they did it as a dark comedy and went a little more crazy with it, I think the movie could have succeeded at being that with just minor tweaks to the script.

    I was debating whether to give it a 5 or a 4 but after writing down my thoughts here it has to be a 4 after all, there is talent involved but the movie just kinda feels a bit pointless.
    5bronzesrv

    Holds your attention... Takes you nowhere!

    This movie was more about a teenager's obsessing with her breasts and sex ,then about her missing mother! Her mother's missing and given their history she assumed mom left dad, meanwhile all she can think about is sex with the detective that's on the case of her missing mother, and screwing her boyfriend who no longer desires her , which we find out why later on in the movie. For the movie to supposedly be about a woman gone missing it sure did not focus on it. It focused more on the girl coming of age and her desires, if that's the case it should have been titled A Coming of Age ,college years later she's literally sitting around her friends before she actually gets the idea that maybe, just maybe her mom didn't run away after all, maybe something did happen to her? Maybe dad is responsible? Just for her friends to tell her hey, we've been telling you that for years now! Really Columbo?
    Special-K88

    may ask yourself if that's really all there is once it's over...

    Rebellious teenager Kat Connors is only 17 when in 1988 her mother disappears in a blink, leaving her alone with her dull pushover of a father. Initially indifferent to the situation Kat soon has to reflect, and come to terms with her mother's absence while she comes of age and succumbs to her own primal sexual urges. Unorthodox, uneven mix of coming-of-age teen drama and police procedural doesn't mesh cohesively, especially with some fanciful dream sequences thrown in, plus there's a disconnect between the acting styles of Woodley, who brings a real authenticity to her role, and Green, who's unnerving and a bit too over-the-top. There's enough of the family dysfunction, youthful debauchery, and verbal diarrhea to keep a viewer invested, but the ending, which is meant to be shocking, instead just lacks conviction or impact. **

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    • Trivia
      Gregg Araki based the look of Kat Connor on Winona Ryder's style from the late 1980s.
    • Goofs
      When Kat visits Theo's apartment the first time, Kat's beer bottle jumps between being on the table and being in her hands.
    • Quotes

      Detective Scieziesciez: Once there was this... obese man. Some sick fuck had doused him with gasoline and then lit him on fire. And by the time we got to the body, two days later, he was still burning.

      Kat Connor: What?

      Detective Scieziesciez: Guy had so much body fat he's like a human candle.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Shailene Woodley/Michael Shannon/Eric Church (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      Sea, Swallow Me
      Written by Harold Budd, Elizabeth Fraser, Robin Guthrie (as Robin A. Guthrie) and Simon Raymonde (as Simon Philip Raymonde)

      Performed by Cocteau Twins and Harold Budd

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    • Release date
      • October 15, 2014 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Una señal en la tormenta
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Desperate Pictures
      • Orange Studio
      • Why Not Productions
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $33,821
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,302
      • Oct 26, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $469,701
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 31m(91 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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