Queen of Rebels : Christina Ricci

It is Thanksgiving 1973, and the Carvers and the Hoods are two prototypical suburban families seemingly living the good life in New Canaan, Connecticut.

Behind their New Age philosophies and polyester fashions, however, lies deep discontent.

One husband carries on an unsatisfying affair with the other family's wife, while his teenage daughter experiments sexually with both of the neighbor's boys. When a winter storm descends upon their upper middle class neighborhood, buried resentments bubble over, leading to a tragedy neither family will ever forget.

An intense, well-acted drama based on the novel by Rick Moody, THE ICE STORM is a masterly depiction of the frigid emotional life of suburbia.

Great care was made to accurately re-create the fashion, philosophy, and music of the 1970s without devolving into camp. Sigourney Weaver, Kevin Kline, and Joan Allen all excel in their roles, but it is the younger actors (Christina Ricci, Tobey Maguire, Elijah Wood, Adam Hann-Byrd) who steal the show.

For director Ang Lee, the film continues the subtle examination of family life that he began with THE WEDDING BANQUET and EAT DRINK MAN WOMAN.

	It is Thanksgiving 1973, and the Carvers and the Hoods are two prototypical suburban families seemingly living the good life in New Canaan, Connecticut. Behind their New Age philosophies and polyester fashions, however, lies deep discontent. One husband carries on an unsatisfying affair with the other family's wife, while his teenage daughter experiments sexually with both of the neighbor's boys. When a winter storm descends upon their upper middle class neighborhood, buried resentments bubble over, leading to a tragedy neither family will ever forget. An intense, well-acted drama based on the novel by Rick Moody, THE ICE STORM is a masterly depiction of the frigid emotional life of suburbia. Great care was made to accurately re-create the fashion, philosophy, and music of the 1970s without devolving into camp. Sigourney Weaver, Kevin Kline, and Joan Allen all excel in their roles, but it is the younger actors (Christina Ricci, Tobey Maguire, Elijah Wood, Adam Hann-Byrd) who steal the show. For director Ang Lee, the film continues the subtle examination of family life that he began with THE WEDDING BANQUET and EAT DRINK MAN WOMAN.

	1997
	Dramas, Family Interaction, Infidelity, Deception, Drugs, Recommended, Marriage, Seventies
	20th Century Fox
	Mar 13, 2001
	R (MPAA) Sexuality and drug use, including scenes involving children, and for language.
	112 Minutes
	Director ........................ Ang Lee Starring ...................... Joan Allen, #33.........................0000.Kevin Kline #33................................Sigourney Weaverver 00 Featuring...................... Christina Ricci, Tobey Maguire, Elijah Wood, Katie Holmes, Michael Cumpsty, Henry Czerny, Adam Hann-Byrd Composer ..................... Mychael Danna Costume Designer ........... Carol Oditz Director of Photography.... Frederick Elmes Editor .......................... Tim Squyres Producer........................ Ted Hope, #33.........................000 .Ang Lee, #33.........................0000James Schamus Production Designer ........ Mark Friedberg Screenwriter ................. James Schamus
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