Arcadia (2012 film)
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| Directed by | Olivia Silver |
| Written by | Olivia Silver |
| Produced by | Julien Favre Jai Stefan Silenn Thomas |
| Starring | John Hawkes Ryan Simpkins Ty Simpkins Kendall Toole |
| Cinematography | Eric Lin |
| Edited by | Jennifer Lee |
| Music by | The Low Anthem |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Arcadia is a 2012 American drama film written and directed by Olivia Silver, produced by A Poisson Rouge Pictures and DViant Films. It won the Crystal Bears, Generation Kplus at 2012 Berlinale[1] and the Grand Prize at the Cine Junior Festival.[2]
Premise
Twelve-year-old Greta's dad Tom is moving the kids cross-country, promising a California paradise and packing half the household into a dented station wagon. Mom is supposed to join them later. But as they travel through forests, plains and deserts, stopping at fast food joints, shoddy motels, and a poor substitute for the Grand Canyon, Greta gradually realizes that her family is falling apart.
Cast
- John Hawkes as Tom
- Ryan Simpkins as Greta
- Ty Simpkins as Nat
- Kendall Toole as Caroline
Critical reception
Arcadia scored highly with critics, and played to sold out theaters at the Berlin Film Festival. Manohla Dargis of The New York Times wrote: "Ms. Silver’s ability to translate the liminal into cinematic terms, to catch those moments between innocence and knowing, childhood and adulthood, unforgiving and forgiving, makes her someone to watch".
Awards and nominations
- 62nd Berlin International Film Festival
- 23rd Cine Junior Festival
- 13th Woodstock Film Festival
- Official selection[4]
Box office
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DVD release
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References
- ^ a b "Prizes of the International Jury 2012". Berlinale. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ^ a b c "Prizes at the Cine Junior Festival". 18 March 2013.
- ^ "'Caesar Must Die' wins Golden Bear". Variety. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ^ "Selection at Woodstock Festival".