The Private Lives Of Pippa Lee (2009)
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Robin Wright Penn |
Pippa Lee |
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Alan Arkin |
Herb |
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Keanu Reeves |
Chris |
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Winona Ryder |
Sandra |
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Monica Belucci |
Gigi |
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Julianne Moore |
Kat |
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More at the end of this site
As well as Moore's tasty cameo there's a nice turn from Winona Ryder as Pippa's fragile poet friend Sandra, a needy, pretty wreck with a tendency to burst into tears. Also good are Pippa and Herb's grown-up twin children, mother's boy Ben (McDonald) and father's girl Grace (Kazan). An early scene in which all four go out to dinner in a restaurant nails the skewed family dynamic with great economy of means. – www.screendaily.com
My Opinion
Very solid but quiet indy pic with great performances all over. As this movie is about Pippa and mostly in flashbacks - Winona's part Sandra is "only" part of the current time - Winona is in about 10 minutes of the movie. But her character plays a vital part to the story - but I don't tell as I don't wanna ruin the fun for you.
Winona plays great the wrestched mess Sandra - IMO the best acting since GI. Sandra is an egocentric attention-seeker while also beeing insecure and quiet unable to live a live on her own. If anything goes wrong she bursts into tears. She's also doing that during conflict - avoiding fights or arguments by lying sobbing at your feet and threatening to harm herself.
A very nice turn also from Alan Arkin - but from time to time I had to think of him as Winona"s "father" from Edward Scissorhands. But sadly the track and field scene with Pippa and Sandra we've seen as storyboard was "only" animated - would have made a "bouncy" life action scene......I know - I'm just a man....
The film includes heavy drug-use and some BDSM sequences - got a 15 rating in the UK - but will definetly get R in the US.
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Critics Opinion
There’s a
nice turn from Winona Ryder as Pippa’s fragile poet friend
Sandra
screendaily.com
Best of all, a
jittery Winona Ryder as Pippa's best friend Sandra.
viewlondon.co.uk
Winona Ryder taking
a short, but powerful role, to round off a wonderfully strong female
cast
filmstalker.co.uk
Winona Ryder,
putting in one of her best performances in ages, is almost always
emotional throughout the movie, and it's a type of character she does
well
blogcritics.org
Articles
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Elle UK July 2009 – Winona Forever – MQ cover – photo cover – Editorial – Page 1 – Page 2 |
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Empire Magazine July 2009 – In conversation with Winona Ryder |
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C Magazine November 2009 – Winona's Way
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Empire Magazine's Top 100 most beautiful women alive – Winona Ryder No. 49 |
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Trailer
Pippa Lee Trailer – WMV – 13 MB
Promotion Pictures
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Vidcaps from the Trailer
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UK HQ Trailer
UK Pippa Lee Trailer – FLV – 9 MB
Vidcaps from the UK Trailer
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