Griffin and Phoenix (2006 film)

Griffin & Phoenix is ​​an American film drama from the year 2006. Directed by Ed Stone, the script was written by John Hill.

Action

The divorced insurance salesman Griffin lives in Manhattan. He has two sons who live with his ex- wife. Griffin learns that he has cancer and still can live for about a year. He attended lectures at a college of psychology dealing with the subject of dying. There, he meets the beautiful Phoenix and persuades her to a very own way to a dinner.

Although they get closer in the following, they tell each other little from each other, but spend just a good time together. One day, after a crazy action from Griffin - he jumped onto a moving train on, easy to ride - Phoenix finds while cleaning up in Griffin's apartment books that deal with dying. You insulted the puzzled Griffin peculiar way and storms out of the apartment. Griffin runs after her and asks her to tell him what had happened. In a dramatic scene Phoenix tells him that she has cancer and will die in the near future - it relates the books up. Griffin explains that the books are meant for him because he has cancer and will die too soon.

Spend the time to come together and enjoy the togetherness. By another doctor at the clinic they will witness how a woman to her dying husband mourns and is on the edge of their forces. As Griffin Phoenix gives something, she says that she Christmas with the Christmas tree, gifts - everything about it - loves.

On another day, on the beach, they promise in memory of the woman from the hospital at the insistence Griffins each other, leaving the other as soon as one is dying or is hospitalized. Phoenix hits it first - it leaves Griffin a message in which she said goodbye to him. Griffin still is admitted to hospital and is sent away after a short conversation of Phoenix. Overcome by his feelings, Griffin smashed his car and a few others and is arrested. The fiancé of his ex-wife brings him out there and they talk quite loose.

Shortly after Griffin goes back to Phoenix and to his question what he was doing there and what had become of the promise, he says that he lied. He wants to stay with her as long as possible. She confesses to him that she wants nothing else and he lies down next to her. He persuades her to smuggle out of the hospital and bring them into a forest. He surprises her there with a fully decorated Christmas tree with presents long before Christmas and celebrate their last Christmas there.

Reviews

David Nusair wrote on Reel Film Reviews, the performances of the main characters were " extremely effective ", but the film stayed because of the "absurd sentimental and melodramatic screenplay " not drawing into. " Quirky " dialogues and lack of authenticity would bring the film " essentially a sitcom - level."

Michael Rechtshaffen wrote in the magazine The Hollywood Reporter on 12 September 2006, the remake of a TV movie with Peter Falk and Jill Clayburgh in 1976 lend itself to the cable television with female target audience, while the prospects in the theaters would not look as good ( "with boxoffice prospects not looking particularly healthy (...), the picture would probably make a better fit on one of the female -targeted cable channels" ). The government is just as " lifeless " as the representations. The only scenes with the "true focus " owe the movie Blair Brown.

Awards

Jonah Meyerson was nominated in 2007 for the Young Artist Award.

Background

The film was shot in New York City. Its world premiere took place on 12 September 2006 at the Toronto International Film Festival.

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