House of Cards (1993 film)
- Kathleen Turner: Ruth Matthews
- Tommy Lee Jones: Jake Beer Lander
- Asha Menina: Sally Matthews
The House of Cards ( Original title: House of Cards ) is an American family drama from 1993 was directed by Michael Lessac. .
Action
The film is about Sally Matthews, a six-year, brilliant girl who, withdraws after a traumatic experience, the death of her father in her heart and weird talent shows. Sally's father is an archaeologist in South America, where he lives with his wife and children. Sally is a very talented girl spoke, which can quickly chat with the locals. During a night ascent of an Inca pyramid Sally's father crashes and dies. Her mother Ruth Matthews ( Kathleen Turner) goes after her husband's death with Sally and her older brother back to the U.S.. Sally begins to act strangely: You no longer speaks, responds to changes in their environment with hysterical cries and seems to completely encapsulate their surroundings. The mother ignored this behavior, until she sees Sally one day in the gutter of the house (the girl gets there a baseball, her brother has thrown up there). Ruth tries to save her daughter, but because of the altered cap her mother Sally begins to cry and can not be calm. The autism expert Jake Beer Lander ( Tommy Lee Jones), who was just released at a cold call, you come to the rescue. Jake Berry Lander recognizes Sally autistic traits and takes her after some persuasion to his clinic in order to undergo a classical therapy; but this does not beat on.
After a few incidents Sally is brought back home, where she builds one evening a huge house of cards that seem apparently not to adhere to the force of gravity. Ruth realizes that this house of cards is the key to awareness of their daughter, and builds the house of cards in a forest clearing after. Ruth climbs in a dream together with Sally, the house of cards. The film ends with the real mother-daughter encounter on the house of cards; Sally speaks again and has otherwise suffered no traumatic consequences.
Criticism
" A really interesting movie about autism, but the clinical history too sweeping treating them to be convincing. Good actor performance and the consistent use of the voltage potential still make for a largely entertaining film. "