You Can Count on Me

You Can Count on Me ( Alternative title: count on me). 's An American drama film from 2000, directed by Kenneth Lonergan, who also wrote the screenplay. This scenario as well as the performance of the lead actress Laura Linney was nominated in 2001 for an Oscar and a Golden Globe Award.

Action

The siblings Samantha and Terry Prescott were as children due to a car accident, the parents orphans. Several years later, Samantha is a single mother and works at a bank as a credit counselor. Her brother embarks on an extended trip and visited them when he needs money. Terry transfers the money his girlfriend, who is making a suicide attempt.

Samantha's 8- year-old son Rudy does not know his father and imagines that this was a hero. Meanwhile, Samantha renewed her relationship with a boyfriend who surprised a little later with a marriage proposal. Your new married boss Brian Everett is fascinated by her and enters into an affair with her.

Terry became friends with his nephew. After some time he brings Rudy to his father. He can be provoked, beaten the man and is arrested. Samantha brings her brother and her son home; later traveling Terry.

Reviews

Carla Meyer wrote in the San Francisco Chronicle of 17 November 2000, the film is an " intensely moving family drama " and am one of the best films of the year. He offers a " quiet, heartbreaking look at the dynamics of a family." It is hard to say which is the two main representations remarkable. From the " uniformly good " occupation also Rory Culkin and Matthew Broderick were mentioned.

The lexicon of international film wrote that the film was a " theatrical, verfilmtes small town and family portrait, as well as formally staged content too casual " is. Only the actors would stand out "from the aimless work."

Karl- Heinz Schäfer wrote in the journal Cinema, the " beautiful, touching family drama " telling " of the little things of life." It shows " everyday types " and " a short fight as maximum external drama, otherwise people looking for the meaning of life - namely, affection, understanding and tenderness "; the " sincerity " is a " difficult special effect" the dominant Lonergan. The U.S. critics have made ​​the film " to the heart".

Awards

Laura Linney in the category of Best Actress and Kenneth Lonergan in the category of Best Original Screenplay were nominated for an Oscar in 2001. Laura Linney for Best Actress - Drama and Kenneth Lonergan for Best Screenplay in 2001 have been nominated for a Golden Globe Award.

Kenneth Lonergan received in 2000 as a director and as a screenwriter two awards of the AFI festival. He also received the 2000 Boston Society of Film Critics Award, the British Film Institute Award, the National Board of Review Award and both the Grand Jury Prize as well as the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the Sundance Film Festival; for the Bronze Horse of the Stockholm Film Festival and for the Gotham Award, he was nominated.

During the World Film Festival 2000 Mark Ruffalo received an award for Best Actor and Kenneth Lonergan a Special Prize of the Ecumenical Jury; Lonergan also was nominated for the Grand Prix des Amériques. Kenneth Lonergan and Mark Ruffalo received the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award. Laura Linney and Kenneth Lonergan as a screenwriter in 2000 each received the New York Film Critics Circle Award and the Toronto Film Critics Association Award. Laura Linney won the 2000 San Diego Film Critics Society Award, but she shared with Julia Roberts ( Erin Brockovich ).

The film and Kenneth Lonergan as a screenwriter in 2001, won the Independent Spirit Award; Laura Linney, Mark Ruffalo and Rory Culkin Best in category debut was nominated for the same price. Kenneth Lonergan won the 2001 for his screenplay of the Writers Guild of America Award. Laura Linney and Kenneth Lonergan as a screenwriter in 2001 won the National Society of Film Critics Award. Rory Culkin received the 2001 Young Artist Award.

Laura Linney in 2001 won the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award and was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award. Kenneth Lonergan won the 2001 screenplay for the Golden Satellite Award, Laura Linney was nominated for a Golden Satellite Award. Laura Linney, Rory Culkin and Kenneth Lonergan as a screenwriter in 2001 Film Critics Society Award were nominated for the Phoenix. Laura Linney and Kenneth Lonergan were nominated for the Online Film Critics Society Award in 2001. Kenneth Lonergan was nominated in 2002 as director for the Danish Bodil price.

Background

The film was shot in New York City, in Margaretville (New York) and in Phoenicia (New York). Its production costs amounted to an estimated 1.2 million U.S. dollars. The world premiere took place on 21 January 2000 at the Sundance Film Festival, numerous other film festivals - including the World Film Festival in August 2000 and the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2000 - was followed. On 1 December 2000, the film was released in selected cinemas in the USA, where he recorded about 9.2 million U.S. dollars. In German cinemas he came on 19 April 2001.

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