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]
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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 |
Premise
editTwelve-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
edit- John Hawkes as Tom
- Ryan Simpkins as Greta
- Ty Simpkins as Nat
- Kendall Toole as Caroline
Critical reception
editArcadia 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
edit- 62nd Berlin International Film Festival
- Crystal Bear, Generation Kplus[1][3]
- 23rd Cine Junior Festival
- 13th Woodstock Film Festival
- Official selection[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Prizes of the International Jury 2012". Berlinale. February 19, 2012. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Prizes at the Cine Junior Festival". March 18, 2013. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
- ^ "'Caesar Must Die' wins Golden Bear". Variety. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
- ^ "Selection at Woodstock Festival".