Taglines: Secrets, lies, unspoken truths… there’s no place like home.
A weary young woman, Iris Brevard, is forced to move in with her overbearing mother, Min, following her husband’s suicide. She finds her only escape from her mother’s badgering is to verbally fight back and to hide herself in an alcoholic haze. Unfortunately, her young teen son, Lonnie, observes all of this and finds himself torn between the two women. The older woman is multi-dimensional as she is clearly shown as manipulative and critical, but also as loving and charming.
This is clearly shown in scenes with Fred Ward as the father of a bride-to-be who comes to the women’s bridal gown shop to stop the purchase of his daughter’s wedding dress. After facing Rowlands, he willingly writes the check for the next dress payment. The film also raises questions about whether Min was responsible for the suicide of Iris’ husband. As Lonnie questions his father’s death and is faced with similar pressures, he also clearly is considering his life options.
Wild Iris is a 2001 drama film starring Laura Linney, Gena Rowlands, Emile Hirsch and Fred Ward, including Miguel Sandoval, Scott Gibson, Amy Stewart and Lee Tergesen. Original screenplay by Kent Broadhurst. This is the last movie directed by Daniel Petrie.
Laura Linney won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie. Gena Rowlands was also nominated for the same award. In addition, Wild Iris received a 2002 PRISM Award for TV Movies and Miniseries, 2002 Aurora Gold Award[2] for excellence, and was nominated for the Golden Satellite Awards 2002 for Best Motion Picture Made for Television.
Wild Iris (2001)
Directed by: Daniel Petrie
Starring: Gena Rowlands, Laura Linney, Emile Hirsch, Fred Ward, Lee Tergesen, Miguel Sandoval, Scott Gibson, Amy Stewart, Michael McLachlan, Philip Eddolls
Screenplay by: Kent Broadhurst
Production Design by: Susan Longmire
Cinematography by: Rene Ohashi
Film Editing by: Hughes Winborne
Costume Design by: Ruth Secord
Set Decoration by: David Edgar
Art Direction by: Juanita Holden
Music by: Laurence Rosenthal
MPAA Rating: R for language and some strong sexuality.
Distributed by: Showtime Networks
Release Date: August 5, 2001
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