White Oleander Summary
MPAA Rating: PG13
Director: Peter Kosminsky
Genres: Drama
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The Oprah Book Club best-seller by Janet_Fitch makes it to the big screen in this adaptation from British director Peter_Kosminsky. White Oleander recounts the traumatic adolescence of Astrid Magnusson (Alison_Lohman), who finds herself an orphan after her short-fused, enigmatic artist mother Ingrid (Michelle_Pfeiffer) is carted off to prison on murder charges. Astrid first finds herself in the care of Starr (Robin_Wright_Penn), a garish, born-again mother of two with a gruff but sensitive boyfriend (Cole_Hauser). From there, she's shunted back to a state-run facility, where she tangles with other troubled teens and finds temporary solace in the arms of Paul (Patrick_Fugit), a dough-faced comic book artist with dreams of moving to New York City. Astrid then lucks into a living arrangement with a successful but insecure actress (Renee_Zellweger) who offers her unconditional love. But Ingrid's stifling influence continues to haunt her daughter, whether through the occasional prison visit or via manipulative letters to Astrid's caretakers. White Oleander received a Gala North American premiere at the 2002 Toronto Film Festival before reaching multiplexes later that fall. Michael Hastings, Rovi
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