Grace is Gone DVD 2007 Grace nélkül az élet / Directed by James C. Strouse / Starring: John Cusack, Alessandro Nivola

UPC 5999544257818

MADE IN EU

REGION 2 PAL DVD

Audio: English 5.1, Hungarian 5.1

Subtitles: Hungarian

Runtime: 82 minutes

English Summary:

Grace Is Gone is a 2007 drama film starring John Cusack as a father who cannot bring himself to tell his two daughters that their mother, a soldier in the American army, has just been killed on a tour of duty in Iraq. On January 29, 2007, it won the Audience Award for Drama at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.

Stanley Phillips is a middle-aged Army veteran caring for his two daughters, 12-year-old Heidi and 8-year-old Dawn, while his wife, Grace, serves in Iraq. One afternoon, two Army officers visit his home and inform him that Grace has been killed in combat. In shock, Stanley dreads having to tell his daughters of their mother's death. When they arrive home from school, he takes them out to dinner and plans to tell them afterward. Unable to, he instead decides to take them to Enchanted Gardens, a Florida theme park that the girls have been wanting to visit.

That evening, he calls his home to hear Grace's voice on their answering machine. The following morning, they arrive at Stanley's mother's house, who is out. Instead they find Stanley's younger brother, John. Stanley encourages the three to go out to lunch. During their absence, he finally breaks down and mourns Grace. Upon returning, John receives a call from a family friend expressing their condolences for Grace's death. John angrily confronts Stanley, demanding to know why he hasn't told the girls. Stanley says he will eventually.

Hungarian Summary:

A film egy amerikai kisvárosba visz, egy középosztálybeli család békés otthonába, ahol az apa, Stanley Phillips neveli két kislányát, Dawnt és Heidit, míg az anya Irakban harcol. Az esetlenül mozgó, kényszeresen rend- és fegyelem szerető Stanley világa egy pillanat alatt omlik darabjaira, amikor egyik reggel közlik vele: felesége szolgálatteljesítés közben elhunyt. Mivel képtelen elmondani lányainak a hírt, inkább kirándulni viszi őket. Útjuk során nem csak a lányok lelkében kell rendet tennie, de Stanley-nek is ideje átértékelnie bizonyos dolgokat önmagában. Kétségbeesetten próbál kitartani amellett, hogy felesége, Grace nem értelmetlenül halt meg, hanem a hazája, Amerika és többek közt az ő családja békéjét szolgálva, így próbálja elviselhetőbbé tenni a veszteséget, noha ő is nagyon pontosan érzi, hogy egy értelmetlen háború felesleges emberáldozatáról van szó.

Cast / Szereplők:

• John Cusack as Stanley Phillips
• Alessandro Nivola as John Phillips
• Gracie Bednarczyk as Dawn Phillips
• Shélan O'Keefe as Heidi Phillips
• Dana Lynne Gilhooley as Grace Phillips
• Marisa Tomei as Woman at Pool
• Mary Kay Place as Woman at Funeral