The Girl in the Park is a 2007 drama film, the first directed by David Auburn, screenwriter of Proof (2005) and The Lake House (2006). It stars Sigourney Weaver, Kate Bosworth and Keri Russell.

The Girl in the Park
Directed byDavid Auburn
Written byDavid Auburn
Produced byBryan Furst
Sean Furst
Dale Rosenbloom
Joseph Zolfo
StarringSigourney Weaver
Kate Bosworth
Elias Koteas
Alessandro Nivola
Keri Russell
CinematographyStuart Dryburgh
Music byTheodore Shapiro
Release dates
  • September 9, 2007 (2007-09-09) (Toronto International Film Festival)
  • July 16, 2008 (2008-07-16) (United States)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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Since the disappearance of her three-year-old daughter 16 years ago, Julia (Weaver) has cut herself off from everyone, including her husband and son. But when she meets Louise (Bosworth), a troubled young woman with a checkered past, all of Julia's old psychological wounds resurface, manifested as an irrational hope that Louise may be her lost daughter.

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Filming

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Filming began in New York City on November 13, 2006, and was scheduled to end on December 21, 2006. The film was premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2007.

Reception

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On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 71% based on 14 reviews, with an average rating of 5.68/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Sigourney Weaver delivers a towering performance in this poignant meditation on unresolved grief."[1] Jason Solomons of the Guardian "likes this deceptive drama, its tensions and releases, its symbolic use of Scrabble to denote cohesion and confusion and its dark fears of parenting, children, ageing, loss and connection."[2]

References

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  1. ^ "The Girl in the Park (2007)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  2. ^ Solomons, Jason (December 7, 2008). "Every mother's worst nightmare starts here". The Guardian. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
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