dark places is a 2015 mystery thriller film directed by gilles paquet-brenner .

the screenplay , by paquet-brenner , is based on gillian flynn 's 2009 novel of the same name .

it stars charlize theron , christina hendricks , nicholas hoult , and chloë grace moretz .

the film was released in france on april 8 , 2015 , and in the united states on august 7 , 2015 , by a24 .

it is the second film theron and hoult have collaborated on , after mad max : fury road .

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dark places ( 2015 film ) <EOT> featured in bringing ' dark places ' to light ( 2015 ) . see more »

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the stunning academy award winner is producing and starring in the film version of the best - selling thriller “dark places . ”

charlize theron ( libby day ) in “dark places . ” ( doane gregory / a24 )

just so dark , i could barely see some of the scenes . ok film .

that unnerving way flynn has of taking us to dark , deliciously twisted places has been utterly massacred .

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dark places aims for the same kind of shocking twists and reveals as gone girl , but falls woefully short .

‘gone girl’ was a huge hit in theaters . so why did gillian flynn’s ‘dark places’ barely make an impact ?

the third offering from flynn dark places does its best to stir a multitude of emotions within us , but in doing so , the film feels contrived and hurried .

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jack the giant slayer star nicholas hoult has signed on to star in the adaptation dark places alongside charlize theron and chloe moretz .

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for thoughts on , and a place to discuss , the plot details not talked about in this review , visit dark places’ spoiler space .

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this film does indeed take the viewer into some dark places . the opening sequences feature a young girl , libby , who is a survivor of a late - night attack on her family .

the surface level generic pleasures of dark places and the stellar cast are entertaining enough , even if it doesn ' t quite stick the landing .

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reviewed at club marbeuf , paris , march 16 , 2015 . mpaa rating : r . running time : 103 min .

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production of the film was documented as it progressed , eventually culminating in the behind the scenes book warcraft : behind the dark portal .

the aristocats led to the official start of the disney dark age . despite this , the film was a critical and financial success .

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though an excellent cast gives their all , dark places is a dreary and portentous exercise that executes its ' generic story in a manner worthy of a lifetime movie .

, has now given us this middling screen adaptation of her cold - case thriller dark places . there are moments of macabre horror here , and interesting nods to capote’s

this article explores the relationship between film and international law by reference to the feature film zero dark thirty ( 2012 ) . the authors examine this film in the context of international law , while also considering related questions of genre , torture , gender and targeted killing .

in november 2014 , independent producer a24 and directv landed the american rights to “dark places” for a $ 3 million distribution deal , as part of an initiative where the film is available exclusively on - demand on directv before it goes to theaters . the “dark places” trailer appeared this past spring — the movie debuted in paquet - brenner’s native france in april — while the film premiered on directv in june and landed a limited theater release on aug . 7 .

nolan is best known for taking the story and the film in a new direction , unlike most directors . the dark knight is one of his and the world ' s masterpiece modern film , with both performances and story to a new level . it is like the perfect combination of an artistic film and a block buster . it is worth more to watch the film than any other film .

if you saw reviews of “dark places , ” the new drama based on gillian flynn’s 2009 bestselling novel , you may have noticed it was always compared to “gone girl . ” makes sense : the massive hit “gone girl” movie was also adapted from a popular flynn novel , which is why the “dark places” trailer and poster boasted the fact that this film was based on another one of the author’s books .

“charlize finds the ‘dark places’ project troubling but somewhat cleansing , because it’s bringing up a lot of the gruesome memories that she’s long blocked out , ” said a source .

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“dark places” was co - financed by exclusive media , but when the company shed its international sales arm , exclusive international president alex walton took the film ( one of many ) to his new company , bloom media . bloom launched at cannes in may 2014 , which is when “dark places , ” already pre - sold in many foreign markets , was in the market for a u . s . distributor .

the easy answer for why “dark places” made zero impact is that everyone knew the movie wasn’t very good — however , looking into how the film came to be , it appears more complicated . from timing issues to post - production struggles ( “a corps of these horrible producers , ” according to the director ) and an editing process that reportedly took 15 months , “dark places” had a long , complex journey since the rights were first optioned nearly five years ago . here’s a look back at the possible reasons why “dark places” had such a markedly different roll - out than its flynn predecessor .

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go in with lowered expectations , and you might end up doing alright out of dark places . if nothing else , you ' ve got to at the very least admire that cast .

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product as expected and arrived on time . story is quite dark but did enjoy it .

dark places is a us thriller about a woman who witnessed the murder of her family when she was a child and 25 years later re - examines the evidence to find out what really happened .

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summary dark places is a us thriller about a woman who witnessed the murder of her family when she was a child and 25 years later re - examines the evidence to find out what really happened .

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on 1 october 2013 a release date for the movie was announced : 18 december 2015 . [ 49 ] however , by 2014 this had been scrapped due to conflicts with star wars episode vii : the force awakens , and the film was moved to a march 11 , 2016 release . [ 50 ] in april 2015 this was in turn cancelled due to further challenging scheduling , with the film finally being released in may ( international ) / june ( us ) 2016 . [ 51 ]

warcraft ( released internationally as warcraft : the beginning ) [ 5 ] is a 2016 fantasy epic film based on the warcraft series and set on the world of azeroth . it opened in more than 20 countries at the end of may 2016 , and was released in the us on 10 june 2016 . [ 2 ] it is rated pg - 13 . [ 6 ] the film ' s trailer made its debut on 6 november 2015 at blizzcon 2015 . [ 7 ] the film was shot over 123 days , from 20 january through 23 may 2014 . [ 8 ]

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here’s a film we haven’t heard about in some time . “dark places” originally started making casting announcements earlier this year when they revealed that chloe moretz and nicholas houl t had joined charlize theron in the production . then , just when it seemed like things were picking up , the news stopped coming .

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as the director told the magazine , “gone girl , ” starring ben affleck and rosamund pike , was both “a blessing and a curse . ” the blessing : “dark places” attracted hollywood stars and money to make the movie .

blizzard first began talking with legendary pictures about the possibility of a warcraft film more than ten years before the film would eventually release , in may 2016 . [ 25 ]

concept art of teldrassil was released in relation to the film , hinting that at least some of the film takes place there , and perhaps by extension , in darnassus .

here are some of the people from the dark places book who don ' t make it to the big screen : stripper colleen , jim and ed muehler , the writer ( and existence ) of a second book about libby day .

gillian flynn ' s first novel , sharp objects , was interestingly disturbing ; in fact , it walked a razor - thin line between " huh , you certainly don ' t read that every day " and " gillian flynn has some serrrriiiious issues and i ' m a little bit afraid of her " . i wasn ' t sure whether i respected her extremely dark side or her dark side is so dark it makes her books kind of uncomfortable to read . strangely enough ( once you know the story outline ) dark places actually has a more conventional plot than sharp

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it ' s fair to say that moretz ' s career has already been to some pretty dark places , so it only makes sense that her next should follow suit . deadline reports that moretz is in talks to join exclusive media ' s new thriller , dark places , based on the mystery novel by gillian flynn . the screenwriter and director for the project is gilles paquet - brenner , who previously adapted the sergio brussolo novel les emmurés into a horror movie called walled in .

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the dark knight is an amazing film , like no other . i think it ' s the best movie ever ( along with titanic , another personal favorite of mine ) and it will be difficult to top .

robin hood was the first disney animated film to begin production after walt disney ' s death .

often regarded as the final film of the dark age , oliver & company was a commercial success , but was met with mixed reviews from various movie critics . despite that , the film was able to earn a golden reel award for best sound editing and was nominated for a golden globe award . this movie also brought back the musical format to disney ' s animated films , which formed the bedrock of the films released in the disney renaissance . oliver & company is the highest grossing film from disney ' s dark age .

all of this leads to a distinct lack of urgency in “dark places , ” which makes the dour , depressing subject matter that much harder to enjoy . it ' s a checklist of awful things that can happen to a middle american family . the day matriarch ( christina hendricks ) is afraid of losing the farm , their dad ( a suspect in the murders ) is missing , satanism threatens to entice young ben , the kid is accused of child abuse , drugs , teenage pregnancy—the whole thing verges on poverty porn given the lack of genre escapism provided . we needed a reason to wallow in the dark places of libby day’s horrible life to make the cinematic journey worthwhile . no one involved in the production of “dark places” ever asked a crucial question : why should we care ?

reviewers noticed : “the lack of buzz or anticipation for ‘dark places’ has been somewhat startling , ” wrote one critic at movie site joblo . com , citing the film’s star - studded credentials . “to see this movie dumped on on vod ( after a short stint on directv and scattered international release ) is not only confusing , it triggers major red flags . ”

update 02 / 07 : exclusive media have confirmed theron will star in “ dark places ” and co - produce via her denver and delilah productions . no word yet on when production will begin , but “ sarah’s key ” helmer gilles paquet - brenner will direct .

another rather black film but without the black humour of gone girl , but a very good watch .

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easter eggs referencing the film will be placed inside the world of warcraft game series . [ 6 ]

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i have a soft spot for mystery films where the audience is kept in suspense and has to try to figure out who committed the crime . dark places is such a film . what drew me to this film however wasn’t the genre nor the fact that charlize theron and nicholas hoult were going to be in this movie together again after their success in fury road , but that the screenplay was adapted from gillian flynn’s novel of the same name . gone girl was one of my favorite films of 2014 and i loved fincher’s direction in that film , but above all i thought the…

post - production was handled by industrial light and magic . [ 66 ] at the start of post - production , ilm had to work on over 1000 visual effects . by may 2015 , 50 remained . [ 67 ]

christie golden on twitter ( 2015 - 08 - 23 ) . retrieved on 2016 - 06 - 29 . “this will help set up the events of the movie , so it ' s the movie ' s lore . ”

the producers stated in 2015 that if the film was a success they would be excited to continue the story . a trilogy hasn ' t been ruled out . metzen has teased many trilogies if they put their mind to it . [ 6 ] jones has mentioned the possibility of an additional two films as well . [ 76 ]

this book was insaaaaane . but so so good . dark places was my first gillian flynn book ( though i have seen the gone girl movie ) but i fully plan on picking up her other books now . it’s the kind of novel that makes you question what on earth we humans can come up with . i kept wondering what was going on in gyllian flynn’s head . how does she think of these things ? dark places is vile , macabre and gruesome . the author doesn’t hold back , instead she seemingly bombards you with everything ugly that is o

is a rare 007 film that charts no new ground but instead just swipes from its own storied legacy .

gillian flynn is an american author and television critic for entertainment weekly . she has so far written three novels , sharp objects , for which she won the 2007 ian fleming steel dagger for the best thriller ; dark places ; and her best - selling third novel gone girl . her book has received wide praise , including from authors such as stephen king . the dark plot revolves around a serial killer in a mi

a girl gone astray after the brutal murder of her family decides to reopen the case nearly three decades later in dark places , french director gilles paquet - brenner ’s proficient if potboilerish adaptation of gillian flynn ’s bestseller – published three years before her megahit marriage thriller , gone girl .

11 . even if libby’s brother isn’t a murderer , he’s still a creep , and dark places soon flashes back to an earlier series of events that saw teenage ben obsessed with one of his sister’s classmates—an actual fifth grader named krissi cates—that ben fixated on and was eventually accused of molesting .

the film is obsessed almost exclusively with its retconned revelations and little else since . and yet since we are needlessly kept in the dark waiting patiently for revelations that end up having little impact , the end result is a shockingly dull 007 adventure .

5 . best music editing : watch batman begins and the dark knight . you will notice that both the films have the same music . even then , the dark knight is on a whole new level of music due to its correct string at the right places . even the eerie tune which was composed from a razor striking the keyboard wire , was utter brilliance . you will not doubt the music of this . period .

taking four years to complete , the rescuers was a great critical and commercial success , even breaking the record for largest financial amount made for an animated film on opening weekend , a record it held until 1986 by don bluth ' s an american tail . the film was disney ' s most successful film at the time , regaining people ' s faith towards the studio ' s future . the film was a critical success , making it one of the most popular films of the dark age which allowed the film to spawn a sequel , the rescuers down under in 1990 . it was also disney ' s biggest critical and commercial success until the release of the great mouse detective in 1986 .

the mystery itself eventually becomes tiresome and shrug - worthy , even as the film breathlessly racks up the revelations .

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dark places just feels phony . theron , hendricks , sheridan , hoult , and chloe grace moretz ( who plays diondra , ben’s teenage love interest ) are all fine actors , but each is egregiously miscast . they’re all affectation , unable to ever embody or identify with the world they occupy , be that a dusty farmstead or a kansas city roach motel . why , aside from looking cool and elegantly neglected , is libby’s apartment overflowing with newspaper stacks and suitcases ? the violence , so brutal and cold , is washed over with a pg - 13 sheen . satanism is a plot point , nothing more . child molestation is a plot point , nothing more . watching dark places is like watching a bunch of malibu prep schoolers perform buried child . they’re hitting all the notes , sure , but they haven’t the first idea what it all means . dark places could’ve been so much meaner .

despite the high concentration of oscar winners ( charlize theron , who also co - produced ) and emmy nominees ( christina hendricks ) on the poster , dark places is the definition of a b - movie . ( it would definitely play at the bottom half of a double feature with the last gillian flynn movie adaptation , gone girl . ) french screenwriter - director gilles paquet - brenner is capable , keeping the whodunit plot relatively easy to follow across shifting time periods and perspectives . but aside from the a - list cast , there isn’t much to differentiate dark places from an especially grim tv movie .

there ' s a scene in this where chloe moretz deflowers tye sheridan while her pet dobermans watch . so , pretty dark , i guess .

the talent being lined up also makes this project worth keeping an eye on ; theron won an academy award for her lead role in 2003 ' s true - life serial killer film monster , and moretz is already a veteran of the horror , thriller and fantasy genres . paquet - brenner certainly has experience with novel adaptations ( four out of his six previous films were based on books ) , but he ' s yet to prove himself with significant box office success or critical acclaim . will dark places be the film that makes his career ?

while firmly set in the warcraft universe in the period of the opening of the dark portal , the film deviates from official lore in numerous areas , some critical . for lore purposes the film is considered to take place in its own version of the warcraft universe , [ 54 ] closely related to the one seen in the games and other canon sources , but with a number of differences .

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the film is currently being written and directed by gilles paquet - brenner , a french - director whose previous films include “sarah’s key” and “walled in . ” “dark places” is based off a book written by gillian flynn about libby day ( charlize theron ) a woman who is forced to re - face the twenty year old massacre of her family when a group known as the “kill club” begins to investigate what really happened the day libby’s family was murdered .

a24 is closing a $ 3m u . s . distribution deal along with directv for dark places , based on the bestselling novel by gone girl author gillian flynn . gilles paquet - brenner adapted and directed the pic , which stars charlize theron , nicholas hoult , chlöe grace moretz , christina hendricks , tye sheridan and corey stoll .

the tomatometer score — based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics — is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .

chris metzen compared the film to marvel comics ' ultimate line , in that the broad story was what fans know and love but the details were different [ 52 ] ( the ultimate line comics have their own canon independent of the core marvel universe ) [ 53 ] so therefore the film continuity ( the film and its literature ) is separate . [ 54 ] [ 55 ]

released on july 26 , 1985 , the black cauldron was both a critical and commercial failure . to add insult to injury , it lost to the care bears movie . despite this , lloyd alexander , the author of the books in which the film was based on , recognized no similarity between the books and film , but has still stated that he actually enjoyed the film .

the curse : the two movies were filmed at the same time in fall 2013 , but “gone girl” got fast - tracked and came out first , released in fall 2014 . “gone girl” is a very different film — much lighter in tone and a pricey studio movie . so paquet - brenner actually wasn’t pleased that his indie distributor used the hit status of “gone girl” to help market “dark places” a year later . especially because he feared audiences would feel misled .

the black cauldron is probably the greatest failure , both critically and financially , of the disney dark age , and probably disney ' s history as a whole .

a teaser for the film was shown at san diego comic - con on 20 july 2013 . [ 43 ] in august 2013 , it was announced that legendary pictures would present the film to universal studios in the upcoming months . it would be up to universal whether the film would be distributed . [ 44 ] it was announced later in the month that filming would begin in january of the following year . [ 45 ] much of the film ' s production was to take place in vancouver . [ 46 ]

no matter how you feel about “gone girl , ” there’s no denying that gillian flynn’s second bigscreen adaptation is a relative disappointment . while the raw ingredients — thick with serial killings , satanic cults , true - crime obsessives and twisted family secrets — certainly make “dark places” deserving of its title , the mystery itself can’t hold a candle to [ … ]

theron , moretz , hoult and hendricks are just too attractive . they ' re supposed to be small - town kansas folk , but they all look like unmistakable products of los angeles . if this is what it takes to get audiences interested in stories about regular midwesterners , then " dark places " the movie unwittingly proves flynn ' s cynicism correct .

universal pictures chose not to give permission for their logo to be featured in modified form at the start of the film , as often seen in many other universal productions , [ 158 ] despite the film makers ' " multiple appeals and arguments " . [ 159 ]

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the dark places deal is the latest in the a24 - directv partnership announced in 2013 to release films exclusively on the satellite tv giant before they hit theaters . other titles from the pact have included enemy , life after beth , revenge of the green dragons , , the captive , son of a gun , cut bank , slow west and barely lethal .

the cast for the charlize theron co - produced dark places continues to grow . house of cards ’ corey stoll and rescue me ’s andrea roth have both been added to the adaptation of gillian flynn’s bestselling mystery novel about a woman forced to re - examine the massacre of her family more than 20 years beforehand . stoll will play ben day in the film alongside theron and chloe moretz . stoll’s day is 44 years old and has been in prison for over 25 years for the murders that he claims he did not commit . tye sheridan will play the teenage ben . theron , who is co - producing with exclusive media and mandalay entertainment , plays libby day . in both the book and the film , libby has been ignoring the protests of innocence of her brother for years but now realizes there might be more to the story and sets to right a potential wrong . roth , who played denis leary’s sometimes - estranged wife on fx’s rescue me for seven seasons , will portray the older version of the diondra character in dark places . moretz joined the film back in april to play the younger version of the character .

it’s all rather slick , and fun to watch in a twisted sort of way . but it’s that same slickness that fails to lift dark places above potboiler status . certain scenes hint at larger social themes . a flashback where libby’s mother ( christina hendricks ) is confronted by neighbors hurling pedophilia accusations evokes the crucible . lyle and libby attend a party where people dress up like john wayne gacy and the black dahlia . ben’s plight is shades of paradise lost : the child murders at robin hood hills . but ultimately , the movie doesn’t have anything to say about these things beyond the titillation factor . like an old - fashioned detective magazine , dark places lays down depraved plot points one after another , continually trying to outdo itself .

it took me eight attempts over the span of a year and a half just to get past the first twenty minutes of this film .

this article contains information and lore exclusive to the warcraft film universe , which is considered to be separate from the main warcraft universe canon .

jones describes the overall timespan of the events in the film as " very short " , but more than 2 days . [ 150 ]

micky neilson on twitter ( 2015 - 07 - 12 ) . retrieved on 2016 - 06 - 29 . “ @ mickyneilson will the warcraft movie become " canon " lore , or is it like a parallel universe like wod ? except no interaction between the two " " @ zerde3 separate . ”

the film ' s global premiere was held 6 june , 2016 , at the chinese theatre in hollywood , four days before the release of the film in the us . the event was streamed on the official twitch channel , where it was presented by michele morrow and jesse cox .

i ' m going to do this short and sweet : this film starts out like an episode of " true detective " or " touching evil " , and then as it comes down to the final inning , shifts into a beautifully paced and developed revelation , that is truly unexpected and chilling . charlize theron , as always , is amazing . her performance here has the intensity of both " monster " and " north country , " and she gets great support from the supporting cast . ignore negative reviews . this is a film that you need to see and then make an opinion about . for me , this was a very satisfying and effective movie that deserved far more accolades than it has received . after viewing " dark places " , it is hard for me to comprehend that it is not receiving a positive buzz right now . after being somewhat disappointed with " goodnight mommy " and seriously disappointed with " it follows , " " dark places " is a thriller that actually thrills . bottom line " you need to see it !

in 2013 the producers shared hopes for a tv series in the same vein as game of thrones if the film was successful . [ 6 ]

players logging in to the game between 24 may and 1 august , 2016 will be awarded four unique transmogrification items depicting gear from the film .

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the great mouse detective is considered to be an important film because its modest success literally saved the disney studio from going bankrupt at the time .

lesson learned # 1 : gillian flynn is excellent at creating unpleasant characters and disturbing situations . “i was not a lovable child , and i ' d grown into a deeply unlovable adult . draw a picture of my soul , and it ' d be a scribble with fangs . ” lesson learned # 2 : reading her books in a dark apartment at 3 am is a big making - skin - crawl mistake . dark places is a book capable of leaving a nasty aftertaste and vague uncomfortable feeling for days after finishing it . i strongly suspect it is its inte

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3 . expert dramatization and action in optimal proportions : if you watch the movie , you will observe that at no point in the film , you will think that the film is too dramatic or being too much action . and every time there is an action sequence , you just bend away from your seat to watch what happens next . after you watch the movie , you will forget that this film was inspired from a comic movie !

but reading reviews of “dark places” also means you knew the movie existed — and by multiple accounts , many people did not . the independent film opened in limited release in 151 theaters this past weekend , after being made available on directv on - demand weeks ago . it earned an estimated $ 86 , 000 at the box office , according to movie city news , though the distributor did not reply to multiple requests to confirm that figure . for comparison’s sake , “gone girl” made $ 38 million its opening weekend in 3 , 014 theaters .

the orcish language was developed for the movie by a linguist who also worked on the lord of the rings film trilogy and avatar . [ 6 ]

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world of warcraft film to shoot in vancouver . ctv vancouver news ( 2013 - 09 - 02 ) . retrieved on 2016 - 06 - 29 .

blizzcon 2014 featured a movie panel . it was stated that the film had been moved from the world of warcraft timeframe to that of the first game , due to the abundance of storylines and characters in the former , and how difficult it would be to translate them into film format . [ 64 ]

the many adventures of winnie the pooh was a compilation film comprised of three segments ( winnie the pooh and the honey tree , winnie the pooh and the blustery day and winnie the pooh and tigger too ! ) , all of which had been released to theaters in years prior to the film ' s release . this was due to walt disney ' s intentions of making a full - length winnie the pooh feature film , instead settling on short features .

" the ballad of narayama " is a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens…

so disappointing . absolutely loved the book such a brilliant story . . . this adaption of it seems to skim over the story leaving a pretty dull film

“i was not a lovable child , and i ' d grown into a deeply unlovable adult . draw a picture of my soul , and it ' d be a scribble with fangs . ” gillian flynn , dark places gillian flynn is the mutha of all domestic noir . she ' s my spirit animal . i feel defensive about her books , i think sometimes she gets a bad rap because her novels are so dark . her characters unlikeable . her plots are crazy . true , true , true . underneath it all , it is impossible to overlook her talent in characterization . every book i read

while “dark places” doesn’t seem to understand the essential nature of its own midwestern setting ( whose desolation leads idle teens to act out and hard - pressed farmers to despair ) , that’s not to say the film lacks in atmosphere . if anything , it manages to pull off the same trick as hbo’s “true detective , ” skewing away from realism and into some alternate , half - imagined realm of terror , where rural bogeymen and white - trash stereotypes are twisted into the stuff of nightmares , augmented with shadowy lensing , a limited color range and eerie mood music .

not having read the novel , i can ' t speak with any certainty about plot points and story elements other than those described in the synopsis , but the premise of dark places definitely holds a lot of promise . thrillers and murder - mysteries that involve supernatural or demonic elements have potential for a lot of ambiguity about whether or not unseen powers are at play , or whether the horror is entirely human .

the film ' s global box office total stands at $ 433m , [ 107 ] with around $ 47m from the us , $ 221m from china , and $ 165m from other international territories , [ 108 ] making a 51 % contribution from china , and just less than an 11 % contribution from the us market . the film ' s dvd release starting in september may add to its overall earnings . the film had a budget of $ 160m and press and marketing outlay of $ 110m , but due to the nature of the film industry , [ 109 ] is estimated to require $ 450 - 500m in order to break even . [ 4 ] a net loss of $ 15 - 40m is predicted , although some sources say the deficit will be smaller , due to special arrangements in china for merchandising and digital rights . [ 110 ] the film was the ninth highest - grossing film of 2016 following its worldwide release in mid - june 2016 , but by july had been pushed down to tenth place by a soaring finding dory . [ 111 ] the film has stolen the title of most successful video game film of all time , with the previous record holder , prince of persia , standing at only $ 336m . [ 112 ] [ 113 ] it is also the first film based on a video game ever to reach a global total of $ 400m , [ 114 ] and only the third video game film ( just behind the almost simultaneously - released the angry birds movie ) to break $ 300m . [ 115 ] overall the film achieved unprecedented box office success for a video game movie , but only moderate success in the larger scale , and failed to recoup its substantial outlay .

i haven’t read flynn’s novel , so i don’t know for sure how closely the film sticks to the original . much of libby’s narration feels like flynn’s voice , though — lyrical , reflective , and cruel — and it adds a touch of poetry to the otherwise by - the - numbers proceedings . there’s nothing particularly wrong with dark places : it’s cleanly directed , occasionally atmospheric , and mostly well acted . ( hendricks , in particular , is a standout as the doomed mother , her melancholy helping bathe the flashback scenes in a generalized desperation and grief . ) but the film is also curiously lifeless , crammed tightly as it is with plot and structure — which becomes increasingly tedious as it hurtles toward its convoluted and somewhat ridiculous conclusion .

gone girl might be the first of flynn’s twisty , inky black novels to go the film route , but it’s not going to be the last : flynn’s dark places , a still darker drama that makes gone girl look relatively tame , will soon hit theaters , starring charlize theron , chloë moretz , and christina hendricks . after that , flynn’s first novel , the ( surprise ! ) creepy and shocking sharp objects , will get the small - screen treatment , with creator and writer marti noxon ( of buffy the vampire slayer fame ) overseeing the series , imagined as a weekly drama .

“it was just this little dark thriller that nobody had any interest in , ” paquet - brenner told toronto - based now magazine . “and then all of a sudden it became a hot property . ”

if you have read the book do not waste your time watching the film . . . really wasn’t anywhere near as good aa the book it is based on .

jones hopes to direct one or more sequels to the film , [ 133 ] [ 134 ] having already discussed future storylines and a possible trilogy with chris metzen , but says this will depend on how well the film performs . jones says he is " desperate to do taurens " if he gets the chance . [ 135 ]

“i have a meanness inside me , real as an organ . slit me at my belly and it might slide out , meaty and dark , drop on the floor so you could stomp on it . ”

anchored by a stellar cast and a hilarious script , director jim c . strouse balances dramatic elements with quick - witted comedy in the winning “people places things . ” the heart of the film is the performance by jemaine clement ( “flight of the conchords” ) as will henry , a depressed graphic novelist and single father trying to put his life back together after catching his wife cheating on him on his twin daughters’ birthday . shot in intimate locations throughout new york , the film maintains a grounded , personal feel . it’s held together by beautiful artwork that serves as both a coping mechanism for will and insight into his unspoken feelings , as he feels a wall is being built between him and his family . ceaselessly entertaining , witty and sentimental , “people , places , things” speaks to many sensibilities at once .

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“a lot of very talented , world - famous actors all of a sudden had a great interest in doing this project , ” paquet - brenner said . adams dropped out , but in early 2013 , the movie attracted theron , who also wanted to produce . in a story about flynn , the daily mail wrote that “‘gone girl’ ‘going gangbusters’ helped secure the movie funding for ‘dark places , ’ which had for years been struggling to be made . ”

jones initially stated that an extended edition of the film is a possibility , but depended on the film ' s performance . [ 136 ] [ 137 ] however , with the film ' s dvd release featuring no additional versions , this possibility appears to have passed . [ 138 ] [ 139 ] footage that ended up " on the cutting room floor " includes more from queen taria wrynn [ 140 ] and aloman ; [ 141 ] a scene where gul ' dan " sucks [ the ] life out of 2 horses " ; [ 142 ] and backstory to why blackhand was not given the fel along with many other orcs prior to the start of the film . [ 143 ]

based on the book of the same name by “gone girl” scribe gillian flynn , “dark places” brings a similar dose of murder - mystery , action , emotion and star power . charlize theron , fresh off her critically acclaimed turn in “mad max : fury road , ” stars as libby , a woman who survived the brutal killing of her family as a child who is forced to confront the events of that day when new developments in the case begin to unfold . directed by gilles paquet - brenner and co - starring drea de matteo , corey stoll and tye sheridan , the film effectively navigates a twisty plot that would make “gone girl” proud .

reviews were not kind , as the movie earned a 27 percent rotten tomatoes rating . “dark places” centers on a 30 - something troubled loner named libby day ( theron ) , whose mother ( hendricks ) and sisters were murdered when she was a child , presumably by her brother , ben ( corey stoll ) . one day , a mysterious man ( hoult ) from a local true crime club tells libby that her brother , sentenced to life in prison , is innocent . the film goes back and forth between flashbacks and present day . reviewers criticized the muddled and slow plot , unlikable characters and a mystery that wasn’t worth the trouble to solve .

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norman rockwell would have an aneurysm if confronted with small - town folks like these , who would be more at home in the world of david lynch , though he did audiences the courtesy of presenting a white - picket facade before revealing the true depravity behind it in “blue velvet . ” in “dark places , ” cynicism has choked out even the surface illusions : libby got a crash course in evil at a very young age , and judging by the jaded expression theron wears throughout the film , there’s no coming back from such disillusionment . that look seems as much a part of libby’s wardrobe as the tattered trucker hat and worn - out white t - shirt .

the dvd of the film includes several extra scenes . [ 145 ] [ 146 ] one scene features a young khadgar , [ 147 ] while another from early in the film features orcs running through snow , [ 148 ] likely depicting the frostwolves prior to their journey to the great gate . a smaller addition is a minstrel chesney hawkes , performing a medieval version of his song the one and only . [ 149 ] the song was a 90s hit in the uk , and has been subtly featured by jones in each film he has directed to date .

the murloc was added by visual effects supervisor and world of warcraft player bill westenhofer , after he and jones decided there should be a murloc somewhere in the film . westenhofer explains that this decision was made at a point at which they were trying to fit the film to its already considerable budget , and consequently rather than pass the idea to ilm ( who provided the rest of the film ' s cgi ) he decided to create and animate the murloc himself using the blender and after effects software , based on a model supplied by blizzard . [ 69 ]

along with the jungle book , the aristocats was one of the last animated films walt disney had approved , although he did not live to see either one completed . taking four years to finish , the aristocats was released to theaters on december 24 , 1970 . despite favorable reviews and solid box office performance , the film did not match the successes of past disney films such as one hundred and one dalmatians . because of this , the film is seen as a modest success in the disney animated canon , although the film is still considered to be very iconic .


the shell seekers ( german : die muschelsucher ) is a 2006 mini-series starring academy award-winners , vanessa redgrave and maximilian schell .

the british-german co-production was directed by piers haggard .

it is an adaptation of rosamunde pilcher 's 1987 novel of the same name and premiered on germany 's zdf on december 25 , 2006 .

it was screened in the united states on the hallmark channel on 3 may 2008 .

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the shell seekers ( film ) <EOT> rajendra roy attends reception , the shell seekers at hamptons international film . . .

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rajendra roy attends reception , the shell seekers at hamptons international film festival on october 18 , 2007 in east hampton , ny .

famous novelist rosamunde pilcher is renowned for her 1987 best seller the shell seekers .

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chris eigeman and linda eigeman attend reception , the shell seekers at hamptons international film festival on october 18 , 2007 in east hampton , ny .

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hannah herzsprung , egbert - jan weeber and vanessa redgrave attend reception , the shell seekers at hamptons international film festival on october 18 , 2007 in east hampton , ny .

the shell seekers trailer 1993 director : waris hussein starring : angela lansbury , christopher bowen , irene worth , sam wanamaker , , official content from republic pictures home video hallmark hall of fame adaptation of rosamunde pilcher ' s popular story of a family brought together by fate . movie , the shell seekers movie , the shell seekers trailer , the shell seekers 1993 , waris hussein , angela lansbury , christopher bowen , irene worth , sam wanamaker , ,

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26th november 2003 she sells sea shells . . . . critic katy evans went along to the ipswich regent ' s opening night of the shell seekers , marking the end of a successful nationwide tour . the shell seekers at the ipswich regent 25th november 2003

rikolt’s feature film productions include »workaholic« , »in the name of innocence« ( im namen der unschuld ) which won the bavarian film prize in 1997 , and the teen horror - thriller »flashback — murderous vacation« . in 2007 he produced »runaway horse« , the successful film adaptation of the novel by martin walser , with ulrich noethen , ulrich tukur , katja riemann and petra schmidt - schaller , who won the bavarian film prize for best new actress for this film .

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paul completed his studies in film direction at the academy for theatre and film arts in budapest . he subsequently worked as a production assistant with numerous international film projects realised in hungary . among the projects were films by david cronenberg , alan parker and istvan szabo . he also worked as an assistant director with bavaria film production . in addition , he led the script department during the first hungarian daily soap opera for magyar grundy ufa . after that he worked with with ulrich limmer and rainer kölmel , among others , at kinowelt film production .

helena von gagern joined gate film’s office in london in september 2015 as development assistant for uk - based projects . she further assists with the organisation of gate film uk as well as its communication and coordination with the munich office .

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this study guide consists of approximately 36 pages of chapter summaries , quotes , character analysis , themes , and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the shell seekers .

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the shell seekers is a novel of connection : of one family , and of the passions and heartbreak that have held them together for three generations . the shell seekers is filled with real people - - mothers and daughters , husband and lovers - - inspired with real values . the shell seekers centers on penelope keeling - - a woman you ' ll always remember in world you ' ll never forget . the shell seekers is a magical novel , the kind of reading experience that comes along only once in a long while . at the end of a long and useful life , penelope keeling ' s prized possession is the shell seekers , painted by her father , and symbolizing her unconventional life , from bohemian childhood to wartime romance . when her grown children learn their grandfather ' s work is now worth a fortune , each has an idea as to what penelope should do . but as she recalls the passions , tragedies , and secrets of her life , she knows there is only one answer . . . and it lies in her heart .

not as affecting as the book , but what film ever is ? superbly acted , even by alastair mckenzie ( archie from monarch of the glen ) , this is a heartbreaking story of first love , seen from several generations . warning , you will cry , even with joy at the stunning final scenes . still , most of the film falls flat , but it is worth it for the moments of brilliance .

stage adaptation it ' s often felt that when novels are adapted to either film or theatre they fall short of living up to the brilliance created by the writer . one example that springs to mind is joanne harris ' chocolat : a glorious book full of sumptuous detail , turned into a deeply disappointing film . not so with the shell seekers , written for stage by charlotte bingham and terence brady , which captivated my imagination from the start . although in the book each character in penelope ' s life , ( from her three children , olivia , nancy and noel , to her gardener ) , has an entire chapter devoted to them , the stage version is somewhat condensed yet loses none of the essence of the original story .

central throughout the story are the paintings made by penelope ' s father , lawrence stern . lawrence was a famous painter , although over the years the popularity of his paintings diminished . recently , however , there has been an increased admiration and appreciation for his works . due to their rarity , the price for these pieces are astronomical . since penelope owns two incomplete panels in her home and one important work—the shell seekers—her children nancy and noel urge her to sell the works while their popularity has reached its peak . penelope balks at the idea since the shell seekers is such a sentimentally important work for her ; no amount of money can compensate for simply having it in her home .

produced two years ago for german television , this latest adaptation of " the shell seekers " bears a more - than - passing resemblance to the recent oscar nominee " atonement , " and not just because both feature vanessa redgrave as a woman reminiscing about her war - torn past .

the shell seekers is a novel that revolves around the final months of the central character , penelope keeling . although the story focuses on penelope , there are various glimpses into other characters that are important to her . as the mother of three children named nancy , noel and olivia , each of the children ' s lives in the present are explored briefly in order to better explain their relationship with penelope .

the made - for - tv the shell seekers was based on the best - selling novel by rosamunde pincher . heading the cast is angela lansbury as penelope keeling , a reclusive british matron of comfortable means who suffers a near - fatal heart attack . while recovering , penelope determines that her attack was a sign of sorts , urging her to get her life in order . as she prepares to break down the barriers she has built between herself and her three children , penelope muses on her experiences during world war ii , a time in which she solidified her outlook on life . filmed in england and spain , the shell seekers was the 162nd hallmark hall of fame presentation ; it debuted on december 3 , 1989 .

from the blurb : " set in london and cornwall from world war ii to present ( 1983 ) , the shell seekers tells the story of the keeling family , and of the passions and heartbreak that have held them together for three generations . the family centers around penelope , and it is her love , courage , and sense of values that determine the course of all their lives . deftly shifting back and forth in time , each chapter centers on one of the principal players in the family ' s history . the unifying thread is an o

it was recently made into a film and has now been adapted for the stage with an all - star cast . it was on a leisurely family holiday in france some nine years ago that i first read rosamunde pilcher ' s the shell seekers . on loan to me from my gran ' s extensive collection of fiction , i was slightly dubious as to whether it would appeal to my 17 - year - old mind . but all doubts were soon dispelled as i became engrossed in this intriguing tale of three generations .

the shell seekers portrays not only the pettiness and bickering so commonplace in family life but also an inner strength and durability found at the heart of tragedy . inspiring the combination of personal growth , revelation , anger , joy , artistry and the odd witticism thrown in for good measure makes this a play to inspire the imagination and stir the soul . it ' ll make you want to read ( or in my case re - read ) the original novel . now , i wonder if gran still has her copy ?

purchased for elderly mother who remembered watching this on tv . thoroughly enjoyed watching it again . despite being an ' old ' film - quality good . received on time , packaged well and plays well .

i bought 2 because i have seen it before and will be able to watch it when ever i wish , the other one was as a gift , they really enjoyed it . its a lovely film , well worth a watch .

produced two years ago for german television , this latest adaptation of “the shell seekers” bears a more - than - passing resemblance to the recent oscar nominee “atonement , ” and not just because both feature vanessa redgrave as a woman reminiscing about her war - torn past . it’s also a pure ( if decidedly uneven ) melodrama , with the central character seeking a measure [ … ]

i loved the book and find rosamund pilcher has a great insight into people . so the dvd didn ' t disappoint . maybe it would have been better to have first seen the dvd before reading the book as peoples ' traits and situations do change in a film . i would recommend this dvd to all pilcher fans .

after having another argument with nancy and noel about selling the pieces , penelope finally goes to an art dealer unbeknownst to her children . she sells the panels for one hundred thousand pounds and uses the money to take herself , antonia and danus to porthkerris , staying at one of the finest hotels in the region , the sands . the only child that understands her actions is olivia , but the other two are outraged . they become even more angry when they learn that penelope donates the shell seekers to the art museum in porthkerris that her father founded rather than sell it for an outrageous financial sum .

however , penelope’s most alarming discovery is that her most treasured possession , her father’s painting the shell seekers , is now worth a small fortune . for it is only then , as her loved ones gather , that their true characters come to the fore , and penelope is forced to make the decisions that will determine whether they can continue to survive as a family , or be split apart .

the plot the story centres around penelope keeling , a woman now in her 70s , who ' s prized possession , a painting by her father called the shell seekers , proves pivotal in this tangled tale of family life , love and loss . its intrinsic sentimental , not to mention monetary , value causes division among the family members , who all think they know best . yet ultimately it is penelope who decides its fate .

he has been involved in a series of top international tv projects as a producer , including the ken follet adaptation »lie down with lions« with timothy dalton and omar sharif , and several rosamunde pilcher adaptations , such as »coming home« with peter o’toole and keira knightley , »winter solstice« with sir peter ustinov and geraldine chaplin and »the shell seekers« with vanessa redgrave and maximilian schell .

this film has a split personality . the scenes , which depict 1982 , are so poor that i ' m amazed that they didn ' t end up on the cutting room floor . vanessa redgrave gave her usual performance of vanessa redgrave . after watching this film i ' m even more convinced than ever that if her family hadn ' t had been in the theater she would have never got a part in anything , and that includes her local am / dram productions . she swans around as if she ' s smoked a lot of cannabis in the 60 ' s and she still hasn ' t completely come back to reality . she takes being languid to its extremities . the acting of redgrave , and the majority of the cast , could only be described as " ham " of the first order . the part of the film depicting the war years was totally different . it held my attention , it was well acted and believable , it turned a very poor production into something rather less painful .

rikolt built up production companies in berlin and cologne for the granada media group as their ceo from 1999 to 2001 . he founded and has been running munich - based gate film since 2001 , as well as his second company , gate uk in london , since 2003 .

i recently watched this version and found it most enjoyable . it follows the pilcher novel much more closely than the other film with landsbury which i did not like at all . she looked nothing like penelope , in my mind i had always pictured penelope looking more like colleen dewhurst , but vanessa redgrave and all of the cast were wonderful .

whilst the plot scenario doesn ' t promise much the senior members of the cast make it worthwhile and so do some of the location shootings .

rikolt von gagern was born in salzburg , austria . after studying law in salzburg and vienna , specialising in media and copyright law , he worked as a director’s assistant at several german and international production companies . he then became head of the fiction production division of the tele münchen group as producer and ceo of clasart film .

after a mild heart attack , penelope returns to her cotswolds home . here she hangs her favourite painting , " the shell seekers " . painted by her father , it shows penelope on a cornish beach and brings back memories of her younger days . later , she learns that her father ' s work has come into great demand , and that the paintings she owns are probably worth a fortune . the prospect of great wealth brings out the selfish characteristics of her children , with whom her relationships are strained

produced two years ago for german television , this latest adaptation of “the shell seekers” bears a more - than - passing resemblance to the recent oscar nominee “atonement , ” and not just because both feature vanessa redgrave as a woman reminiscing about her war - torn past . it’s also a pure ( if decidedly uneven ) melodrama , with the central character seeking a measure of redemption — in this case , by bequeathing the happiness that has mostly eluded her to the next generation . pic fits with hallmark’s three - hankie brand and showcases redgrave in another nifty role .

read as part of the infinite variety reading challenge , based on the bbc ' s big read poll of 2003 . i ' m not a huge fan of genreless fiction , not in the least when it has a strong romance - vibe , but i found the shell seekers to be a pleasant read . it was not at all taxing and can be described as escapist literature , and requires not an awful lot of mental agility to get through , but that was part of its charm . the best thing about the book was how splendidly well it was written . i wasn ' t hugely captiv

reddleman diggory venn drives slowly across the heath , carrying a hidden passenger in the back of his van . when darkness falls , the country folk light bonfires on the hills , emphasizing the pagan spirit of the heath and its denizens .

production : filmed in wales by gate television and clasart film und fernsehproduktion for telemunchen in association with zdf and presented by rhi films . executive producers , marian rees , anne hopkins ; producers , david cunliffe , rikolt von gagern ; director , piers haggard ; writer , brian finch ; based on the novel by rosamunde pilcher ;

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you really can ' t judge a book by its cover . people have recommended rosamunde pilcher ' s books to me for years , and i refused to read them because all the covers looked like they had been marinated in mothballs . but after spying " the shell seekers " on the bbc ' s " the big read : top 100 books , " i decided to bite the bullet and give it a try . annoyingly , several people had put it on reserve at the library before me , so by the time i received it , i wasn ' t nearly as enthusiastic as i had been when i had originally ordered it . to add insult to injury , my copy had a cover that resembled a fussy spinster ' s guest room wallpaper . i literally had to fight the urge to hide the book under my jacket , lest one of my hipster friends caught sight of me leaving the building with it . but then i opened the front cover and started to read . and was captivated by the first sentence . and the second . by the time i had reached the last page , i was head over heels in love with this book . if you ' re smart enough to overlook a stupid looking cover for the sake of a great read , pick up this book . you won ' t be sorry .

if , when deciding to pick up this 500 + pages tome , you’re expecting some kind of plot , this is surely not the book for you . if you enjoy evocative dreamy novels and atmospheric writing about mundane beautiful things , then this is the perfect choice . the shell seekers is exactly what the blurb tells you it is : a novel of connection : of one family , and of the passions and heartbreak that have held them together for three generations . the quintessential plotless novel . it is about realistic characters who enjoy fine things and the simple beauty of life . it is about flowers blooming , waves crashing , seagulls gliding , tea / scotch drinking and about listening to the silence ( and that is an actual quote ) . it is about family ties , loneliness and death . there wasn’t one likeable character throughout the entire book , still , i felt their humanity , they were all flawed , but genuine . there wasn’t a single thing that i wasn’t able to foresee long before it happened , but it felt like real life . there wasn’t more to this story than the serene feeling of a slow lovely life in a small cottage near the seaside , but this sensation lingers long after you have finished the book . but that is exactly the overwhelming beauty of the written word .

rosamund pilcher is consistently marketed via book jackets covered with flowers . i ' m not sure why . on the surface , pilcher ' s stories are nostalgic and evocative of magical other places where good things always happen to good people ; but her novels and characters are consistently rich , complicated , and subtle . i ' ve not read another author who could draw the infuriating imperfections and dysfunctions of family so accurately , or so compassionately . it ' s easy to admire , then almost despise , and then love her characters for being so very human . the shell seekers , like so many of pilcher ' s stories , is set in england , told from the vantage of a menagerie of characters whose lives are bound together by various ties of kinship and obligation . at first , one is content to get to know the cast as their various stories unfold , but little by little the pieces - and the people - come together , and by the end one realizes how incredibly tight this novel is . it ' s the sort of novel that restores faith in life , and in fiction .

this updated version was quite changed from the original with angela lansbury . i didn ' t like the changes , so bought several of the original angela lansbury versions as gifts .

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“she had loved them all , her children . loved each one the best , but for different reasons . love , she had found , had a strange way of multiplying . ” rosamunde pilcher creates a full and mostly satisfying world here—a family saga heaped with descriptions of lovely gardens , splendid meals , the exotic beauty of ibiza , and the tranquil coast of cornwall . in her introduction , she writes that she intended the shell seekers to be “a big fat novel for women . . . . something , above all , that tapped into my life and the experiences of my generation . ” on that level , it succeeds wonderfully . i agree with melody that there were some editing hiccups—and with other reviewers who found certain characters one - dimensional . ( the vicar’s theology was also troubling . ) that said , there’s so much bathing in this novel—lots of “enormously hot and very deep” baths—that i found myself thinking these must be the cleanest characters in all of english literature . 3 . 5 stars

the story unfolds like a jigsaw , switching between the 1940s and the present day . we learn of her marriage to ambrose ( toby fisher ) and the subsequent birth of her three children , who she eventually learned to accept for themselves . then there is richard ( alastair mackenzie ) , the dashing , romantic man she loved — but who was lost to the war .

" the most ordinary of prospects caused her to stop and stare . the last of the leaves dropped from the trees , and the bare branches made lace against pale skies . sun after rain turned cobbled streets blue as fish scales , dazzling to the eye . autumn winds , whipping the bay to a scud of white - caps , brought with them , not cold , but a surging sense of vitality… " penelope keeling knows how to live life to the fullest and i absolutely adore her ! she grasps those things that matter most in life – the com

a wonderful , perfect reread . my heart is full . - - - - this is one of those few times when i feel like goodreads should have a regular star rating , and then a separate award for those special books . those that take over your mind and soul . those that somehow strike that perfect balance between cosy and haunting . the shell seekers is one such book . rosamunde pilcher is an author i ' ve always meant to read , she ' s often mentioned in the same breath as comforting authors i love - miss read , lucy maud montgomery , georgette heyer , but it took me this long to pick up one of her novels . i chose the shell seekers based solely on the title - it ' s a beautiful evocation of summer , and what better time than the middle of a scorching july to think about seashells ? it took me a while to finish it - not that it wasn ' t good , it was exceptional , but i wanted to really savour it . it ' s so beautiful . the writing is absolutely gorgeous . every page i read gave me that wonderful sense of communion with the characters and the places described . they ' re part of my family now , of my own history . at its heart , it ' s a story about family and what makes an individual unique - their aspirations , their memories , their possessions . i loved this so much . it ' s got so much truth about life it ' s quite staggering . i felt like i constantly needed to reread passages and make them part of those i could recite on a whim . gorgeous , gorgeous work . if all her novels are as striking , i ' m in for a delicious treat .

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the story of lost love is mirrored in the present by antonia’s life , who has come to live with penelope , and is in love with the mysterious danus ( lukas gregorowicz ) . the secrets and heartbreaks of penelope’s past threaten to be repeated by the young couple — unless they can learn from her misfortune and be honest with one another .

this engaging drama presents some thought - provoking approaches to life review , mothering , the art of happiness , and the redemptive power of love .

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i am a rosamunde pilcher fan and this movie closely follows the book . movies are usually a disappointment after reading the book , but this one is an exception . the views of cornwall are stunning , and every setting is beautiful . the acting is superb and i thoroughly enjoyed this movie .

the set an artistic theme is cleverly woven throughout the play with the use of a backdrop depicting the expansive , mesmerising cornish coastline , along with three giant frames , decreasing in size like russian dolls , that line the wings . the framed stage seemed to me to be depicting a living painting : life imitating art or vice versa ? other incidental backdrops all only a few metres wide , including a library , a conservatory and an artists studio , were also framed to fit in with the larger , stationary set .

it is a mild heart attack that allows the sixty - four year old to take some time to reflect on her past . having discharged herself from hospital , the energetic and independent penelope returns home to her ramshackle cottage in the english countryside . from here she travels to the mediterranean paradise of ibiza to stay with olivia . there she meets her daughter’s lover , cosmo ( sebastian koch ) , and his daughter , the young and beautiful antonia ( stephanie stumph ) , all the while reminiscing about her time during the war .

i read this because it is one of my moms favorite authors / books and i wanted to be able to discuss it with her while she is still around . it was very enjoyable and amusing book about a family and the issues one has to deal with as a parent ages . the struggle between letting the parent be independent and still be safe is always a tough one . the thing i took away from this book was the importance of letting a person be who they are no matter their age and limitations . penelope ( the matriarch of the family ) is in the later years of her life . after a health scare she is coming face to face with her mortality . she reflects on her past along with taking a good look at the present and her 3 grown children who have not all turned out like she hoped they would . i became so entranced by this book that it was all i wanted to read . there are several surprises along the way and the book is filled with characters that are quite memorable . the descriptions of the feelings , the sights , the sounds the life of penelope are wonderful… . i will definitely put this book on my " to re - read " list .

another book that i really enjoyed because of the characters - the main character , penelope , in particular . the story is another of those sprawling family stories ( in both time and space and characters ) , which in general , i enjoy very much , as long as they are skillfully told and executed . note : the rest of this review has been withdrawn due to the changes in goodreads policy and enforcement . you can read why i came to this decision here . in the meantime , you can read the entire review at smorgasbook

artist ' s daughter penelope keeling can look back on a full and varied life : a bohemian childhood in london and the wilds of cornwall , an unhappy wartime marriage , and the one man she ever truly loved . she has brought up three very different children : olivia , her ' special child ' , who like her mother is both tough and vulnerable ; noel , her ruthless and selfish son , and nancy , the first born , embittered by greed and jealousy . it is a mild heart - attack that allows the sixty - four year old to take the time to reflect on her past life . having discharged herself from hospital , the energetic and independent penelope returns home to her ramshackle cottage in the english countryside . from here she travels to the mediterranean paradise of ibiza to stay with olivia . here she meets her daughter ' s lover , cosmo , and his daughter , the young and beautiful antonia , all the while reminiscing about her time during the war . the story unfolds like a jigsaw , switching between the 1940 ' s and the present day . . . .

if you want a beautiful story this is it , the acting is wonderful , and the story is good have not seen anything to match it so far .

jessica is attacked on a train when she investigates the case of a missing passenger .

penelope keeling ( vanessa redgrave ) , the daughter of a famous painter , can look back on a full and varied life : a bohemian childhood divided between london and the wilds of cornwall , an unhappy wartime marriage — and the one man she truly loved .

i was at loose ends , not knowing what i felt like reading . i had a crazy busy week coming up and i knew i didn ' t want to waste what little time i had with a mediocre book . so i decided to scroll through my gr friend sarah’s shelves , and see what she had rated 5 stars . my eye fell upon ‘the shell seekers’ and i remembered that our mutual friend claude also had given it 5 stars . ( then a lightbulb went off over my head . they , along with another mutual friend gita , had all recommended this book to me a while ago , and i had forgotten all about it . ) that was good enough for me ! i cracked open the book and dug right in . i was hooked by the introduction alone . rosamunde pitcher was 60 years old when she wrote this book . . . her first novel of any real consequence or commercial success . sixty ! it gives me hope : - )  as to the book… my friends did not steer me wrong . i loved it ! i stayed up reading late each night , until my head started bobbing and i reluctantly had to close the book . i couldn’t wait to read it all , yet i couldn’t bear for it to end . a nice problem to have . thanks sarah , claude and gita !

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drama series about the dunbar and carey - lewis families , before during and after ww2 .

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conclusion . a bohemian in her sixties suffers a minor heart attack , and the ordeal prompts her to look back over the events of her life as a disillusioned wife and a briefly enthralled lover . she embarks on a trip to the mediterranean , where she meets a woman in the grip of a passionate affair . romantic drama , starring vanessa redgrave and maisie dimbleby .

in 2009 he produced the highly acclaimed adaptation of jack london’s famous novel »the sea wolf« featuring sebastian koch , neve campbell and tim roth in the lead roles . in 2011 he completed a 26 million dollar adaption of herman melville’s classic »moby dick« starring william hurt and ethan hawke .

bought this dvd think in it was the british version . . . it ' s not . the story is off just a little off and a let down having seen the british version with angela lansbury , which was told with a little class . would not buy this again .

3 . 5 stars a beautifully written character driven novel about family and life , love and loss , greed and hope , a book that has the charm and eloquence of books from a bygone era , just a good old fashioned family saga , a story with real characters and places that are interesting and vivid . i had never read a book by this author before and as a couple of goodread friends have really enjoyed her novels and the fact i saw it on the bbc list of top 100 books i just had to try one and i was in not disappointed by the story or the writing style as the characters and images in the novel are so well drawn with little details that bring a wonderful sense of time and place to the story which makes this novel so readable and enjoyable . this is the type of novel that while it didn ' t move me or have me on the edge of my seat , i loved picking it up and spending time with the characters and just enjoyed the good feeling it gave me . it would make a terrific holiday read or a book for cosy winter nights by the fire , it the sort of book i will remember reading 10 years from now and still be able to recall the characters . i did find the book a tad long but i am not a fan of long books anyhow but i am certainly looking forward to reading more by this author soon . i bought a paperback edition of this novel and delighted to place this one on my bookshelf for future re - reading .

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penelope has just suffered a slight heart attack at the beginning of the novel and she is happy to return home ( after voluntarily checking herself out of the hospital . ) she then decides that it is time for her to return to porthkerris , where she lived throughout world war ii and met the love of her life , richard . she asks each of her three children to come with her to make the trip , but all three decline , stating other obligations in their life . in the end , she decides to take antonia , the daughter of cosmo , the love of olivia ' s life . cosmo has recently passed away and penelope takes her into her home in podmore thatch as a welcome visitor and an easy way to silence her daughter nancy ' s constant admonishings that she needs a full - time caretaker . in addition , penelope and antonia take danus , the gardener whom penelope hires after suffering her small heart attack .

the trials and tribulations of a scottish laird , his family with all their wealth , secrets and heartbreak .

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a lonely widowed irish fisherman meets a pretty mysterious woman who may just literally be the stuff of legends .

this lovely novel is so atmospheric you feel you ' re there ; you can almost smell the flowers , feel the tang of the sea and see light glint off the water . my first reading of this book , so many years ago , instilled in me such an interest and a love for cornwall that it remains today , while the well - written characters seem more to be real people than characters from a book . an old favorite that is still a wonderful pleasure to revisit . 4 . 5 stars instead of 5 simply because there are a few points in the story that i always think should have gone differently―but then real people seldom do everything you might hope .

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rosmund pilcher is someone i discovered on holiday in cyprus . i had finished reading all the books i had taken , and in the hotel there was a big book by here called winter solstice . because i had nothing else to do i started to read it . the story is about a woman of 60 , ex actress who is involved with a man , of a certain age , who has just lost his wealthy wife and only daughter . the woman takes him under her wings , and he is kicked out of his house by the step sons . the plot involves a house in scotland where they go , different people in her family , an english man coming back from america . most of the action is over a christmas . it is fantastically written , again i would agree with one review that says ' her books are food for the sou ' . it is another book i can read over again and the characters have become like friends to me . my hightest praise is that i do care about these characters .

characters stephanie cole ( waiting for god , tenko ) is marvellous as the doggedly determined and independent penelope , refusing to sell her beloved painting and tiring of the constant bickering between her exhausting and overwhelming offspring . veronica roberts ( peak practice , tenko ) plays to perfection the frumpy , shrill - voiced , neurotic nancy , looking every bit the tweed and twin set - wearing matron plucked straight from an issue of horse and hound . karen drury ( most famous for her role as susannah farnham in brookside ) as the sleek , stylish , career - minded olivia , is the chalk to nancy ' s cheese . never have two sisters been so opposite in both looks and personality . ian shaw ( soldier soldier , casualty ) plays the hard - headed , conniving noel , whose desperate attempts at uncovering his grandfathers priceless sketches , feebly masked as a ' generous ' act of cleaning out the attic , has nobody fooled .