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Phoebe In Wonderland

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Phoebe In Wonderland (2009)

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Reviews Counted:43

Fresh:34

Rotten:9

Average Rating:6.8/10

Consensus: Blessed with a good cast, Phoebe's heart is in the right place, but its execution is dicey.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for thematic material and brief strong language.

Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins 1 sec

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Mar 6, 2009 Limited

Synopsis: So much of what constitutes psychological inquiry in cinema is overly simplistic, boiling down the complexity of behavior to clichés. So it’s exceptionally gratifying, when dealing with subjects as... So much of what constitutes psychological inquiry in cinema is overly simplistic, boiling down the complexity of behavior to clichés. So it’s exceptionally gratifying, when dealing with subjects as difficult as parenting and growing up, to find as rich an inquiry as Daniel Barnz’s remarkable Phoebe in Wonderland. This is at once a tale of Phoebe (Elle Fanning), a young girl who is different, and a portrait of her mother (Felicity Huffman), a woman caught between trying to raise a child and striving for success in an academic career, while feeling a failure in both. It also includes an unusually gifted, but peculiar, educator—a drama teacher (Patricia Clarkson), who is directing the school production of Alice in Wonderland, which Phoebe longs to be part of. As talented and exceptional as Phoebe appears to be, she is also increasingly far away, retreating into fantasy, and frustrating her parents and teachers. As an examination of normalcy and madness, this is realistic and cerebral storytelling, but it is also extravagantly magical, a metaphorical fable that examines childhood, our attempts to understand it, and the way we, as parents and teachers, navigate its treacherous shoals. A film full of strangeness, exhilarating moments of realization, and painfully real revelations, Phoebe in Wonderland is an honest and thoughtful work that is not to be missed. --© Sundance Film Festival [More]

Starring: Elle Fanning, Patricia Clarkson, Felicity Huffman, Bill Pullman

Starring: Elle Fanning, Patricia Clarkson, Felicity Huffman, Bill Pullman, Campbell Scott

Director: Daniel Barnz

Director: Daniel Barnz
Screenwriter: Daniel Barnz
Producer: Ben Barnz, Lynette Howell
Composer: Christophe Beck
Studio: ThinkFilm

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Jun 23, 2009

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