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The Baroness and the Pig (2002)

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A forward-looking woman attempts to teach a primitive child the ways of humanity as her neighbors prefer to remain in the past in this drama from Michael Mackenzie, which he adapted from his own play. In 1888, a wealthy heiress from Philadelphia (Patricia Clarkson) marries a British Baron (Colm Feore) and with him moves to Paris. Since the Baron travels often as he plies his trade as an art dealer, the Baroness finds herself alone at home, without friends or acquaintances. Hoping to attract a

Unrated, 1 hr. 35 min.

Drama

Directed By: Michael MacKenzie

Cast

Patricia Clarkson
The Baroness
Caroline Dhavernas
Emily
Colm Feore
The Baron
Bernard Hepton
Soames
Louise Marleau
The Duchess
Benoit Bri�re
The Photographer

Critic Reviews for The Baroness and the Pig

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How did writer/director Michael Mackenzie manage to mix all the ingredients for an absorbing historic drama -- an A-list cast, lavish set and costume design, a score by Philip Glass and a gorgeous chateau setting -- into a B-grade gothic melodrama?

August 13, 2004 Full Review Source: Toronto Star

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Susan Walker

Toronto Star

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The falseness at the film's core comes from the uncritical assumption that the present is wiser than the past.

August 13, 2004 Full Review Source: Globe and Mail

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Liam Lacey

Globe and Mail

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Amateurish details tend to disappear in the face of the superb performances from Clarkson and Feore.

August 13, 2004 Full Review Source: Jam! Movies

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Liz Braun

Jam! Movies

Michael Mackenzie who directed and wrote the film based on his own play has a real feel for melodrama but not subtlety.

January 2, 2003 Full Review | Comment

Mark R. Leeper

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The Baroness and the Pig is the reason I missed my 9:30pm bus and had to sit in South Station for TWO HOURS. This horrible dreck of a film stars Patricia Clarkson as a Baroness, who is a native of Philadelphia. Her husband (Colm Feore) is the uptight Baron. Once you hear the plot and the movie starts, you know EXACTLY

May 27, 2010

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