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To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday (1996)
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Reviews Counted:26
Fresh:4
Rotten:22
Average Rating:4.7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Ever since David's wife Gillian was killed on her birthday, he has been completely incapable of accepting her death. Each day, he still goes down to the beach to "talk" to her -- and keep her... Ever since David's wife Gillian was killed on her birthday, he has been completely incapable of accepting her death. Each day, he still goes down to the beach to "talk" to her -- and keep her alive in his mind. This unwillingness to face reality has left his relationship with his teenage daughter Rachel seriously strained. But a family get-together to celebrate Gillian's birthday leads to confrontations between various relatives (including David and Rachel) that brings long-dormant emotions to the fore. As a result, father and daughter make peace with each other, and begin the long journey to accepting Gillian's death. [More]
Starring: Peter Gallagher, Michelle Pfeiffer, Claire Danes, Kathy Baker
Starring: Peter Gallagher, Michelle Pfeiffer, Claire Danes, Kathy Baker, Bruce Altman, Wendy Crewson, Freddie Prinze, Seth Green
Director: Michael Pressman
Director: Michael Pressman
Composer: James Horner
Screenwriter: Michael Brady, David E. Kelley
Producer: David E. Kelley, Marykay Powell
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Reviews for To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday
Michelle Pfeiffer is appropriately cast as a ghost, but this meditation on death and remembrance is curiously spiritless.
Based upon a stageplay, the plot is very straightforward and predictable, and has no strong emotional payoffs, but the drama is stuffed with the feelings and confusions of grief and some viewers may find sufficient solace in that to respond to the film's
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