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Ulee's Gold (1997)
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Reviews Counted:12
Fresh:11
Rotten:1
Average Rating:7.8/10
Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Ulee, a Florida beekeeper, must struggle not only to earn a living, but to keep his two grandchildren from falling into the same self-destructive paths blazed by their parents. With a son in prison... Ulee, a Florida beekeeper, must struggle not only to earn a living, but to keep his two grandchildren from falling into the same self-destructive paths blazed by their parents. With a son in prison and the children's mother having long abandoned the family, he has his work cut out for him. But when he receives news that his daughter-in-law has been found, drugged out and hitting rock bottom, he dutifully shoulders the burden--only to find that in so doing, he has unwittingly opened the door to the world's dark side which he had tried so desperately to keep closed. Fonda won a Golden Globe as Best Actor for his turn as the Zen-like patriarch. Academy Award Nomination: Best Actor--Peter Fonda. [More]
Starring: Peter Fonda, Patricia Richardson, Jessica Biel, J. Kenneth Campbell
Starring: Peter Fonda, Patricia Richardson, Jessica Biel, J. Kenneth Campbell, Christine Dunford, Steven Flynn, Dewey Weber, Tom Wood, Vanessa Zima
Director: Victor Nunez
Director: Victor Nunez
Screenwriter: Victor Nunez
Composer: Charles Engstrom
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Reviews for Ulee's Gold
One of those unexpected pleasures that combines a low budget with a high emotional impact.
There is a quality about this film's use of deliberation that comes at times wonderfully close to magic.
Nunez's script is thoughtful and intelligent, and it challenges his actors with fully-formed personalities for them to breathe life into...
It would be accurate but barely adequate to call this the finest work of Mr. Fonda's career.
Another of those quiet and affecting films from resolutely independent filmmaker Victor Nuņez.
The attentive way Nunez films his entire cast is as resourceful and evocative as the way he films his locations...
Shamelessly metaphorical in ways that will embarrass all but a few generous souls.
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