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Unhook the Stars is a french film of genre Drama directed by Nick Cassavetes released in USA on 31 october 1996 with Gena Rowlands
Unhook the Stars (1996)
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Add to a movie listUnhook the Stars is a 1996 drama film starring Gena Rowlands, Marisa Tomei, and Gérard Depardieu. The movie was directed by Nick Cassavetes, son of Gena Rowlands. Rowlands and Tomei both received SAG Award nominations for their performances. Filmed in the Sugarhouse neighborhood of Salt Lake City, Utah.
Rowlands plays Mildred, an older woman whose troubled twentysomething daughter, Annie (Moira Kelly), has just left home. Shortly after Annie leaves, Mildred befriends Monica (Tomei), a single mother from across the street, and Mildred eventually finds herself babysitter of Monica's young son, J.J. (Lloyd). Throughout the film, Monica and J.J. inadvertently teach Mildred valuable life lessons about herself and her relationships with others.
The film's title refers to a song of the same name by Cyndi Lauper, which can be heard over the closing credits.
Synopsis
Une parfaite mère de famille, veuve et délaissée par des enfants qui ont fini par grandir, se retrouve face a elle-même. Elle reprend confiance en elle quand elle devient la baby-sitter du fils de sa voisine, avec laquelle elle se lie d’amitié.Actors
Gena Rowlands
(Mildred)
Marisa Tomei
(Monica)
Gérard Depardieu
(Big Tommy)
Jake Lloyd
(J.J.)
Moira Kelly
(Ann Mary Margaret)
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