The Ballad of Jack and Rose
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| The Ballad of Jack and Rose | |
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| Directed by | Rebecca Miller |
| Produced by | Caroline Kaplan Graham King Lemore Syvan Melissa Marr Ethan Smith |
| Written by | Rebecca Miller |
| Starring | Daniel Day-Lewis Camilla Belle |
| Music by | Michael Rohatyn |
| Cinematography | Ellen Kuras |
| Editing by | Sabine Hoffman |
| Distributed by | IFC Films |
| Release date(s) | January 23, 2005 (Sundance) March 11, 2005 |
| Running time | 112 min. |
| Country |  |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.5 million |
| Gross revenue | $712,294 |
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The Ballad of Jack and Rose is a 2005 drama film written and directed by Rebecca Miller, and starring her real-life husband Daniel Day-Lewis. The movie was filmed in Charlottetown, Eastern Kings (Rock Barra), and, Souris, Prince Edward Island, Canada and in New Milford, Connecticut.
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[edit] Plot
Jack Slavin (Daniel Day-Lewis), an aging Scotsman with a heart condition, lives alone with his teenage daughter, Rose (Camilla Belle), on a small island in the remains of what was once a bustling hippie commune. Rose has been home schooled since the age of 11. Rose adores her father and is content with their simple existence, but Jack begins to suspect that her intense feelings for him are more than a daughter's love for her father. In an attempt to end her isolation, Jack persuades his girlfriend, Kathleen (Catherine Keener), and her two sons to move in with them.
Rose is displeased with this new "experiment" and sees Kathleen as an intruder. She attempts to rebel against Jack and Kathleen in a variety of increasingly disturbing ways: she has her hair cut short, fires a loaded gun into Jack and Kathleen's bedroom, and captures a copperhead snake to scare Kathleen. Finally, she has a sexual encounter and loses her virginity to Kathleen's younger son Thaddius (Paul Dano), and flaunts the evidence in front of Jack. Despite this behavior, however, Rose forms a genuine connection with Rodney (Ryan McDonald), Kathleen's sensitive, overweight son.
As Jack's health declines, he becomes more aware of how he has "failed" to prepare Rose for a future without him, and is forced to face his complicated feelings for his own daughter. When a fight over Rose breaks out between Jack and Thaddius, Rose pushes Thaddius out of a window, severely injuring him; with that, Kathleen's relationship with Jack ends and her family moves out, but not before Jack agrees to back Kathleen a "severance" of $20,000. Jack and Rose are alone again for the final days of Jack's life. While lying beside each other, Jack and Rose share an incestuous kiss. Jack pulls away, asking her to forgive him, but Rose sees nothing shameful in their feelings. After his death, Rose sets fire to their house, intending to die as well, but remembers her promise to "live" for Jack and escapes by boat. Rose then leaves the island and moves to a commune in Vermont to continue in the lifestyle taught by her father.
[edit] Cast
- Daniel Day-Lewis as Jack Slavin
- Camilla Belle as Rose Slavin
- Catherine Keener as Kathleen
- Paul Dano as Thaddius
- Ryan McDonald as Rodney
- Jason Lee as Gray
- Jena Malone as Red Berry
- Beau Bridges as Marty Rance
- Susanna Thompson as Miriam Rance
[edit] Box Office
The film was release in March 23, 2005, grossing only $59,459 in its opening week. The highest position it reched was at its second week of release, grossing only $135,100, and the lowest position it reached was at its last week of release, only grossin $406. The film grossed $712,275 domesticly and only grossing $916,051 worlwide.
[edit] DVD
The film was release in DVD in August 16,2005. The DVD containd commentary with director and writter Rebeca Miller and the making of The Ballad of Jack and Rose.
