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- 1997
- R
- Fox Searchlight Pictures
- 1 h 52 m
- 1997
- R
- Fox Searchlight Pictures
- 1 h 52 m
Summary It's November 1973 in New Canaan, Connecticut. Watergate has caught up with Richard Nixon. The Beatles are recording solo albums. Wife-swapping has come to the suburbs. And, the Hood family is skidding out of control. (Fox Searchlight)
Directed By: Ang Lee
Written By: Rick Moody, James Schamus
- 1997
- R
- Fox Searchlight Pictures
- 1 h 52 m
- 1997
- R
- Fox Searchlight Pictures
- 1 h 52 m
The Ice Storm
72
8.5
Where to Watch
Summary It's November 1973 in New Canaan, Connecticut. Watergate has caught up with Richard Nixon. The Beatles are recording solo albums. Wife-swapping has come to the suburbs. And, the Hood family is skidding out of control. (Fox Searchlight)
Directed By: Ang Lee
Written By: Rick Moody, James Schamus
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 23 Critic Reviews
72
74% Positive
17 Reviews
17 Reviews
22% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
4% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 23 Critic Reviews
72
74% Positive
17 Reviews
17 Reviews
22% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
4% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
This remarkable analysis of a decade when
American society lost its moral compass is both brutally honest and lyrically compassionate.
A harsh (though slightly toned down from Moody's book), deeply moving, emotionally rich and intelligent film about the difficulty of rebelling against social restrictions--and the inescapable consequences of such attempts when they do succeed--The Ice Storm should not be missed.
A well-observed and deftly performed examination of upper-middle-class emotional deep freeze, The Ice Storm is an intelligent, adult American film.
This time, he (Ang Lee) has Kevin Kline, Joan Allen and Sigourney Weaver trudging through ice both emotional and literal -- an omnipresent metaphor but not one unduly sledgehammered. [26 September 1997, pg. 1 D}
Ricci's Wendy captures the volatile combination of aggressiveness and uncertainty in a young woman trying to come to terms with her sexuality like no performance since Emily Lloyd's in "Wish You Were Here." It's a very different performance, quieter, harder and yet more vulnerable.
An honorable film, beautifully acted, refreshingly un-camp in its take on wide lapels and progressive rock and occasionally coolly moving. It's just that ultimately, there's less here than meets the eye.
Unfortunately, the drama operates on a see-through, easily shatterable metaphor: the frigidity of the WASP soul.
[17 October 1997, p.N32]
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 69 User Ratings
8.5
86% Positive
59 Ratings
59 Ratings
12% Mixed
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
3% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 69 User Ratings
8.5
86% Positive
59 Ratings
59 Ratings
12% Mixed
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
3% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
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Production Company
Searchlight Pictures,
Good Machine,
Canal+ Droits Audiovisuels
Release Date Sep 26, 1997
Duration 1 h 52 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline It was 1973, and the climate was changing.
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
London Critics Circle Film Awards
• 5 Nominations
Chlotrudis Awards
• 3 Nominations
