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A young music journalist's dark memories are awakened when he goes to interview a female rock singer, and both are forced to confront troubling secrets from their pasts.A young music journalist's dark memories are awakened when he goes to interview a female rock singer, and both are forced to confront troubling secrets from their pasts.A young music journalist's dark memories are awakened when he goes to interview a female rock singer, and both are forced to confront troubling secrets from their pasts.
- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 1 win & 6 nominations total
Aria Alpert Adjani
- Violet
- (as Aria Alpert)
Justin DePrume
- Young Dan
- (as Justin De Prume)
Brittany Renee Finamore
- Young Sherry
- (as Brittany Finamore)
Jesse Gelaznik
- Magazine Intern
- (as Jessie Gelaznick)
- …
Francis T. Hickman Jr.
- Cape Canaveral Police Officer #2
- (as Frank Hickman)
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- TriviaThe film is based on Allison Anders' personal experience when she was raped at the age of 12 and then brutally manhandled by a stepfather until she ran away from home at the age of 17. The rape scene in the film was actually filmed in exactly the same house where Anders was raped as a child.
- SoundtracksTheme from Things Behind the Sun
Performed by Sonic Youth
Written by Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo, Thurston Moore, Steve Shelley,
Jim O'Rourke
Published by Sonik Tooth
Administered by Zomba Songs, Inc/Field Code Music (BMI)
Courtesy of DGC Records
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haunting movie
this movie is a real gem.
the story revolves around a young female singer who is starting to become famous and get some notoriety and comes to the attention of a rock and roll magazine.
the song that is making the charts is a song about the rape of this women. the woman, shelly played by kim dickens does not remember this act that changed her life so drastically.
coincidentally, a reporter at the magazine, owen, played by gabriel mann, knows shelly from back at the time of her rape, and is assigned to get s story on sherry.
things behind the sun is a movie of such deep feeling, heart, tragedy, and unconsciousness that it seems amazing that the performances could be so stellar and clear and the direction so perfect.
the story is one that really gets one thinking on a lot of different levels, and while i wondered about the reality of shelly's life, and how close that might be to the reality of a woman in that situation, it does not matter, because this movie catches ones thoughts in a very suspenseful way, without being cheap or exploitive. in terms of the story it is a work of genius in its ability to wind through the suspense and not take the low road anywhere.
great performances, great speculative story, and excellent music and all around authentic feel. at the end of this movie during the credits a song called "things behind the sun" is played over the credits that is so haunting that i had to find out what it was look it up and buy it. in case anyone is interested it is things behind the sun by nick drake, who apparently died when he was 24.
for what this movie is, it is perfect, and i rated it a 10, which is hard to do. what it loses in speculation, it makes up in sheer guts and courage to make this story.
the story revolves around a young female singer who is starting to become famous and get some notoriety and comes to the attention of a rock and roll magazine.
the song that is making the charts is a song about the rape of this women. the woman, shelly played by kim dickens does not remember this act that changed her life so drastically.
coincidentally, a reporter at the magazine, owen, played by gabriel mann, knows shelly from back at the time of her rape, and is assigned to get s story on sherry.
things behind the sun is a movie of such deep feeling, heart, tragedy, and unconsciousness that it seems amazing that the performances could be so stellar and clear and the direction so perfect.
the story is one that really gets one thinking on a lot of different levels, and while i wondered about the reality of shelly's life, and how close that might be to the reality of a woman in that situation, it does not matter, because this movie catches ones thoughts in a very suspenseful way, without being cheap or exploitive. in terms of the story it is a work of genius in its ability to wind through the suspense and not take the low road anywhere.
great performances, great speculative story, and excellent music and all around authentic feel. at the end of this movie during the credits a song called "things behind the sun" is played over the credits that is so haunting that i had to find out what it was look it up and buy it. in case anyone is interested it is things behind the sun by nick drake, who apparently died when he was 24.
for what this movie is, it is perfect, and i rated it a 10, which is hard to do. what it loses in speculation, it makes up in sheer guts and courage to make this story.
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- Jul 11, 2003
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By what name was Things Behind the Sun (2001) officially released in Canada in English?
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