The Ballad of Jack and Rose
The Ballad of Jack and Rose

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- 65/100 based on 11,965 votes
  • Released: 2005
  • Runtime: 111 mins
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  • Studio: Elevation Filmworks
  • Genres: Drama

1986. Jack Slavin, an engineer by trade, and his mid-teen daughter Rose Slavin live in virtual isolation on what was once a commune that Jack and a group of others built in 1968 on sparsely populated Marsh Island off the U.S. east coast. Rose's mother abandoned them when Rose was five. Jack has passed to Rose a sense of ecological preservation, placing them at odds with Marty Rance, who is building a housing complex on the island on a wetlands. They are able to live this life... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Ballad of Jack and Rose:

Daniel Day-Lewis
Camilla Belle
Catherine Keener
Ryan McDonald
Paul Dano
Jason Lee

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1986. Jack Slavin, an engineer by trade, and his mid-teen daughter Rose Slavin live in virtual isolation on what was once a commune that Jack and a group of others built in 1968 on sparsely populated Marsh Island off the U.S. east coast. Rose's mother abandoned them when Rose was five. Jack has passed to Rose a sense of ecological preservation, placing them at odds with Marty Rance, who is building a housing complex on the island on a wetlands. They are able to live this life on the commune property in their ecological bliss due to a sizable inheritance, Jack who will occasionally take out his checkbook in order to solve whatever problem he may be facing. Jack also took Rose out of school when she was eleven as he didn't believe in what the traditional school system was teaching. Their quiet life together is threatened by the fact that Jack has a heart condition which will probably kill him sooner than later. Wanting to ensure that Rose is taken care of after his passing, Jack makes the unilateral decision to ask Kathleen, a woman who he has been dating for four months, to move in, along with her two mismatched sons, half-brothers Rodney and Thaddius who don't much like each other. Jack tries to pass Kathleen and her sons to Rose as "an experiment" and the three of them solely as "guests", rather than the reality of them truly moving in. Kathleen, who had never met Rose before, agreed in her savior complex and in truly loving Jack, knowing fully the reasons for he asking her. These changes deeply affect Rose, who has had Jack all to herself for the better part of her life - she who threatens to commit suicide after Jack dies - and comes at a key point in her own life as she is just starting to explore her sexuality.

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Los Angeles Times - 10/10 by Kenneth TuranPowered by an exceptional performance by Daniel Day-Lewis, this artfully disturbing film is a compelling, imaginative look at the potent emotional bond that forms not between romantic lovers but between fathers and daughters.
Baltimore Sun - 9/10 by Michael SragowA stinging elegy for lost American dreams.
San Diego Metropolitan - 9/10 by Jean LowerisonIf there was a profound message, I missed it.
Boulder Weekly - 9/10 by Thomas DelapaIf Miller's drama begins as a wistful ballad, it decomposes into an overwrought dirge.
Sympatico.ca - 9/10 by Angela BaldassarrePerformances are exceptional in this melodramatic film from the daughter of Arthur Miller.
Sacramento Bee - 9/10 by Carla MeyerCinematic flourishes intoxicate until the hangover of retrospect sets in, and you recognize the unhealthiness of the filial relationship this scene has celebrated.
Entertainment Weekly - 8/10 by Lisa SchwarzbaumMiller's theme is innocence, the loss of it, and the reclamation of equanimity in the face of that loss, and the music she makes is haunting.
The Globe and Mail (Toronto) - 8/10 by Stephen ColeWe leave this movie hoping to see Miller and Lewis together again soon.
Philadelphia Inquirer - 8/10 by Carrie RickeyA gut-punch of a movie, a potent, mesmerizing drama.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer - 8/10 by Paula NechakA difficult movie. Its obvious, heavy symbolism, glaring soundtrack and top-heavy themes threaten to make it implode, but it's saved by its performances.

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