Jack, an aging hippy, has had a life of failed experiments. There's the free-love marriage that ended when his wife...
Jack, an aging hippy, has had a life of failed experiments. There's the free-love marriage that ended when his wife walked out, the shared-property commune that his fellow utopians eventually abandoned, and finally, the losing battle with a fatal disease.
Now, as Jack lives out his last months in their isolated complex, his only success has been fathering a 16-year-old daughter, Rose (Belle), a sheltered young innocent raised on his values. Hopelessly devoted to her father, Rose has sworn to kill herself when Jack dies. Time for another experiment.
Jack invites single mother, Kathleen (Keener) and her sons to enter his private domain. But Rose resents the disruption and envies for her father's attention.
Now, as Jack lives out his last months in their isolated complex, his only success has been fathering a 16-year-old daughter, Rose (Belle), a sheltered young innocent raised on his values. Hopelessly devoted to her father, Rose has sworn to kill herself when Jack dies. Time for another experiment.
Jack invites single mother, Kathleen (Keener) and her sons to enter his private domain. But Rose resents the disruption and envies for her father's attention.
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61 %8,346 reviewsAudience score rating
"Has a measure of gravity, but too much abrupt, even melodramatic behavior and undigested psychological matter leave nagging dissatisfactions..."
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Variety
Variety"An absorbing experience..."
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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert"One of those novelistic independent films more concerned with atmosphere and character than the particularities of narrative..."
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Premiere Magazine
Premiere Magazine"Shaky story and predictable developments make this an off-key ballad..."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"Miller'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..."
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Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment WeeklyThe Ballad Of Jack And Rose | Details
- Runtime
- 112
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- USA
