Bastard Out of Carolina (film)
1996 film by Anjelica Huston / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bastard Out of Carolina is a 1996 American drama film made by Showtime Networks, directed by Anjelica Huston. It is based on the 1992 novel by Dorothy Allison and adapted for the screen by Anne Meredith. Jena Malone stars in her debut as a poor, physically abused and sexually molested girl.
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Directed by | Anjelica Huston |
Written by | Anne Meredith |
Based on | Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison |
Produced by | Amanda DiGiulio |
Starring | Jennifer Jason Leigh Jena Malone Ron Eldard Glenne Headly Dermot Mulroney Grace Zabriskie Michael Rooker Christina Ricci |
Narrated by | Laura Dern |
Cinematography | Anthony B. Richmond |
Edited by | Éva Gárdos |
Music by | Van Dyke Parks |
Distributed by | Showtime Networks |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
In 1997, the theatrical and video releases of the film were banned by Canada's Maritime Film Classification Board. The video was eventually granted release upon appeal.
The film won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries or a Special (Linda Lowy) and was nominated for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or a Special (Anjelica Huston), Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special (Glenne Headly), and Outstanding Made for Television Movie (Amanda DiGiulio, Gary Hoffman). It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.[1]