Directed by:
Vincent WardScreenplay:
Ronald BassCinematography:
Eduardo SerraComposer:
Michael KamenCast:
Robin Williams, Cuba Gooding Jr., Annabella Sciorra, Max von Sydow, Lucinda Jenney, Matt Salinger, Werner Herzog, Rosalind Chao, Josh Paddock, Vanessa Ross (more)VOD (1)
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Four years after the tragic death of their children in a car accident, Dr. Chris Nielsen (Robin Williams) is estranged from his wife, Annie (Annabella Sciora), a painter who finds solace in deep and mystical expressionist landscapes. When flustered Annie calls him for support, he rushes out to help and is killed in a road accident. His ghost is greeted by an old mentor, Albert (Cuba Gooding Jr.), who leads him in Ghost-of-Christmas-Past-style to Annie's side. But when Chris realizes that his adherence to the corporeal world is torture to himself and the living Annie, he breaks free of his Earthly bonds and dives into the visual smorgasbord that is the afterlife. There he splashes though clouds and gobs of technicolor paint in breathtaking landscapes suggested to him by Annie's paintings. From there, to grandiose Romanesque cities of flying children, Chris and his old dog are met by a gorgeous stewardess, who reveals herself as a nearly forgotten face from his past. As Chris reconciles with his children in a world where imagination is his palette, in the real world Annie becomes sicker and sicker, and finally enters the afterlife herself. Due to the myriad rules of the Other Side, she is unable to join Chris or her children, and Chris begins a fight for his future with his soul mate. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Robin Williams
USA
Best movies:
Le Destin de Will Hunting (1997)
Awakenings (1990)
Dead Poets Society (1989)
Cuba Gooding Jr.
USA
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Annabella Sciorra
USA
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Twelve and Holding (2005)
Max von Sydow
Sweden
Best movies:
Shutter Island (2010)
Awakenings (1990)
The Last Place on Earth (1985) (series)
Lucinda Jenney
USA
Best movies:
Rain Man (1988)
Thelma & Louise (1991)
Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
Matt Salinger
USA
Best movies:
What Dreams May Come (1998)
Let the Devil Wear Black (1999)
Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)
Werner Herzog
German Empire
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Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
Heart of Glass (1976)
Rosalind Chao
USA
Best movies:
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The Joy Luck Club (1993)
Josh Paddock
Best movies:
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Mel (1998)
Vanessa Ross
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Ant-Man (2015)
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Jessica Brooks Grant
Best movies:
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What Dreams May Come (1998)
Bed of Roses (1996)
Alexander Kanellakos
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June Carryl
USA
Best movies:
What Dreams May Come (1998)
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