“It’s that new girl in #13, says she’s got a problem…She white, she got her youth, her whole privileged life ahead of her. Oh, I am looking forward to hearing about her problems!” Evette in Pieces of April written by Peter Hedges One of the things I love about Pieces of April is it was one […]
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Archive for April, 2016Because it’s probably never been done before, allow me to compare the 2003 indie film Pieces of April to the 1982 classic blockbuster E.T.: the Extra-Terrestrial. I’ll flesh that out in a moment. I’ve heard it said that everyone has a personal wound—and it’s usually a wound from a mother or father. In Pieces of April […] “I’m often asked how much Pieces of April cost to make. A simple answer is difficult because it doesn’t fully represent the truth. In dollars, maybe not so much. But, you see, for every person who worked on Pieces of April, there’s a story of sacrifice. So I don’t know how to answer the question […] “Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad we’re going…This way we can show up, experience the disaster that is her life, smile through it, and before you know it we’re on our way back home.” Joy (on going to Thanksgiving dinner at her daughter April’s apartment) The inciting incident of Pieces of April—an oven not working […] This April I’ve decided to sprinkle in some posts throughout the month of the indie movie Pieces of April (2003). Like Tender Mercies (1984) it’s a simple yet complex films that I revisit from time to time. Pieces of April was written and directed by Peter Hedges who just happened to be born and raised in Des […] |
