Northern Borders

Northern Borders
Directed by Jay Craven
Produced by
Screenplay by Jay Craven
Based on Northern Borders
by Howard Frank Mosher
Starring Bruce Dern
Geneviève Bujold
Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick
Music by Jeff Claus
Judy Hyman
Cinematography James B. Heck
Edited by Jonah Greenstein
Josh Melrod
Production
company
Kingdom County Productions
Distributed by Screen Media Films
Release date
 April 9, 2013
Running time
 108 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Northern Borders is a 2013 American drama film written and directed by Jay Craven and starring Bruce Dern, Geneviève Bujold and Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick. It is based on the novel of the same name by Howard Frank Mosher.[1]

Plot

In 1956, Austin Kittredge is sent to live with his conservative grandparents in Vermont. Austin Sr. and Abiah have lived together for 50 years but they won't even speak to each other directly and actually despise each other. Austin, called "Tut" by his Egypt-obsessed grandmother (the daughters are Nefertiti and Cleopatra), must do farm chores, even though he doesn't like the idea. Austin also goes to school and meets Theresa, whose family is very poor. In addition to dealing with the conflicts between his grandparents, Austin must deal with their efforts to overcome reluctance to join the modern world.

Cast

Reception

The film has a 40% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[2]

Peter Keough of The Boston Globe wrote, "Craven's erratic tonal shifts from the whimsical to the sentimental trip up the episodic plot."[3]

Neil Genzlinger of The New York Times wrote, "The most interesting thing about the movie is its origin story."[4]

References

  1. ↑ Scheck, Frank (15 January 2015). "'Northern Borders': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Northern Borders". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  3. ↑ Keough, Peter (9 April 2015). "A pair of curmudgeons in 'Northern Borders'". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  4. ↑ Genzlinger, Neil (15 January 2015). "An Education on Camera and Behind It". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
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