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3 Accolades  





4 Sam Green response to the film  





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Savage Grace
poster from theatrical release
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTom Kalin
Screenplay byHoward A. Rodman
Based onSavage Grace
byNatalie Robins
Steven M.L. Aronson
Produced byIker Monfort
Katie Roumel
Pamela Koffler
Christine Vachon
StarringJulianne Moore
Stephen Dillane
Eddie Redmayne
Elena Anaya
Unax Ugalde
Belén Rueda
Hugh Dancy
CinematographyJuan Miguel Azpiroz
Edited byJohn F. Lyons
Music byFernando Velázquez
Distributed byIFC Films

Release dates

  • May 28, 2008 (2008-05-28) (United States, limited release)
  • Running time

    97 minutes
    CountriesFrance
    Spain
    United States
    LanguageEnglish

    Savage Grace is a 2007 drama film directed by Tom Kalin and written by Howard A. Rodman, based on the book Savage GracebyNatalie Robins and Steven M. L. Aronson. The story is based on the highly dysfunctional relationship between heiress and socialite Barbara Daly Baekeland and her son, Antony. The film stars Julianne Moore, Stephen Dillane, Eddie Redmayne, Elena Anaya, and Hugh Dancy.

    It was an official selection at the 2007 London Film Festival, the 2007 Sundance Film Festival and the 2007 Cannes Film Festival.

    Plot[edit]

    The film is based on the true story of Barbara Daly Baekeland (Moore), her husband Brooks Baekeland (Dillane), heir to the Bakelite plastics fortune, and their only child Antony (Redmayne), who was diagnosed with schizophrenia. The story begins with Antony's birth and follows the family to the time of his arrest for the murder of his mother.

    Critical reception[edit]

    Critics gave the film mixed reviews. The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes has a 38% of approval, based on 89 reviews — the consensus reads "though visually compelling, the lamentable characters in Savage Grace make for difficult viewing."[1] Metacritic, another review aggregator, reported the film had an average score of 51 out of 100, based on 28 reviews.[2]

    Peter Bradshaw writing in The Guardian gave the film four out of five stars, describing it as "a gripping, coldly brilliant and tremendously acted movie."[3]

    Accolades[edit]

    Savage Grace was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay in 2008.[4]

    Sam Green response to the film[edit]

    After the film opened, Baekeland's former lover, Samuel Adams Green (played by Dancy in the film), wrote an article pointing out that elements in the film were factually inaccurate, such as the ménage à trois scene of Barbara, Antony, and Sam having sex.[5][6]

    Green then took legal action against the film makers, which was still unresolved at the time of his death.[5][6]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Savage Grace (2007)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved December 26, 2010.
  • ^ "Savage Grace reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 26, 2010.
  • ^ Bradshaw, Peter (July 11, 2008). "Savage Grace review". The Guardian. Archived from the original on October 31, 2011. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
  • ^ Sciretta, Peter (February 22, 2009). "The Wrestler Sweeps the 2009 Independent Spirit Awards". /Film. Archived from the original on January 13, 2011. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
  • ^ a b "Sam Green - Obituary". The Telegraph. 18 Mar 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  • ^ a b "Sam Green - Obituary". warholstars.org. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
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