Review by GEORGE R WARBURTON
Very well done and thought out.
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Comments and Reviews
Review by unofficial reviewer
This is a film based on a real story, which only makes it more poignant.
The 4 children are immensely loved by their nomadic and eccentric parents played by Woody Harrelson and Naomi Watts. Harrelson is spectacular in his role as a loving but alcoholic father who spends whatever money there is on booze; this is the best role I have seen Harrelson playing and the film is worth watching if only for this.
Brie Larson plays the main role of the daughter most loved and the leader of the kids and is also spectacular in her role.
The film is at times funny, sad, poignant, loving, touching, and always feels real.
I enjoyed it immensely.
Summary & Details
Full Record Details Table
| Title Statement | The glass castle: Le château de verre / [DVD] = Lionsgate presents ; produced by Gil Netter, Ken Kao ; directed by Destin Daniel Cretton ; screenplay by Destin Daniel Cretton and Andrew Lanham. |
|---|---|
| Alternative Title(s) | Château de verre |
| Additional Contributors | Cretton, Destin Daniel |
| Larson, Brie,1989- | |
| Harrelson, Woody | |
| Watts, Naomi,1968- | |
| Walls, Jeannette | |
| Publication | [Toronto]: Entertainment One Films Canada,[2017][Toronto]: Distributed by Entertainment One©2017 |
| Extent of Item | 1 videodisc (127 min.) |
| ISBN | (v.r.) |
| Standard Number (UPC, etc.) | 774212005459 |
| Other Number | 3288990 |
| General Notes | DVD. Disc label title. Originally released as a motion picture in 2017. Based on the book by Jeannette Walls. Widescreen version. "Les Films Séville." Special features include: deleted scenes, featurettes, making-of. Bilingual packaging (reversible English/French) |
| Performance Credits | Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson, Naomi Watts, Max Greenfield, Sarah Snook. |
| Audience & Ratings | CHV rating: 14A. Classement de la Régie du cinéma Québec: G. |
| Languages | English and French language tracks, with English and French subtitles.SDH (Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) |
| System Details | DVD, 5.1 Dolby surround stereo. |
| Terms of Use | For home use only. |
| Summary | "A young girl comes of age in a dysfunctional family of nonconformist nomads with a mother who's an eccentric artist and an alcoholic father who would stir the children's imagination with hope as a distraction to their poverty"--From www.imdb.com. |
| Subjects & Genres | |
| By Topic | Children of alcoholics--Fiction |
| Dysfunctional families--Fiction | |
| Poor--Fiction | |
| Homeless persons--Fiction--Family relationships | |
| By Name | Walls, Jeannette |
| By Location | Welch (W. Va.)--Fiction |
| New York (N.Y.)--Fiction | |
| By Genre | Biographical films |
| Feature films | |
| Films for the hearing impaired | |
