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southendmd:
The next film I was really looking forward to. It was "Higher Ground", Vera Farmiga's directorial début, also starring her. An honest depiction of a woman who chooses faith, almost literally by accident, and then continues to have doubts, Ms. Farmiga brilliantly portrays her character's ambivalence.
Spanning a few decades, the film shows her as a child and adolescent before Vera herself appears. I was blown away by how much the adolescent Corinne resembled Vera, only to later discover that it was in fact Vera's younger sister in the role (younger by 21 years). Also in the wonderful ensemble cast were two BIG Broadway actors: Donna Murphy and Norbert Leo Butz. However, Dagmara Dominczyk, as the best friend, stole the show.
Vera was present for a Q&A, and was a bit, um, rambling, but charming nonetheless. She noted that she was 4-5 months pregnant as she shot this film.
I couldn't find a proper trailer, but here's this:
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YULG0QcP4qA&feature=related[/youtube]
Her Brokie connection: she has acted with BOTH Heath and Jake: with Heath in the Aussie TV series "Roar" (1997) and this year with Jake in "Source Code".
Jake and Vera with Michelle Monaghan at South by Southwest.
Mandy21:
Paul, I swear, you are a neverending bounty of trivial knowledge of all topics. What would we ever do without you?
Front-Ranger:
Vera has it all...looking forward to seeing this!
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: southendmd on June 17, 2011, 09:03:11 pm --- I was blown away by how much the adolescent Corinne resembled Vera,
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I was wishing you had posted a picture, but I saw her in the video and see what you mean! Though does the sister have brown eyes? Vera's are so strikingly light blue.
--- Quote ---Her Brokie connection: she has acted with BOTH Heath and Jake: with Heath in the Aussie TV series "Roar" (1997) and this year with Jake in "Source Code".
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I love Vera Farmiga. I guess I've always thought of her as Brokieish, even though the first movie I ever saw her in, The Departed, has arguably no first-degree Brokie connections. Maybe when I like people I tend to just want to bring them under the Brokie umbrella.
Penthesilea:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on June 18, 2011, 12:48:57 am ---I love Vera Farmiga. I guess I've always thought of her as Brokieish, even though the first movie I ever saw her in, The Departed, has arguably no first-degree Brokie connections. Maybe when I like people I tend to just want to bring them under the Brokie umbrella.
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Yes, probably. At least that's clearly the case with me. I don't know Vera Farmiga, even though I might have encountered her name over on HHH. I saw Source Code last night, and reading Paul's post about her Brokie connection made me grin from ear to ear.
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