Cavedweller (film)

Cavedweller is a 2004 American drama film directed by Lisa Cholodenko, based on the novel of the same name by Dorothy Allison. It stars Kyra Sedgwick and Aidan Quinn. It won the New American Cinema award at the 30th Seattle International Film Festival.[1]

Cavedweller
Directed byLisa Cholodenko
Produced byMichael Levine
Screenplay byAnne Meredith
Based onCavedweller
by Dorothy Allison
StarringKyra Sedgwick
Aidan Quinn
Sherilyn Fenn
Kevin Bacon
Music byWendy Melvoin
CinematographyXavier Perez Grobet
Edited byAmy E. Duddleston
Release date
  • 2004 (2004)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

A traumatic event sends a musician (Sedgwick) back to her hometown in an effort to reunite with the daughters she abandoned. To do so, she must confront her abusive ex-husband (Quinn), from whom she fled years ago.

Cast

Reception

Josh Ralske of AllMusic gave Cavedweller 3 stars out of 5, calling it "a potent, absorbing family drama that ends on a note of real emotional power."[2] Matthew Gilbert of The Boston Globe said, "[Kyra] Sedgwick is marvelous, and so are all three of the actresses who play her daughters, particularly Regan Arnold as Cissy."[3]

Meanwhile, David Rooney of Variety said, "screenwriter Anne Meredith's adaptation too often skims the surface of the characters' struggles when it should dig deeper, sacrificing much of the novel's emotional resonance in the distillation, particularly where Cissy is concerned."[4]

Robert Lloyd of Los Angeles Times praised cinematographer Xavier Perez Grobet's work. He said, "[Grobet] seems to have thumbed through some American photography collections in preparation for this shoot -- I thought of William Eggleston and Stephen Shore -- and does marvelous things with light."[5]

References
  1. Ogle, Sandra (June 17, 2004). ""Facing Windows" Wins Top Award at Seattle Fest". Indiewire. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
  2. Ralske, Josh. "Cavedweller (2004) - Review". AllMovie. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
  3. Gilbert, Matthew (October 16, 2004). "'Cavedweller' ably explores mother's rocky recovery". Boston.com. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
  4. Rooney, David (May 4, 2004). "Review: 'Cavedweller'". Variety. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
  5. Lloyd, Robert (October 15, 2004). "'Cavedweller' excels in quiet". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
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