The Sisters (2005)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Arthur Allan Seidelman

Writers (WGA):

Richard Alfieri (screenplay)
Richard Alfieri (play)

Release Date:

26 June 2008 (Greece)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Every family has its secrets

Plot:

Based on Anton Chekov's "The Three Sisters" about siblings living in a college town who struggle with the death of their father and try to reconcile relationships in their own lives. |

Plot Keywords:

Sister | Three Sisters | Female Teacher | Playing Piano | Teaching Assistant

Awards:

3 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Elizabeth Banks	...	Nancy Pecket
Maria Bello	...	Marcia Prior Glass
Erika Christensen	...	Irene Prior
Steven Culp	...	Dr. Harry Glass
Tony Goldwyn	...	Vincent Antonelli
Mary Stuart Masterson	...	Olga Prior
Eric McCormack	...	Gary Sokol
Alessandro Nivola	...	Andrew Prior
Chris O'Donnell	...	David Turzin
Rip Torn	...	Dr. Chebrin
Greg Foote	...	August Prior
Carolyn S. Chambers	...	Female Customer (as Carolyn Chambers)
Ed Ragozzino	...	Minister
Barbara Bechtel	...	Nurse
Tegue DeLeon	...	Paramedic #1

Also Known As:

The Sisters (Greece) (cable TV title) [el]

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some sexual content.

Runtime:

113 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Cottage Grove, Oregon, USA

Company:

CSC Sisters

Trivia:

Kelli Garner and Bryce Dallas Howard were considered for the role of Irene.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the chess game at the beginning of the movie some of the pieces change positions between shots, despite the fact that no moves are being made.

Quotes:

Marcia Prior Glass: I suppose I fared better than Andrew who had to hand his balls over to father... only one pair allowed in the house at a time, you know. After father died, Andrew got them back but strangely enough he keeps looking for someone else to give them to. Olga and I passed them back and forth for a while but we really didn't want them... He finally found a real taker in Nancy who it seems had been looking for an extra pair for quite some time.

Movie Connections:

References "Star Trek" (1966)

One of the worst I've ever watched

I just watched the DVD of this movie tonight. As far as I'm concerned, it earned a place on my All Time Worst Movies. This was really not a movie... it was more like a filmed play (most of the film takes place in a single room). I thought the acting (or perhaps it was just the script) was generally terrible. I was ready to turn it off after less than 30 minutes but did watch it to completion to see if it got any worse (and I think it did). I was just informed my comment is too short, but there really isn't much more I care to say about this "film." I am well educated with two advanced degrees and found this story to be not very interesting at all. I didn't identify with a single character in the film. I can't imagine spending time, or carrying on an intelligent and satisfying conversation with any of them with the possible exception of the English Dept. head. I thought all of them were overly melodramatic. I wasn't interested in a single character or the scripted relationships between them. Truly a dysfunctional family with only a few redeeming traits (about the same redemption value as the old 2 cent coke bottle). I should add that while I am not a student of the cinema, I do make documentary films that air on television.