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The Ballad of Jack and Rose

2005 · 111 min

A slow, uneasy drama of isolation and taboo, with raw performances and a haunting sense of place.

Directed by
Rebecca Miller
Genres
Drama
Tagline
Selfhood begins with a walking away, and love is proved in the letting go.
Overview
Jack Slavin is an environmentalist with a heart condition who lives with his daughter, Rose, on an isolated island. While Jack fights against developers who wish to build in the area, he also craves more contact with other people. When he invites his girlfriend, Kathleen, and her sons, Rodney and Thaddius, to move in, Rose is upset. The complicated family dynamics makes things difficult for everyone in the house.

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Directed by
Rebecca Miller
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • family
  • coming-of-age
  • obsession
  • environment
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Rebecca Miller
Written by
Rebecca Miller
Starring
Daniel Day-Lewis, Camilla Belle, Catherine Keener, Ryan McDonald, Paul Dano, Jason Lee, Jena Malone, Beau Bridges
Music
Michael Rohatyn
Cinematography
Ellen Kuras
Runtime
111 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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