Writer/director Enid Zentelis makes her feature-length debut with the coming-of-age drama Evergreen, shot on-location in Seattle, WA. Teenager Henri (Addie Land) and her single mother Kate (Cara Seymour) move in with Henri's grandmother (Lynn Cohen) in a crumbling old house. Kate works at a factory but the working-poor household just barely gets by. Henri goes to a new school and meets Chat Turly (Noah Fleiss), a wealthy boy from an upscale family. Welcomed with open arms, Henri falls in love with the Turly family (Mary Kay Place and Bruce Davidson) and all the material comfort that their lifestyle affords. Envy of this new family causes her to have shame for her own roots. John Stirratt from Wilco and Uncle Tupelo contributes to the musical score with his band the Autumn Defense. Evergreen premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2004 as part of the dramatic competition.
- editor rating
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3
- user rating
- mpaa rating
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- Adult Situations
- Adult Language
- Sexual Situations
- Watch With Your Teen
- genres
- sub-genres
- category
- Feature
- directed by
- countries
- USA
- release date
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- September 10, 2004 (USA - Limited)
- run time
- 90 min.
- produced by
- Granny Was an Outlaw Productions, Salty Features, Straw Stories
by Andrea LeVasseur
synopsis
- Class Differences
- Mothers And Daughters
- Only Human
- Poverty
- Starting Over
- High School Life
- Class-system
- Factory
- Deprivation
- Jealousy
- Shame
- Covetous
