基本信息
故事主要講述了片中卡雅·斯考達里奧（Kaya Scodelario）飾演的一個陷入困境的女孩伊曼紐爾變得專注於她的神秘的新鄰居琳達(傑西卡·貝爾飾）,她極其相像她死去的母親。照顧琳達的新生兒,伊曼紐爾無意間進入一個脆弱的、虛構的世界,她成為守門人……電影劇情
伊曼紐尓是一個敏感叛逆的女孩，母親生她時難產去世給她留下了陰影。雖然有父親和繼母相伴，依然填補不了她內心的孤獨。為了緩解內心的鬱悶，伊曼紐尓還嘗試著與公車上的一個男孩談克勞德起了戀愛，但這並沒有給她封閉的小世界帶來多少起色。
直到某天一個新鄰居的到來讓伊曼紐尓產生了好奇，這個女人名叫琳達，是個單身母親，她神秘又充滿母性，伊曼紐尓主動提出幫她照顧孩子，漸漸地把自己對生母的愛寄託到了林達身上。她和琳達的感情越來越好直到發現了她的秘密……
原來琳達的孩子其實是一個塑膠娃娃，她和伊曼紐尓一樣有情感陰影，希望藉助假孩子來尋求安慰。
得知真相以後伊曼紐尓決定為琳達保守這個秘密並決心和琳達一起走出內心的困境……
獲獎情況
聖丹斯電影節 Sundance Film Festival第29屆 (2013)演職員表
導演 Director&編劇 Writer：
- 弗朗西斯卡·格蕾戈里妮 Francesca Gregorini
演員 Actor：
- 傑西卡·貝爾 Jessica Biel....Linda
- 吉米·辛普森 Jimmi Simpson....Arthur
- 卡雅·斯考達里奧 Kaya Scodelario....Emanuel
- 阿爾弗雷德·莫里納 Alfred Molina....Dennis
- 山姆·賈格 Sam Jaeger....Thomas
- 弗蘭西絲·奧康納 Frances O'Connor....Janice
- 阿紐林·巴納德 Aneurin Barnard....Claude
- 安妮·拉姆齊 Anne Ramsay....Female Customer
- Jonathan Schmock....Sam
- 斯賓塞·加勒特 Spencer Garrett....Officer Ted
- 凱文·麥克科 Kevin McCorkle....Officer Watson
- Gabriela Dias....Mom
- Lucy Walsh....Mother (credit only)
- Russell Steinberg....Ticket Collector
- Karen Teliha....Lady on Train
- William Philip....Man on Train
- Siena Perez....Baby Chloe
- Charlie Baver....Baby
- Emery Eastbum....Baby
- Wolf Ross....Clerk
- Cooper Thorton....Attorney
- 庫珀·桑頓 Cooper Thornton....Attorney
- Lucy Angelo....Teen on Train
- Samba Schutte....Man on Train
- Russell Becker....Obnoxious commuter
- Kevin Copelan....Angry commuter
製作人 Produced by：
- Alice Bamford....executive producer
- Matt R. Brady....producer
- Peggy Case....co-executive producer
- Nick DeGaetano....line producer
- Julia Godzinskaya....executive producer
- Kenny Goodman....executive producer
- Jonathan Gray....executive producer
- Francesca Gregorini....producer
- Kevin Iwashina....executive producer
- Michael Sackler....executive producer
- Alex Sagalchik....executive producer
- Paul Schiff....executive producer
- Brent Stiefel....executive producer
- Sarah Thorp....co-producer
- Nancy Valle....associate producer
- Luke Watson....co-producer
- Grant Willsea....associate producer
- Claudia Castillo....co-executive producer
- Juan Carlos Segura G....executive producer
- Olga Segura....executive producer
- 塔蒂阿娜·馮·芙絲汀寶 Tatiana von Furstenberg....co-producer
原創音樂 Original Music：
- Nathan Larson
攝影 Cinematography：
- Polly Morgan
剪輯 Film Editing：
- Antony Langdon
選角導演 Casting：
- Deborah Aquila
- Jennifer L. Smith
- Mary Tricia Wood
藝術指導 Production Designer：
- Anne Costa
美術設計 Art Direction by：
- Brittany Bradford
布景師 Set Decoration by：
- Katelynn Wheelock
服裝設計 Costume Design by：
- Erica Nicotra
視覺特效 Visual Effects Supervisor：
- Rick Sander
- Jake Braver
- David Isyomin....& Company
副導演/助理導演 Assistant Director：
- Matt Baker....second assistant director
- 吉姆·查爾斯頓 Jim Charleston....first assistant director
其他 Others：
Art DepartmentJohn Acosta --- art pa
Dustin Blankenship --- art pa
Zachary Gladwin --- set dresser
Zoe Gopnik-McManus --- art pa
Jamie McElrath --- art pa
Kurt Myer --- art pa
Sarah Spencer --- property master
Daniel Waldstein --- art pa
Erika Ann Walters --- on-set dresser
Vincent Yague --- lead set dresser
Sound Department
Kelly Ambrow --- boom operator
Robert Chen --- foley editor
Cary Clark --- technical support
Gary Coppola --- sound re-recording mixer
Paula Fairfield --- sound designer
Paula Fairfield supervising --- sound editor
Laird Fryer --- adr mixer
Casey Genton --- sound effects editor
Chris Howland --- sound mixer
Perry Levy --- adr recordist
Doug Mountain --- dialogue editor
Michael Perricone --- sound re-recording mixer
Adam Steel --- adr engineer
Liam Andrew Wright --- adr engineer
Kile Stumbo --- sound utility: intern (uncredited)
Visual Effects by
Abo Biglarpour --- cg supervisor: HOAX Films
Jake Braver --- visual effects supervisor
Andrew Francis --- digital colorist: Efilm
Michele Grinblat --- visual effects coordinator
Joe Hobaica --- visual effects producer
Neha Hooda --- line producer: vfx
David Isyomin --- visual effects supervisor: & Company
Neshant Kandakatla --- visual effects artist
Franz Kol --- digital compositor
Patrick Lomantini --- digital compositor
Patrick Lomantini --- visual effects
Alexis Nelson --- visual effects producer
Manuel Nino --- digital artist
Scott Rose --- lead compositor
Rick Sander --- visual effects supervisor
Brian Westgate --- cg lead: HOAX Films
Jonathan Yu --- digital artist
Stunts
Allen Robinson---- stunt safety diver
Katie Rowe --- stunt coordinator
Camera and Electrical Department
Dimitri Andrade --- electrician
Hugh Bell --- steadicam operator
Patrick Blanchet --- first assistant camera
Brice Bradley --- electrician
Danny Brown --- loader
Mike Dempsey --- second assistant camera
Kemuel DePaula --- best boy grip
Daniel Franco --- electrician
Christopher Garland --- additional underwater assistant camera
Derek Hoffman --- assistant chief lighting technician
David A. Kramer --- grip intern
David McCabe Jr --- lighting technician
Jason B. McCann --- key grip
Terry Meadows --- gaffer
Kevin Miles --- b camera second assistant
Rockwell Seebach --- grip
Mason Semble --- additional grip
Rick Sharf --- irst assistant camera: underwater unit
Greg Simone --- lighting technician
Casey Slade --- dolly grip
Stephen Taylor-Wehr --- first assistant camera
Erica Thurlow --- grip
Mike Valentine --- first assistant camera
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lauren Warkentien --- costume supervisor
Editorial Department
Bob Allen --- assistant editor
Sophie Dick first --- assistant editor
Andrew Francis --- digital colorist: Efilm
Eileen Godoy --- digital intermediate producer
Laura Holeman --- digital intermediate assistant producer
Heather Persons --- additional editor
Yon Van Kline --- first assistant editor
Music Department
Sarah Lipstate --- musician
Frank Palazzolo --- music supervisor
Julie Pearce --- music editor
Transportation Department
Louis Dargenzio --- transportation coordinator
Ricardo Mejia --- driver
Other crew
Aaron Acosta --- production assistant
Brenda Bank --- production consultant
Yolanda A. Banos --- accounting assistant
Joshua Baver --- swim coordinator
Cynthia Blaise --- dialect coach
Brittany Bolton ---production coordinator (as Brittany Progulske)
Francie Brown --- dialect coach
Shannon Camperson --- assistant to jonathan gray
Marsha Carter --- office coordinator
Michael Chaudry --- assistant craft service
Michelle Chaudry --- craft service
Nicole Compas --- production counsel
Brian Corral --- production assistant
Paul Dahlke key set --- production assistant
Katie DeLucco --- assistant to matt brady
Kate Eastridge --- script supervisor (as Katie Hodgkins)
Jorel Eitmontas --- production assistant
Sally Elbert --- site manager
Dee Farmand --- behind the scenes producer
Carlton Gillespie --- assistant office production coordinator
Michael Goralik --- production assistant
Jonathan Gray --- production counsel
Chris Grest --- accounting assistant
Bianca Grimshaw --- production counsel
Rachel Helm --- swim coordinator
David Hill --- production assistant
John Hindman --- script consultant
Tone Hoeft --- script coordinator
Heidi Ippolito --- assistant to luke watson
Amy Lavker --- teacher/welfare worker
Cassandra B. Laymon --- underwater unit: 1st assistant director
Jonathan Levian --- production assistant
Melissa Martinez-Areffi --- location manager
Sam Mehrizi --- production assistant
Dorenda Moore --- safety diver
Laura O'Keefe --- underwater unit: 2nd assistant director
Gavin Pease --- production assistant
Allen Robinson --- diving team
Calvin Singh key office --- production assistant
Celeste Scalone Stoney --- stand-in
Sarah Thorp --- story by
Blu Van Zandt --- additional script supervisor
Kevin Volz --- production assistant
Erica Weiss --- product placement
Grant Willsea --- director assistant
Ava Yazdani --- behind the scenes production manager
影片評價
Writer/Director Francesca Gregorini brings a unique and entertaining voice to her new film Emanuel and the Truth about Fishes. This is a darkly comic yet dramatic film about a young misfit girl who befriends her new next-door neighbor who is a single mother with a newborn.This film is about, among other things, dealing with loss, motherhood and relationships with mothers. Not being able to be a mother but wanting to, not having a mother and wanting one. It may not sound exciting, or it may sound like a set-up for a romantic comedy of sorts, but this film has elements of horror, mystery, surrealism and gets quite intense at times. The film while it is dramatic and has many moments of the above is surprisingly comedic which helps balance the darker aspects of the film. Few films can pull off the level of comedy and heart- breaking reality that this film employs.
I knew fairly early on that I was going to like this film, the way it played perfectly with the audience's emotion and the striking production design. It is amazing how fresh and different this film feels, there is always an undercurrent that something is wrong which latches you to everything on screen.
I was emotionally invested in our main protagonist Emanuel (played by Kaya Scodelario) and in-turn with the single mother Linda (played by Jessica Biel). Between this and Wuthering Heights, I think Kaya Scodelario is an actress to keep an eye on. I've never been a Jessica Biel fan, until now, she is perfect in her role as 'the perfect mother'. The family dynamic too feels authentic with great supporting roles by Alfred Molina and Frances O'Conner.
The only thing that doesn't quite work in this film is the ending; it ends a bit abruptly and offers some emotional satisfaction but in terms of 'reality' feels like more should have happened to find a resolution for the characters. Maybe that's the point though, in difficult situations like these there is no neat bow to tie and make everyone feel perfect and the dissonance at the end is a manifestation of that. Other reactions may be more mixed but thematically and emotionally it was engaging and I appreciated it a great deal.
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In early stages, Rachel Weisz was rumored to star alongside Rooney Mara.Rooney Mara was originally cast but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. Kaya Scodelario replaced her in the lead role.
Winner of Juried Best Acting Ensemble: Feature in the 2013 Ashland Independent Film Festival.
Winner of Best Cinematography/The Gerald Hirschfeld A.S.C. Award: Feature in the 2013 Ashland Independent Film Festival.
