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Rachel comes to stay with her Grandmother Georgia for the summer leaving some obvious problems behind at home. Her alcoholic mother doesn't even stay the night before rushing back out to California to be with her husband. Rachel shakes up the town, a beautiful girl in the boring Mormon country. Then she reveals her deepest secret to one of her new friends, and her mother comes rushing back to find out if its true. In the midst of this crisis the three woman become closer than ever and start to understand each other more. Written by
alex rose
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Mother. Daughter. Grandmother. In this family, attitude doesn't skip a generation.
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Release Date:
11 May 2007 (USA)
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Also Known As:
Anya, lánya, unokája
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Box Office
Budget:
$20,000,000
(estimated)
Opening Weekend:
$6,773,870
(USA)
(11 May 2007)
Gross:
$18,882,880
(USA)
(22 June 2007)
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Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
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When Georgia is in the kitchen at breakfast time with Harlan and Rachel, she sits down at the table and sets down a plate with two well-cooked pancakes in front of her. In the following shots, the pancakes not only change position without Georgia touching them, but are now more lightly cooked.
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Quotes
Georgia:
You cut your hair...
Lilly:
It was getting in the way of my drinking.
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Soundtracks
Extraordinary
Written by
Mandy Moore,
Deb Talan (as Deb Talen),
Steve Tannen
Performed by
Mandy Moore
Courtesy of Firm Music
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The rebel, reckless and spoiled teenager Rachel Wilcox (Lindsay Lohan) travels from San Francisco to the conservative Mormon Hull, Idaho, with her alcoholic mother Lily (Felicity Huffman) to spend the summer with her grandmother Georgia (Jane Fonda). Rachel and Lily have a troubled relationship and Georgia follows severe rules at her home. While with Georgia, Rachel reveals a traumatic secret from her past that explains her rebelliousness and brings her mother back to Idaho to check whether her daughter is telling the truth.
The screenplay of "Georgia Rule" is unusual, beginning with comedy but developing in a touching drama related to child abuse and relationship among three generations of the same family. The lead female characters are dysfunctional: Rachel lies, uses drugs and booze and behaves like a slut, with no sense of morality; her mother Lily is an alcoholic woman; and her grandmother Georgia does not express her love with her tough rules. The story is engaging, funny in many moments and heartbreaking in others, and shows the importance of the truth, no matter how painful it is, and family bonds to help to supersede problems and difficulties. The gorgeous Lindsay Lohan and Felicity Huffman are amazing, but Jane Fonda performs a strange but fair character. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Ela é A Poderosa" ("She is The Powerful")