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Pieces of April (2003) 7.1
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7.1/10 from 17,602 users
Metascore: 70/100
Reviews: 177 user | 131 critic | 36 from Metacritic.com A wayward daughter invites her dying mother and the rest of her estranged family to her apartment for Thanksgiving dinner. Director:Peter HedgesWriter:Peter Hedges |
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| Derek Luke | ... | ||
| Oliver Platt | ... | ||
| Alison Pill | ... | ||
| John Gallagher Jr. | ... |
Timmy Burns
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Grandma Dottie
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Tish
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In a very poor zone of New York, April Burns and her boyfriend, the Afro-American Bobby, are preparing to receive April's family for thanksgiving dinner. While Bobby tries to borrow a suit for himself, April realizes that her stove is broken. She tries desperately to find a neighbor that can let her cook the turkey, since she does not want to fail (again) with her family. Meanwhile, in a suburb of Pennsylvania, her dysfunctional family is preparing to travel to New York. While driving, the relationship between the Burns and their black-sheep April is disclosed through the conversations between her father Jim, her resented mother Joy, her brother, her sister and her grandmother. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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She's the one in every family.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for language, sensuality, drug content and images of nudity | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
28 November 2003 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Pieces of April - Ein Tag mit April Burns See more »Box Office
Budget:
$300,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$48,422 (USA) (17 October 2003)Gross:
$2,360,184 (USA) (26 December 2003)Company Credits
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United Artists, IFC Productions, InDigEnt (Independent Digital Entertainment) See more »
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Written by Johann Sebastian Bach (as J.S. Bach)
Performed by John Woo
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Is the first original screenplay by writer/director Peter Hedges. All his others have been adaptations. See more »Goofs
The camera Timmy is using is a modern Nikon autofocus SLR which has an electrically controlled self-timer that doesn't make any noise during operation. When April's mother, dad, grandmother and sister stop at the Christmas shop and at the very end of the movie the sound of an old manual self-timer is inserted in the sound track. See more »Quotes
April Burns: Once, there was this day... this one day when... everyone realized they needed each other.See more »
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Special thanks to ... The Cata Family, ... Elan, Scott, Ira and all the tenants of 176 Suffolk Street. See more »Soundtracks
The Well Tempered GuitarWritten by Johann Sebastian Bach (as J.S. Bach)
Performed by John Woo
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I am so glad that I decided to plonk down a couple of dollars and see this movie on Pay for Play the other night. I wasn't sure what to expect, and I had one of the nicest movie surprises I had in a long time.
April is a the black sheep of her family, but as Rita Mae Brown wrote in one of her better novels to describe a character, has golden hooves. She's gone off from the hills of, what is filmed anyway, in upstate New York to lower Manhattan. But she's no That Girl. Her previous boyfriend was a drug dealer, and her current fellow, gets his clothing at less than wholesale prices.
She has a mixed bag dysfunctional family, the star of which is the kind of little sister you wish you had sent out to play in traffic when you had a chance, that she is trying to reconnect with. April is too good for this bunch, as she tries to prepare the all American Thanksgiving dinner in her own special way for this undeserving bunch.
It is so touching to see her, finally succeeding (maybe) in her quest for a stove making favors, and decorating the stairway, all 4-5 floors with autumn colored streamers, etc.
I just wanted to hug her!