Main Street (2010 film)
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| Directed by | John Doyle |
| Produced by | Adi Shankar Megan Ellison Jonah Hirsch Spencer Silna |
| Written by | Horton Foote[1] |
| Starring | Orlando Bloom Colin Firth Andrew McCarthy Ellen Burstyn Amber Tamblyn Patricia Clarkson |
| Music by | Patrick Doyle |
| Cinematography | Donald McAlpine |
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| Distributed by | Magnolia Pictures Myriad Pictures (International)[2] |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2,560[3] |
Main Street is a 2010 drama film about several residents of Durham, North Carolina, a city in the Southern U.S., whose lives are changed by the arrival of a stranger with a controversial plan to save their decaying hometown.
Plot
Each of the colorful citizens of a close-knit North Carolina community—from a once-wealthy tobacco heiress to the city's mayor to a local police officer—will search for ways to reinvent themselves, their relationships and the very heart of their neighborhood.[1][4]
Cast
- Colin Firth as Gus Leroy
- Ellen Burstyn as Georgiana Carr
- Patricia Clarkson as Willa Jenkins
- Orlando Bloom as Harris Parker
- Amber Tamblyn as Mary Saunders
- Margo Martindale as Myrtle Parker
- Andrew McCarthy as Howard Mercer
- Victoria Clark as Miriam
- Isiah Whitlock Jr. as Mayor
- Tom Wopat as Frank
- Viktor Hernandez as Estaquio
- Juan Piedrahita as Jose (as Juan Carlos Piedrahita)
- Thomas Upchurch as Trooper Williams
- Reid Dalton as Crosby Gage
- Amy da Luz as Rita
Production
The film was shot nearly entirely in Durham, North Carolina in April and May 2009.[5] The screenplay was written by Pulitzer Prize–winning writer Horton Foote after he found downtown Durham empty on a weekend visit several years earlier.[6]
Myriad Pictures bought the international distribution rights in May 2009. The film was promoted at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival by its producers and stars.[7][8]
Reception
Reception for the movie has been predominantly negative, with the film currently holding a 13% rating on the tomatometer. Blog Critics reviewed the film, saying "Everything that occurs in the film feels shallow somehow, and it’s a shame because Main Street had all of the basic elements that would have made it truly, a great film."[9]
References
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- ↑ "Myriad walks up 'Main Street'". Variety. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
- ↑ 2011 Year in Review: Big Stars, Vanishing Movies Yahoo Movies
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- ↑ DVD Review: Main Street (2011) Blogcritics.org
