Colewell

Colewell is a 2019 American drama film written and directed by Tom Quinn and starring Karen Allen as Nora, a middle-aged woman who runs the post office of a small town. Nora, who lives alone in the house that doubles as Colewell's post office, finds her life at a cross-roads when she learns that her contract with the United States Postal Service isn't being renewed, and postal service for Colewell will be moved to another town. Other citizens of Colewell, concerned about their mail, also sympathize with Nora. Nevertheless, the impending end of her career in Colewell forced Nora to confront how disconnected she is with the people she has lived with.

Colewell
Directed byTom Quinn
Written byTom Quinn
Produced byAlexander Byer
Craig Shilowich
Joshua Blum
Matthew Thurm
StarringKaren Allen
CinematographyPaul Yee
Edited byDarrin Navarro
Tom Quinn
Music byDara Taylor
Release date
Running time
79 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Cast

Release

The film premiered at the San Francisco International Film Festival on April 13, 2019.[1]

Reception

The film has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[2]

Nick Schager of Variety gave the film a positive review and wrote that "the film’s finely crafted serenity is in keeping with its main character’s secluded state of affairs, and mind."[3]

Stephen Farber of The Hollywood Reporter also gave the film a positive review and wrote "Although Colewell could have benefited from pruning away some of its eccentricities, it pays eloquent tribute to a woman who fights against a life erased."[4]

Nominations

At the 35th Independent Spirit Awards, Allen was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead and the film was nominated for the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award.[5]

References
  1. Macaulay, Scott (12 April 2019). ""There's a Vulnerability That Can Isolate Us, Whether We're in an Era of Analog Connectivity or Virtual…": Five Questions for Colewell Writer/Director Tom Quinn". Filmmaker. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  2. "Colewell". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  3. Schager, Nick (13 April 2019). "Film Review: 'Colewell'". Variety. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  4. Farber, Stephen (15 April 2019). "'Colewell': Film Review; San Francisco Film Festival 2019". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  5. Bucksbaum, Sydney; Derschowitz, Jessica (10 February 2020). "Film Independent Spirit Awards 2020: See the full winners list". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
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