Open Window (film)

Open Window
Open Window
Directed by	Mia Goldman
Written by	Mia Goldman
Produced by	Thomas K. Barad; Midge Sanford
Starring	Robin Tunney
Cinematography	Denis Maloney
Edited by	Heather Persons
Music by	Cliff Eidelman
Release date	July 2006 (Jerusalem);
Running time	97 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Open Window is a 2006 American drama film written and directed by Mia Goldman and starring Robin Tunney.[1] Lasse Hallström and Todd Field serve as executive producers of the film.[2]

Cast

Joel Edgerton as Peter
Robin Tunney as Izzy
Cybill Shepherd as Arlene
Elliott Gould as John
Scott Wilson as Eddie
Matt Keeslar as the Rapist
Shirley Knight as Dr. Ann Monohan

Release

The film was screened at the 23rd Jerusalem Film Festival in July 2006.[3]

Reception

The film has a 20% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on five reviews.[4]

John Anderson of Variety gave the film a negative review and wrote that it "goes down like medicine."[5] The Hollywood Reporter's Sura Wood commended the cinematography and score, but felt the film was ultimately undermined by the weak script and characters.[6] Matthew Gilbert of The Boston Globe found the film difficult to watch due to its subject matter, but he commended its "powerful message" and the "admirably pared-down performances by Tunney and Edgerton."[7]

References

Horn, John (July 16, 2007). "An open window on a filmmaker's trauma". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
McGavin, Patrick Z. (January 29, 2006). "Open Window". Screen Daily. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
Brown, Hannah (July 13, 2006). "Looking back through an Open Window". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
"Open Window". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
Anderson, John (January 27, 2006). "Open Window". Variety. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
Wood, Sura (January 26, 2006). "Open Window". The Hollywood Reporter. Vol. 392, no. 43. p. 28. ISSN 0018-3660.
Gilbert, Matthew (July 16, 2007). "'Window': A view of loss, love, and survival". The Boston Globe. p. D.5. Retrieved October 18, 2022 – via ProQuest.

External links

Open Window at IMDb
Open Window at Rotten Tomatoes

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[1] Horn, John (July 16, 2007). "An open window on a filmmaker's trauma". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 14, 2022.

[2] McGavin, Patrick Z. (January 29, 2006). "Open Window". Screen Daily. Retrieved October 14, 2022.

[3] Brown, Hannah (July 13, 2006). "Looking back through an Open Window". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved October 14, 2022.

[4] "Open Window". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 13, 2022.

[5] Anderson, John (January 27, 2006). "Open Window". Variety. Retrieved October 14, 2022.

[6] Wood, Sura (January 26, 2006). "Open Window". The Hollywood Reporter. Vol. 392, no. 43. p. 28. ISSN 0018-3660.

[7] Gilbert, Matthew (July 16, 2007). "'Window': A view of loss, love, and survival". The Boston Globe. p. D.5. Retrieved October 18, 2022 – via ProQuest.