It's pretty widely known that teenagers are selfish and ungrateful little snots. Evergreen, a film from 2004 that only recently was released, drills this into the viewer's brain.
Henrietta, Henri, for short, played by the relatively unknown Addie Land, and her mother Kate, played by Cara Seymour (the chick who was demolished by Christian Bale's chainsaw in American Psycho) have fallen on hard times and have to move in with Cara's mother (Lynn Cohen), who lives in grubby leaky shack on the edge of town. Henri's mother is the type who goes out of her way to do everything she can for her daughter, to give her the things she didn't have when she was a kid.
On paper this sounds great, but, if you recall your time in high school, the greatest thing your folks could do for you was to just leave you alone. Cara just wants to...
Henrietta, Henri, for short, played by the relatively unknown Addie Land, and her mother Kate, played by Cara Seymour (the chick who was demolished by Christian Bale's chainsaw in American Psycho) have fallen on hard times and have to move in with Cara's mother (Lynn Cohen), who lives in grubby leaky shack on the edge of town. Henri's mother is the type who goes out of her way to do everything she can for her daughter, to give her the things she didn't have when she was a kid.
On paper this sounds great, but, if you recall your time in high school, the greatest thing your folks could do for you was to just leave you alone. Cara just wants to...
- 11/30/2009
- by Jess Goodwin
- JustPressPlay.net
AMC in digital deal for 'Evergreen'
AMC Entertainment Inc. has pacted with the producers behind Evergreen to release the indie drama Sept. 10 in 27 major U.S. markets. The unique partnership will see AMC Theatres carry the film digitally at 115 locations on its top-performing screens using AMC's proprietary Digital Theatre Distribution System. Written and directed by freshman filmmaker Enid Zentelis, Evergreen centers on Henri, a poor teenage girl who goes to great lengths to become part of her boyfriend's affluent family. Mary Kay Place, Cara Seymour, Bruce Davison and Addie Land star. Norma Jean Straw, Zentelis, Yael Melamede and Eva Kolodner produced the film, which was developed by the Sundance Institute and screened at this year's Sundance Film Festival.
- 8/27/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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