The Driftless Area
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Directed by | Zachary Sluser |
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Based on | The Driftless Area by Tom Drury |
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Cinematography | Daniel Voldheim |
Edited by | Tom Cross |
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Language | English |
The Driftless Area is a 2015 Canadian-American
Plot
A college graduate turned bartender, Pierre, returns to his hometown in the Driftless Area after his parents' death. Shane picks up Pierre, who was hitchhiking and carrying a rosebush, after Pierre's car breaks down. Shane charges Pierre $20 for the privilege and kicks him out of his vehicle further down the road, stealing his rosebush. Pierre takes a rock out of his pocket and hurls it at the car, which causes Shane to crash out on the next curve. Pierre inspects the scene and finds a $77,000 bag of money in Shane's truck. He plans to give his newfound money to a woman who had given him the rock, and who needs plastic surgery for a badly scarred face. He feels the money is destined for her, since she told him that she could only ever get the needed surgery "if she ever found a pile of money." Meanwhile, Shane wakes up from the crash and steals a car from a woman who stopped to help him.
While walking through a field, Pierre falls into a well and is rescued by Stella. Pierre feels indebted to her for saving his life, and goes on to fall in love with her. Stella is a ghost, inadvertently killed in an arson fire set by Shane on his brother's orders, believing the house empty. Tim Geer is helping Stella deal with her situation and get retribution for a life stolen.
Shane, his brother Ned, and Lyle arrive to get back their money. Eventually they catch up to Pierre, who leads the trio into a trap. Over a disagreement at their predicament, short-tempered Shane shoots Lyle through the heart. Shane and Pierre kill each other in a shootout. As Shane lies dying, Stella appears to him and questions her killing, then comforts Pierre through his last breath. Pierre seemingly knew he was going to die as he wrote a will giving his car to his friend, Carrie, his grey felt hat to Keith, and his binoculars to Stella.
Pierre wakes up on a beach and is greeted by Stella. She explains they are going to have a lot of time together, just as he had wished for before.
Cast
- Anton Yelchin as Pierre Hunter
- Zooey Deschanel as Stella
- John Hawkes as Shane
- Alia Shawkat as Carrie
- Aubrey Plaza as Jean
- Ciarán Hinds as Ned
- Frank Langella as Tim Geer
- Benjamin Rogers as Keith
- Erika Portnoy as Tragic Woman
Production
Production on the film began on May 14, 2014, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[2] Filming wrapped on June 12, 2014.[3]
Music
The film's original score was composed by Saunder Jurriaans and Daniel Bensi.[4]
Release
The film had its world premiere at the
References
- ^ Tribeca Film Festival. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ a b c Dave McNary (23 April 2014). "Zooey Deschanel, Anton Yelchin Heading to 'Driftless Area'". Variety.
- ^ Zachary Sluser [@zacharysluser] (June 12, 2014). "That's a wrap on production of The Driftless Area! Deepest thanks to our wonderfully kind, talented… http://instagram.com/p/pKSpAuEcJ7/" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Saunder Jurriaans & Danny Bensi to Score 'The Driftless Area'". filmmusicreporter.com. October 28, 2014. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
- ^ Variety Staff (September 19, 2015). "'Driftless Area' to Open Aruba Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- ^ "The Driftless Area". Aiff.aw. September 12, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- ^ McNary, Dave (November 19, 2015). "Zooey Deschanel-Anton Yelchin Romance 'Driftless Area' Bought by Sony". Variety. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- ^ Doty, Meriah (February 1, 2016). "'The Driftless Area' Trailer: Watch Anton Yelchin Summon Zooey Deschanel". Yahoo.com. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
External links
- The Driftless Area at IMDb
- The Driftless Area at Rotten Tomatoes