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Article: Complex characters shape `Stone Angel'; A deeply affecting portrait of a family dealing with aging and mortality.(VARIETY)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- July 11, 2008
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Byline: COLIN COVERT; STAFF WRITER
Ready for a summer film that's about actors and plot and character arcs? "The Stone Angel" may be just what you're looking for, a grown-up drama with a splendid cast (Ellen Burstyn, Dylan Baker, Ellen Page and lesser-known standouts), a multigenerational story line and universal real-world themes of family, romance and mortality. It's proof that there are still films available for adults that are made with consummate skill and care -- and an occasional dose of adult sexuality.
Burstyn stars as Hagar, an independent-minded senior citizen who rebels when her son Marvin (Baker) and daughter-in-law Doris (Sheila McCarthy) ...