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Actors: Illeana Douglas, John Turturro, Eric Stoltz, Bruce Davison, Matt Dillon
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Grace of My Heart |
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Growing up in the 1950s, nice girls didn't have careers. Especially careers in music, but that's what Edna Buxton (Douglas) wants. She can't make it as a singer, so she chooses to write the songs instead. She changes her name to Denise Waverly and leaves town to make it. Next stop: The Brill Building. Grace of My Heart follows Edna/Denise from the 1950s forward in time and through love and loss with a series of lover-collaborators (Stolz, Davison), through her commune experience with Guru Dave (Peter Fonda), the 1970s and (FINALLY!) the making of her very own album. The characters she meets include Jay Phillips (Dillon), a Brian Wilson-esque tragic figure. The only constant in her life, other than change, is her devoted agent Joel Millner (Turturro).
There are lots of real-life parallels in the film. See if you can figure them out for yourself. If you do, perhaps the earth will move under your feet.
An Allison Anders film with some brilliant insider casting including Chris Isaak, J. Macis, Jill Sobule and more.
--ldpaulson, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Grace of My Heart |
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Plot
Getting ahead in:
- entertainment world
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- musician
Training/apprentice story
Yes
Strong "rags to riches" component?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- singer/musician
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Body type
- (woman) skinny
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Jewish
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
Setting
United States
Yes
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
- Los Angeles
- wealthy
Style
Movie makes you feel...
- challenged
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- kissing
- sex under blankets
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
If lots of song/dance...
- lot of singing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Classic/oldies rock
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