Under Heaven (In a Private Garden) (In the Shadows) (1998)
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40% of critics liked it
(5 reviews) -
38% of users liked it
(129 ratings)
Cynthia and Buck are a young couple with little but love. Soon Cynthia drops the cough syrup and beer drinking Buck: her dreams of being a princess did not involve an unemployed boyfriend who steals steaks and fruit-pies under his shirt. Setting out on her own, a devastated Buck left behind, Cynthia… More Cynthia and Buck are a young couple with little but love. Soon Cynthia drops the cough syrup and beer drinking Buck: her dreams of being a princess did not involve an unemployed boyfriend who steals steaks and fruit-pies under his shirt. Setting out on her own, a devastated Buck left behind, Cynthia gets a job caring for rich but terminally ill Eleanor. As God would have it, Buck comes back into the picture. Cynthia persuades him to charm the self-conscious Eleanor, to gain favors in her will. What ensues is an intense love triangle, a passionate example of the redeeming power of love and forgiveness.
- Rating, Runtime
- R, 1 hr. 55 min.
- Directed By
- Meg Richman
- Genres
- Drama
- In Theaters
- Jul 17, 1998 Wide
- On DVD
- May 18, 1999
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, Variety
One of the worst films at Sundance, Richman's update of Henry James' novel Wings of the Dove, is marred by obvious text, shallow motivations, and pat ending; beware the romantic meller is aka Under Heaven (where it should have stayed).
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Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
I found it uninspiring. I couldn't get a handle on Young's character, who at times seems to be a dumb slab of meat, and at other times is reciting poetry.
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