Winter Passing

"Sometimes you go looking for something you want. . . and find what you need."

2006 1h 38m EN

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6.1

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★6.1TMDB · 132

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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Actress Reese Holden has been offered a small fortune by a book editor if she can secure for publication the love letters that her father, a reclusive novelist, wrote to her mother, who has since passed away. Returning to Michigan, Reese finds that an ex-grad student and a would-be musician have moved in with her father, who cares more about his new friends than he does about his own health and well-being.

“Sometimes you go looking for something you want. . . and find what you need.”

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Cast

Zooey Deschanel
Reese Holden
Will Ferrell
Corbit
Ed Harris
Don Holden
Amy Madigan
Lori Lansky
Amelia Warner
Shelly
John Bedford Lloyd
Leontes
Deirdre O'Connell
Deirdre
Mandy Siegfried
Ruth

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Adam Rapp
Writers: Adam Rapp
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $3.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 3% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Adam Rapp, shot by Terry Stacey. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by John Kimbrough. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Meg Reticker shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Zooey Deschanel and Will Ferrell and Ed Harris carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Sometimes you go looking for something you want. . . and find what you need.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Adam Rapp directs. Terry Stacey behind the camera. John Kimbrough scores. Meg Reticker cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $3.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Earned back only 3% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 20 years ago.
4Directed by Adam Rapp, shot by Terry Stacey. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by John Kimbrough. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Meg Reticker shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Zooey Deschanel and Will Ferrell and Ed Harris carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Sometimes you go looking for something you want. . . and find what you need.".
9IMDB entry: tt0380817 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.