The Ballad of Jack and Rose

"Selfhood begins with a walking away, and love is proved in the letting go."

2005 1h 51m EN

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6.1

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46%

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METACRITIC

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6.5

IMDB

★6.1TMDB · 178🥫46%Rotten Tomatoes●59Metacritic★6.5IMDB · 12,307

Drama

Synopsis

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Jack Slavin is an environmentalist with a heart condition who lives with his daughter, Rose, on an isolated island. While Jack fights against developers who wish to build in the area, he also craves more contact with other people. When he invites his girlfriend, Kathleen, and her sons, Rodney and Thaddius, to move in, Rose is upset. The complicated family dynamics makes things difficult for everyone in the house.

“Selfhood begins with a walking away, and love is proved in the letting go.”

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Cast

Daniel Day-Lewis
Jack Slavin
Camilla Belle
Rose Slavin
Catherine Keener
Kathleen
Ryan McDonald
Rodney
Paul Dano
Thaddius
Jason Lee
Gray
Jena Malone
Red Berry
Beau Bridges
Marty Rance

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rebecca Miller
Writers: Rebecca Miller
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 47% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Rebecca Miller, shot by Ellen Kuras. 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 Michael Rohatyn. 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 Sabine Hoffman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Daniel Day-Lewis and Camilla Belle and Catherine Keener carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Selfhood begins with a walking away, and love is proved in the letting go.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Rebecca Miller directs. Ellen Kuras behind the camera. Michael Rohatyn scores. Sabine Hoffman cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $1.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Earned back only 47% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 21 years ago.
4Directed by Rebecca Miller, shot by Ellen Kuras. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Michael Rohatyn. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Sabine Hoffman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Daniel Day-Lewis and Camilla Belle and Catherine Keener carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Selfhood begins with a walking away, and love is proved in the letting go.".
9IMDB entry: tt0357110 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 10 themes, including "runaway", "commune", "arson", "incest".