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Released 22 years ago.
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Down to the Bone
"Old habits die hard."
2004 1h 44m EN
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6.4
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★6.4TMDB · 43
DramaRomance
Synopsis
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A woman stuck in a stale marriage struggles to raise her children and manage her secret drug habit. But when winter comes to her small town, her balancing act begins to come crashing down.
“Old habits die hard.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Vera Farmiga
Irene Morrison
Hugh Dillon
Bob
Clint Jordan
Steve Morrison
Caridad 'La Bruja' De La Luz
Lucy
Jasper Daniels
Ben Morrison
Taylor Foxhall
Jason Morrison
Giles Penderghast
Pet Store Clerk
Terry McKenna
Gene
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Debra Granik
- Writers
- Richard Lieske, Debra Granik
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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Directed by Debra Granik, shot by Michael McDonough. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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Editor Malcolm Jamieson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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Vera Farmiga and Hugh Dillon and Clint Jordan carry the top of the cast.
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Marketing tagline: "Old habits die hard.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0363579 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Only 43 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Debra Granik directs. Michael McDonough behind the camera. Malcolm Jamieson cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 22 years ago.
- 2Directed by Debra Granik, shot by Michael McDonough. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Editor Malcolm Jamieson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 4Vera Farmiga and Hugh Dillon and Clint Jordan carry the top of the cast.
- 5Marketing tagline: "Old habits die hard.".
- 6IMDB entry: tt0363579 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 43 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 8Classified under 13 themes, including "infidelity", "new york city", "snake", "cheating".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Michael McDonough
- Editing
- Malcolm Jamieson
- Production design
- Mark White
- Costume design
- Nancy Brous
- Makeup / hair
- Maya Hardinge
- Runtime
- 104 min · 1h 44m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Awards
- Sundance Special Jury Prize for Acting
- Sundance U.S. Directing Award: Dramatic
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Debra Granik
Trailers & featurettes
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Production companies
Who made it
- DO
Down to the Bone Productions
- SU
Susie Q Productions
Key crew
- Additional DialogueJoyce Romano
- Additional DialogueMelissa P. Lohman
- Additional WritingJean-Michel Dissard
- Additional WritingAnne Kugler
- Additional WritingAlex MacInnis
- EditorMalcolm Jamieson
- CastingEllen Parks
- Production DesignMark White
- Set DecorationLisa Scoppa
- Costume DesignNancy Brous
- Makeup ArtistMaya Hardinge
- Makeup ArtistHarper Randall
- Production ManagerJoe James
- Assistant DirectorNeil Daly
- Assistant DirectorVince P. Maggio
- Assistant DirectorChe Roacher
- Executive ProducerJonathan Scheuer
- ProducerAnne Rosellini
- ProducerSusan Leber
- Associate ProducerJean-Michel Dissard
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- infidelity
- new york city
- snake
- cheating
- cocaine
- rehabilitation
- marriage
- addiction
- infertility
- drugs
- extramarital affair
- new york state
- woman director
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2004-01-14R
Also known as
International titles
- Mehri to kokaloGR
- CsontodiglanHU
- Az do kosciPL
