My Own Love Song

2010 1h 40m EN

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6.2

MID

★6.2TMDB · 62

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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A wheelchair-bound singer and her best friend embark on a roadtrip to Memphis.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Renée Zellweger
Jane Wyatt
Forest Whitaker
Joey
Madeline Zima
Billie
Elias Koteas
Dean
Nick Nolte
Caldwell
Annie Parisse
Nora
Tim Parati
Chris
Joe Forbrich
Allan

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Olivier Dahan
Writers: Olivier Dahan
Languages: English
Countries: France, United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $1.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 19% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, United States of America.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Olivier Dahan, shot by Matthew Libatique. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Richard Marizy 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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Renée Zellweger and Forest Whitaker and Madeline Zima carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1193507 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Olivier Dahan directs. Matthew Libatique behind the camera. Richard Marizy cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in France, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Shot for just $1.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Earned back only 19% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 16 years ago.
4International production across 2 countries: France, United States of America.
5Directed by Olivier Dahan, shot by Matthew Libatique. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Richard Marizy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Renée Zellweger and Forest Whitaker and Madeline Zima carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt1193507 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 62 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Matthew Libatique
Editing: Richard Marizy
Production design: Jan Roelfs
Costume design: Marie-Sylvie Deveau
Makeup / hair: Brad Wilder
Runtime: 100 min · 1h 40m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $1,600,000
Box office: $300,849
Return: 19% of budget
Original language: EN
IMDB: My Own Love Song (2010)

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Wuchak2021-06-17
★ 5/10
Artsy road drama featuring Zellweger & Whitaker with songs by Bob Dylan An ex-singer paraplegic hiding from life (Renée Zellweger) goes on the road with her schizophrenic pal (Forest Whitaker), traveling from Kansas to New Orleans. He wants to meet his favorite author while she needs to sing again and more. Along the way they pick up a woman looking for her lost husband (Madeline Zima). Elias Koteas and Nick Nolte play eccentric characters they meet along the way. "My Own Love Song" (2010) is a road drama in the mold of “Rain Man” (1988) mixed with elements of “A Love Song for Bobby Long” (2004). It comes across as an artsy Indie, except with a fairly big budget, a notable cast and a writer/director who had drawn Oscar attention in the past, not to mention a soundtrack that features 16 new Bob Dylan songs. If you favor those other two films you might like this one, although they’re superior. There’s enough good to make it worth checking out, like Dylan’s Folk/blues/rock/gospel/country. But I didn’t find the story very compelling. The similar "The Yellow Handkerchief" (2008) had the same budget, but is easily the best of the lot IMHO. The film runs 1 hour, 42 minutes, and was shot in Kansas and mostly Louisiana. GRADE: C

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