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Oct 29, 2010 · Seduced at 16 by a smitten uncle-in-law (Dermot Mulroney), Jolene (Jessica Chastain), a survivor of sequential foster-home abuse, embarks on a 10-year search for stability and happiness. What she...
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Rated: 3/5 Nov 4, 2010 Full Review Tom Keogh Seattle Times Chastain proves near-heroic embodying Jolene's innate strength and incremental wisdom. Yet she also makes us understand how the...
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Jun 13, 2008 · Jolene: Directed by Dan Ireland. With Jessica Chastain, Frances Fisher, Rupert Friend, Dermot Mulroney. A teenage orphan spends ten years traveling cross-country experiencing life, love and heartbreak.
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Jessica Chastain, as Jolene, a pale, freckled girl with wild red hair, is only fifteen when the story begins in South Carolina. She's been abandoned by her parents and has grown up as a ward of the state. She's an appealing, impulsive, sexy girl with a casual sense of stoicism. Let's see.
Oct 29, 2010 · Doctorow’s Jolene: A Life follows the exploits of an unfortunate but resilient young woman over a 10-year period as she wanders across the country. She begins as the 15-year-old bride of a ...
Based on an E.L. Doctorow short story, Jolene is an apt example of how stories about women who are in abusive relationships can be turned into sexual exploitation. Full Review | Nov 1, 2010
Jolene is a 2008 American drama film directed by Dan Ireland, based on the short story "Jolene: A Life" by E. L. Doctorow. It marked Jessica Chastain 's film debut. It premiered on June 13, 2008, at the Seattle International Film Festival and was later released in the United States on October 29, 2010.
