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The Shipping News (film) The Shipping News. (film) The Shipping News is a 2001 romantic drama film directed by Lasse Hallström from a screenplay by Robert Nelson Jacobs, based on the 1993 novel of the same name by E. Annie Proulx. It stars Kevin Spacey, Julianne Moore, Judi Dench, Scott Glenn, Rhys Ifans, Pete Postlethwaite, and Cate Blanchett.
- $25 million
- December 18, 2001
- $38 million
- Christopher Young
Synopsis. When Quoyle was a young boy, his father, Guy (John Dunsworth), tossed him into a lake, expecting him to swim naturally. Images of flailing in water and nearly drowning often resurface in Quoyle's memory when he is under stress. Many years later, a 40-year-old Quoyle (Kevin Spacey), works as an ink setter at a small newspaper office in ...
Dec 25, 2001 · A film adaptation of E. Annie Proulx's novel about a man who moves to a remote Newfoundland town and faces various challenges and tragedies. The reviewer praises the performances, the locations, and the humor of the film, but criticizes its apparent artificiality and its depiction of the characters.
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Jan 11, 2002 · A drama based on E. Annie Proulx's novel about a man who moves to Newfoundland after his wife's death. See the cast, crew, ratings, critics' and audience reviews, photos, and where to watch the movie online.
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- Lasse Hallström
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- Kevin Spacey
Dewey Decimal. 813/.54 20. LC Class. PS3566.R697 S4 1993. The Shipping News is a novel by American author E. Annie Proulx and published by Charles Scribner's Sons in 1993. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, [1] the U.S. National Book Award, as well as other awards. [2] It was adapted as a film of the same name which was released in 2001.
- Novel
- E. Annie Proulx
- 1993
- Scribner
The Shipping News. HD. Following a tragedy, a reporter moves with his daughter to his family home in Newfoundland, where he gets involved with a local widow. 2,097 IMDb 6.7 1 h 51 min 2002. X-Ray R. Drama · Downbeat · Touching. Available to rent or buy.