The Cider House Rules is an American drama 1999 directed by Lasse HallstrÃÆ'¶m, based on a John Irving novel of the same name. The film premiered at the 56th Venice Film Festival. The film covers a number of deep issues, such as growing up, abortion, and rape.
The film won two Academy Awards: Irving won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, while Michael Caine won the second Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture, along with four other nominations at the 72nd Academy Awards. Irving documented his involvement in bringing novels to the screen in his book, My Movie Business .
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Plot
Homer Wells, an orphan, grew up in a Maine orphanage directed by Dr. The good Wilbur Larch. Homer is returned twice by foster parents; his first adoptive parents thought he was too quiet and both parents beat him up. Dr. Larch is addicted to ether and also secretly performs abortions for women. The conditions in the orphanage are very rare, but the children are treated with love and respect, and they are like big families. Every night before they go to bed, Dr. Larch said, "Good evening, Prince of Maine, New England Kings!", As an encouragement and a kind of blessing.
Homer, the eldest among the orphans, is very intelligent, helpful and angry, so Larch trains him in midwifery and abortion as an apprentice, even though Homer never goes to high school. Homer disagrees with abortion, and, though he has been trained by Larch on the field, he refuses to do so. After several years, Homer is highly skilled and confident in performing midwifery duties. Larch wants him to take over his position after he retires, but Homer finds this idea impossible, since he has no formal medical education and wants to see more of the world than just an orphanage.
Homer left the orphanage with Candy Kendall and her boyfriend, Wally Worthington, a young couple who came to the clinic for an abortion. Wally is a pilot on leave from service. Wally's mother, Olive, has a Worthington family apple garden where Homer settled as a worker. Homer lives in a Worthington estate in a bunkhouse called Cider House. Wally went to fight in World War II. Homer was released from military service because Dr. Larch has been diagnosed with a heart condition.
While Wally is away, Homer and Candy are having an affair. He went to work picking apples with Arthur Rose's team. Arthur and his team are migrant workers who work seasonally in the gardens by Worthingtons, but are illiterate. When Homer reads the posted House Cider rules, the workers observe that rules have been made without the consent of the inhabitants by people who do not live there and so do not face their problems. As a result, they feel that they can ignore these rules. Homer and Candy become closer during this harvest period and spend more time together while Wally is in Burmese battle.
After Arthur and his team returned to work in the garden the following season, it was revealed that he had raped and impregnated his own daughter, Rose. Rose confesses in Homer after she finds out that she is pregnant and has morning sickness. Homer decides that he should help Rose, and agrees to have an abortion, with Arthur's help. A few days later, when Rose tries to run away, his father looks at him and goes to say goodbye; Rose stabs him and runs away. Arthur then makes his own wounds worse, and as a last request, asks Homer and other workers to tell the police that his death is suicide.
Wally returns from Burma a paralyzed man, and although he loves Homer, Candy decides to go where he most needs to be. Soon after this decision, Homer learned that Dr. Larch has succumbed to an accidental overdose of ether. Finally, Homer decides he should also go to the most needed place and return to the orphanage, where he is greeted with joy by the children and staff. He was surprised to find that he had been accepted as the new Director.
Homer learns that Larch falsified his diagnosis and medical record to keep him away from war. Larch fabricated trust for Homer and used inverse psychology to convince the orphanage to appoint Homer as the next director. Homer filled the role of father Larch had previously held for the orphanage children, saying, "Good evening the princes of Maine, the kings of New England!"
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Reception
In the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 71% approval rating, and has a 75/100 rating on Metacritic. Leonard Maltin was awarded a rare four star movie award. In contrast, Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave it only two stars, stating the film: "Often absorbing or dazzling in parts." Michael Caine's appearance is one of the best, and Charlize Theron is sweet and straightforward as girl ", along with," Stories touch many themes, stay alive with some of them, move and arrive everywhere in particular. "
Academy Awards
The Cider House Rules won two Academy Awards and was nominated for an additional five:
- Best Actor in Supporting Role: Michael Caine
- Best Adaptation Scenario: John Irving
- Nominees - Best Picture: Richard N. Gladstein
- Nominated - Best Director: Lasse HallstrÃÆ'¶m
- Nominated - Best Picture Editing: Lisa Zeno Churgin
- Nominated - Best Original Value: Rachel Portman
- Nominated - Best Art Direction: Art Direction: David Gropman; Set Decorations: Beth A. Rubino
Songs featured in the movie
Some of the famous songs written by Richard A. Whiting are featured in the movie. especially the "Ukulele Lady" written by Richard A. Whiting and Gus Kahn in 1925. In the film was performed by Vaughn DeLeath
"My Ideal" was featured in a film written by Richard A. Whiting, Newell Chase, and Leo Robin in 1930. In the film the song was sung by Margaret Whiting (Richard A. Whiting's Daughter) with Billy Butterfield & The orchestra.
The song "All I Want Is Just One Girl" featured in the film was written by Richard A. Whiting and Leo Robin in 1930. In the movie, the song is played by Gus Arnheim and His Coconut Oil Ambassador.
The Pure Michigan tourist campaign uses the main theme of the film as background music.
See also
- Ventfort Hall Mansion and the Gilded Age Museum
References
External links
- Cider House Rules in IMDb
- Cider House Rules in Mojo Box Office
- Cider House Rules in Rotten Tomatoes
- Cider House Rules in Metacritic
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