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Once Upon a River is a 2020 American drama film written, directed and produced by Haroula Rose. [1] [2] It stars Kenadi DelaCerna, John Ashton , Tatanka Means , Lindsay Pulsipher , Sam Straley , and Kenn E. Head. [3] It is based on the best-selling novel by Bonnie Jo Campbell .
Oct 2, 2020 · Once Upon a River: Directed by Haroula Rose. With Kenadi DelaCerna, John Ashton, Tatanka Means, Ajuawak Kapashesit. Margo Crane's odyssey on the Stark River introduces her to a world filled with wonders and dangers.
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- Haroula Rose
- 2020-10-02
Thinly characterized but beautifully filmed, Once Upon a River is a coming-of-age story that drifts on gently meditative currents. Page 1 of 7, 7 total items. Page 1 of 2, 6 total items. Page 1 of ...
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- Kenadi Delacerna
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Sep 30, 2020 · Laden with demoralizing tragedies, Haroula Rose ’s film is only fleetingly affecting, preferring to put its characters through the wringer rather than provide them with much interiority or consistency. Without that depth, neither the external nor internal journeys of “Once Upon a River” captivate as much as they should. Advertisement.
- Power and Control
- What Is Freedom, Anyway?
- Conclusion
Some major themes that play throughout the film are the concepts of power and freedom, and this hanging sense of danger that women can’t help but be so attuned to. While Margo has real power in her survival skills, she is still very much at the mercy of her environment; for a good chunk of the film, the only calm and peace are the solitary scenes o...
The second decent man that Margo meets is Smoke (John Ashton), an emphysema-stricken old white man who is rough, gruff but also very kind. Their meet-cute is Margo helping him out from under a wheelbarrow and him offering her a place to shower. She is then introduced to his old bandmate, Fishbone (Kenn E. Head), and offers to cook and clean for Smo...
In films that follow similar searches for estranged mothers like, My Own Private Idaho (1991) or Crossroads (2002), there’s usually a long journey that ends with the protagonist either never finding their mother or finding her and being rejected all over again. In Margo’s case, she finds her mother, Luanne (Lindsay Pulsipher), living a happy, clean...
Sep 29, 2020 · Once Upon A River is the story of Native American teenager Margo Crane in 1970s rural Michigan. After enduring a series of traumas and tragedies, Margo (Kenadi DelaCerna) sets out on an odyssey on the Stark River in search of her estranged mother. On the water, Margo encounters friends, foes, wonders, and dangers; navigating life on her own, she comes to understand her potential, all while ...
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A young man and a teen smoke pot. Older character. Parents need to know that Once Upon a River is a coming-of-age story set in 1977 rural Michigan about a teenage Native American girl named Margo (Kenadi DelaCerna). Margo's father is raising her alone, her mother having left them. It's implied that Margo participates willingly in a sexual ...
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