Losing Isaiah (1995)
Jessica Lange en Halle Berry leveren acteerwerk van een ongekende ontroering en diepte in deze film die "krachtiger, provocerender en meeslepender (is) dan je je kunt voorstellen..." (Paul Wunder,WBAI Radio). Lang speelt, na een andere verbluffende karakterschets in Blue Sky*, waarvoor ze een Oscar® kreeg, een adoptie-moeder die een in de steek gelaten kind een nieuwe kans in het leven biedt. In een opmerkelijke vertolking, die beschouwd wordt als haar acteerdoorbraak, is Berry de biologische moeder die haar leven weer op de rails krijgt en haar best doet om haar kind terug te eisen. De voor een Oscar genomineerde Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction**) beeldt haar stokerige advocaat uit.
Regiseur:
Stephen Gyllenhaal
Schrijver:
Naomi Foner
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Jessica Lange as Margaret Lewin |
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Halle Berry as Khaila Richards |
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David Strathairn as Charles Lewin |
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Cuba Gooding Jr. as Eddie Hughes |
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Daisy Eagan as Hannah Lewin |
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Marc John Jefferies as Isaiah |
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Samuel L. Jackson as Kadar Lewis |
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Joie Lee as Marie |
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Regina Taylor as Gussie |
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LaTanya Richardson Jackson as Caroline Jones |
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Jacqueline Brookes as Judge Silbowitz |
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Donovon Ian H. McKnight as Amir |
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Rikkia A. Smith as Josie |
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Paulette McDaniels as Ethel |
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Velma Austin as Rehab Leader |
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Glenda Starr Kelly as Group Leader |
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Joan Kohn as Toby Fredericks |
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Patrick Clear as Bill Fredericks |
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Gaby Santinelli as Heidi |
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Mike Bacarella as Liquor Store Clerk |
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Mike Houlihan as Liquor Store Cop #1 |
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John Beasley as Garbage Man |
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James 'Ike' Eichling as Garbage Man |
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James F. Tillett as Intern |
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John Judd as Paramedic |
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Cheryl Hamada as ER Nurse |
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Jackie Taylor as ER Nurse |
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Valerie Shull as Mrs. Ianelli |
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Laura Cerón as NICU Woman |
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Jackie Samuel as NICU Nurse |
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Deanna Dunagan as Dr. Goldstein |
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Mike Nussbaum as Dr. Jamison |
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Margaret Travolta as Sandra Harris |
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Eddie Bo Smith Jr. as Alley Junkie |
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Jaqueline Fleming as File Cabinet Girl |
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Sibyl Offutt as Tenement Woman |
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Greg Hollimon as Tenement Man |
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Rick Worthy as Alley Man |
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Torrence W. Murphy as Alley Man |
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Shelia-Marie Robinson as Inmate |
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LaTaunya Bounds as Inmate |
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Tamara Rutledge as Inmate |
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Valeri Ross as Day Care Teacher |
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Jacqueline Williams as Day Care Worker |
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Ora Jones as Day Care Woman |
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Nicholas Foster as Boy at Swings |
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Thomica Laquice Simmons as Neighbor Girl |
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Evan Lionel as Paramedic #2 |
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Jennifer Crystal Foley as Park Nanny |
| Production | Naomi Foner | Producer |
| Production | Hawk Koch | Producer |
| Directing | Stephen Gyllenhaal | Director |
| Writing | Naomi Foner | Screenplay |
| Writing | Seth Margolis | Novel |
| Production | Sharon Owyang | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Mark Isham | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Andrzej Bartkowiak | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Harvey Rosenstock | Editor |
| Production | Aleta Chappelle | Casting |
| Art | Jeannine Oppewall | Production Design |
| Art | William Arnold | Art Direction |
| Art | Jay Hart | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mary Malin | Costume Design |
| Production | Kimberly Brent | Associate Producer |
