Vida comunitària Estats Units d'Amèrica.
School bus accidents Drama New York (State)
School bus accidents New York (State) Drama.
The Sweet Hereafter
Following a tragic schoolbus accident, high-profile lawyer promises of retribution and a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of the grieving community, Stephens begins his investigation into the details of the crash. But beneath the town's calm, he uncovers a tangled web of lies, deceit and forbidden desires that mirrors his own troubled personal life. Gradually, we learn that Stephens has his own agenda and that everyone has secrets to keep.
Following a tragic schoolbus accident, high-profile lawyer Mitchell Stephens descends upon a small town. With promises of retribution and a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of the grieving community, Stephens begins his investigation into the details of the crash. But beneath the town's calm, he uncovers a tangled web of lies, deceit and forbidden desires that mirrors his own troubled personal life. Gradually, we learn that Stephens has his own agenda, and that everyone has secrets to keep.
The sweet hereafter
Beaux lendemains
Following a tragic schoolbus accident, high-profile lawyer Mitchell Stephens descends upon a small town. With promises of retribution and a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of the grieving community, Stephens begins his investigation into the details of the crash. But beneath the town's calm, he uncovers a tangled web of lies, deceit and forbidden desires that mirrors his own troubled personal life.
Feature films
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Fiction films
Sweet hereafter (Pel·lícula cinematogràfica)
Set in a small northern village, a story which focuses on how one community plunges into tragedy when its school bus crashes into a lake, claiming the lives of more than a dozen of the town's children. Soon after, Mitchell Stephens, a big city lawyer, comes to the devastated village with the intention of mounting a class-action suit on behalf of the victims. Holding out hope of compensation for their loss and promising that he can assign blame for this incomprehensible event, Stephen interviews the few survivors and the many bereaved families. What follows is a series of emotional encounters that provide a prismatic view of the community, before and after this tragic accident.
The sweet hereafter = De beaux lendemains
The sweet hereafter = De beaux lendemains [DVD]
"After a terrible school bus accident in a small town, a big-city lawter arrives promising to win compensation for the townspeople. But this is no open and shut case. As he investigates the crash and its effects on the community, he begins to realise that there is more than one mystery and more than one tragedy hidden behind the small town's grief".
On Screen! is a series of one-hour television programmes documenting the history of Canadian milestone films. Filmed against a bleak and snowy B.C. landscape, Atom Egoyan's haunting 1997 work The Sweet Hereafter "stars Ian Holm as a troubled lawyer who visits a small Canadian town in the wake of a tragic school bus accident that has torn the community apart. He soon discovers that his planned class action suit hinges on the testimony of the sole, wheelchair-bound survivor, Nicole (Sarah Polley), who harbours her own deep secret. After the success of his breakout film, Exotica, Egoyan turned down an opportunity to work in Hollywood to remain in Canada and adapt Russell Banks' novel, which he acquired the rights to after a U.S. studio deemed it "not commercial enough." A fascinating journey of sorrow, guilt, and truth, Egoyan's elegant and heartbreaking drama met with popular and critical acclaim around the globe, garnering seven Genies, two Academy Award nominations, and the Grand Prize of the Jury at the 1997 Cannes festival. In this episode, executive producer Robert Lantos, Russell Banks, and Atom Egoyan talk about how unique and uncompromisingly Canadian films like The Sweet Hereafter can still make an impact on the world stage"--container.
Fiction
Des lendemains qui chantent
Melodrama
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Kort nadat veertien kinderen bij een ongeluk met een schoolbus om het leven zijn gekomen, arriveert een oudere advocaat die daarvan probeert te profiteren.
Adaptation
"On a winter's day in a small rural community, a school bus crashes into a frozen lake, taking the lives of fourteen children, and injuring many others. Shortly after, Mitchell Stephens, a big city lawyer, comes to the devastated community with promises to compensate its citizens for their tragic loss"--Container.
Film adaptations
The Sweet hereafter : there's no such thing as the simple truth
A school bus crash kills 14 children in a small town and a big-town lawyer shows up to persuade the townspeople to file suit against city authorities and the bus manufacturer.
Following a tragic schoolbus accident, high-profile lawyer Mitchell Stephens promises retribution and a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of the grieving community. Stephens begins his investigation into the details of the crash. But beneath the town's calm, he uncovers a tangled web of lies, deceit and forbidden desires that mirrors his own troubled personal life. Gradually, we learn that Stephens has his own agenda and that everyone has secrets to keep.
De beaus lendemain
Drama
Following a tragic schoolbus accident, an opportunistic lawyer descends upon a small town. With promises of retribution on behalf of the grieving community, he sets to work on a class action lawsuit. Director Atom Egoyan explores the human spirit and its capacity for grief, loss and redemption.
Following a tragic schoolbus accident, high-profile lawyer Mitchell Stephens descends upon a small town. With promises of retribution and a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of the grieving community, Stephens begins his investigation into the details of the crash. But beneath the town's calm, he uncovers a tangled web of lies, deceit and forbidden desires that mirrors his own troubled personal life. Gradually, we learn that Stephens has his own agenda and that everyone has secrets to keep.
The sweet hereafter [criticism of the film]
"Following a tragic schoolbus accident, opportunistic lawyer Mitchell Stephens descends upon a small town. With promises of retribution on behalf of the grieving community, Stephens sets to work on a class action lawsuit. But beneath the town's placid surface, he discovers a tangled skein of deceit and forbidden desire that mirrors his own troubled life. Everyone, it seems, has secrets to keep."--Container.
The Sweet hereafter
Following a school bus accident, a lawyer descends upon a small town and sets to work on a class action suit.
"En un pequeño poblado, la comunidad tiene que enfrentar un trágico accidente que mata a la mayoría de los niños de la ciudad. Un abogado se da a la tarea de visitar a los dolientes padres para encausarlos en una patética demanda legal contra aquel que pueda ser responsabilizado de la tragedia. Pero solo una joven, también víctima del espantoso accidente, podrá combatir la furia y rabia de los padres en su triste búsqueda por encontrar culpables."--Información impresa en el envase.
The sweet hereafter Des lendemains qui chantent
Kort nadat veertien kinderen bij een ongeluk met een schoolbus om het leven zijn gekomen, arriveert een advocaat die daarvan probeert te profiteren.
Sweet hereafter
Mitchell Stevens, avocat chevronné qui a rompu les liens avec sa fille toxicomane Zoé, s'amène dans une bourgade isolée des Rocheuses. Peu de temps auparavant, de nombreux écoliers y ont péri à la suite du dérapage de leur autobus qui s'est englouti dans les eaux glacées d'un lac. Stevens tente de convaincre les parents des victimes et les rares survivants de cette terrible tragédie de participer à un recours collectif, mais il se heurte à la méfiance de la petite collectivité.
After a terrible school bus accident in a small town, a big-city lawyer arrives promising to win compensation for the townspeople. But this is no open and shut case. As he investigates the crash and its effects on the community, he begins to realise that there is more than one mystery and more than one tragedy hidden behind the small town's grief.
A lawyer plans to make a fortune in a class-action lawsuit after a tragic schoolbus accident.
Sweet hereafter (Motion picture)
This film charts the human journey toward acceptance and grace. A cataclysmic event changes life forever in the small town of Sam Bent, British Columbia. A big city lawyer (Ian Holm), driven by his own demons, comes to the community with promises of retribution and compensation. Amidst the ensuing atmosphere of suspicion and doubt, disturbing truths emerge from the shadows of the town's placid facade and its inhabitants are revealed in all their human complexity. Ultimately, one teenager manages to regain her dignity and reunite the community. Through her courage, the townspeople come to life in the "sweet hereafter, " a realm reserved for those who are at peace with their fate.
Vida en comunidad New York (Estado) Drama.
Circulació Accidents Estats Units d'Amèrica.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment South Pacific Pty. Ltd.