I was impressed (and quite disappointed) how fat the lovely and still beautiful Elisabeth Shue, one of my favorite actresses ever, is. The innocence of the face and look of the gorgeous Hanna R. The good direction and acting never lets the story becomes a soap opera, although dealing with elements like seduction and secrets. Although being very predictable, "Amy & Isabelle" is a beautiful coming to age drama. In most ways, Isabelle and Amy are like any mother and her 16-year-old daughter, a fierce mix of love and loathing exchanged in their every glance. Their bond gets tied again when Isabelle discloses her inner secrets from the past to Amy. In her stunning first novel, Amy and Isabelle, Elizabeth Strout evokes a teenagers alienation from her distant motherand a parents rage at the discovery of her daughters sexual secrets. She becomes lost and loses her confidence on Amy, spoiling their relationship. When her overprotected daughter is seduced by her mathematic teacher Peter Robertson (Martin Donovan), the world of Isabelle falls apart. She has only two friends in her job among her gossiper colleagues. In 1971, in the small town of Shirley Falls, in Maine, the odd and lonely secretary Isabelle Goodrow (Elisabeth Shue) raises her teenager daughter Amy (Hanna R.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |