A Map of the World (film)
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Polly Platt
Frank Marshall
| A Map of the World | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Scott Elliott |
| Screenplay by | Peter Hedges Polly Platt |
| Based on | A Map of the World by Jane Hamilton |
| Produced by | Kathleen Kennedy Frank Marshall |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Seamus McGarvey |
| Edited by | Naomi Geraghty Craig McKay |
| Music by | Pat Metheny |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | USA Films[1] |
Release dates |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $544,538[1] |
A Map of the World is a 1999 American drama film, based on the 1994 novel by Jane Hamilton. Directed by Scott Elliott and produced by Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall, the film stars Sigourney Weaver, Julianne Moore and David Strathairn. Weaver was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama for her performance.
Alice Goodwin is a school nurse who lives with her husband Howard and two girls on a small dairy farm in Wisconsin. After the death of the daughter of her friend Theresa Collins on Alice's property, the couple watch helplessly as the community turns against them. To make matters worse, Alice finds herself fighting charges of child abuse.
Cast
- Sigourney Weaver as Alice Goodwin
- Julianne Moore as Theresa Collins
- David Strathairn as Howard Goodwin
- Arliss Howard as Paul Reverdy
- Chloë Sevigny as Carole Mackessy
- Sara Rue as Debbie
- Aunjanue Ellis as Dyshett
- Nicole Ari Parker as Sherry
- Bruklin Harris as Lynelle
- Lisa Emery as Susan Durkin
- Ron Lea as Dan Collins
- Louise Fletcher as Nellie Goodwin
In addition, Emma and Claire Goodwin, the young daughters of Weaver's character, were played by real-life sisters Dara and Kayla Perlmutter.
