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CrimeAnnée2021Durée1h 32mIMDb5.8

The Crickets Dance

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Lavocate Angie Lawrence recherche le propriétaire légitime dun journal récupéré dans une maison davant-guerre. Le journal est plein de mystère et dhistoire qui pourraient bien la conduire vers lavenir dont elle a toujours rêvé.

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Bande-annonce

Casting

Veronica Robledo

Director

Sandra Ellis Lafferty

Miss Claudia Wainwright

Bill Oberst Jr.

David Kincaid

Todd Maynor

Paul Hammond

KateLynn E. Newberry

Emmaline McGrath

Kristen Renton

Angie Lawrence

Bobbie Eakes

Janice

William Mark McCullough

Jackson McGrath

Maurice Johnson

Andrew Ruben McGrath

Randall Franks

Dr. J.A. Anderson

Darius L. Francis

Ruben McGrath

Anthony Paderewski

Rusty

Elizabeth Noelle Japhet

Hannah Wainwright

Kevin Mikal Curry

Willie Jones

Paris Gerald

Field Hand

Ashley Robillard

Annabeth McGrath

John J. O'Neill Jr.

Phillip Welling

Jamie Butler

Ophelia McGrath

Ken Hartley

Pastor Chapman

Deborah Robillard

Writer

Veronica Robledo

Writer

Commentaires

10 commentaires

Julie Anne San JoseMay 29, 2023

source: The Crickets Dance

Mr.happyNov 22, 2022

For some reason I don't quite understand...I guess it has something to do with all the trips I took through coastal Georgia heading for Florida to visit my mother...I tend to be attracted to films about 'the low country'. That's the main reason this film caught my attention to begin with. There are a lot of things to like about this film. I rather liked Kristen Renton and Maurice Johnson as the two lead characters (at least in the present time). I liked the setting (that house looked familiar...used in other films?). And I liked the overall theme that to SOME degree at least, with SOME people, there is a 'new South'. That's the hopeful message here. On the other hand, there are some things that I don't like about this film. There were times when I thought there was a lot of inconsistency in the story, details when I thought, 'well, that doesn't seem quite right'. And then there was that coincidence that two people who didn't know each other in the past, but have an historical connection they didn't know about, both end up to be lawyers, who happen to have to share an office space, and eventually discover their connection, becoming an interracial couple. In movies we often have to suspend disbelief, but that coincidence was difficult for me to overlook. It kinda nagged at me. However, when all was said and done, I rather enjoyed this film. The overall message was a good one. And they certainly gave us two characters to hate...who come to fitting ends. What I had to do to enjoy this film...and I did enjoy it...was to relax my standards just a bit in terms of critiquing the screenplay while I was watching it.

Luvann baeNov 22, 2022

I'm sure that this movie will have some appeal for naive idiots who like to think that racism doesn't exist anymore, but the simple truth is that it may take another century before this can be put behind us! It's far too simplistic to believe that everyone can ignore over two centuries of prejudice and bigotry! I personally would like to see interracial marriages and the resulting progeny eventually result in a universally recognized lack of racial distinction so the world can move ahead! Sadly, this problem seems to be indemic like a virus that keeps mutating but remains just as dangerous as the previous ones. I have personally been on both ends of the treatment by others...on one hand, I have met a large number of black people, mostly women who took me to their home and fed me saying that I was too skinny! I'm Caucasian and drove car haulers for many years. However, I also lived through the Watts riots! The troubles I had (doing hot mop roofing at the time) was never with the mothers or fathers, but with the pre-teen kids who were inherently (?) prejudiced toward white people and would taunt us from the ground. I mostly just ignored them and they went away eventually. This movie was interesting to me, but I had a hard time getting all the way to the end because I couldn't stand to watch what was undoubtedly the truth about how horribly black were treated by plantation slave owners! I forced myself to watch until the end. Happy to see what happened, but I'm still not convinced that the reality has changed, and, it probably won't happen in my lifetime or what's left of it, being that I am over 70 years old now! One can only hope that society will eventually become enlightened. Fingers crossed.

Friday Dayday KalaneNov 22, 2022

I didn't like the violence toward women, but that was the world then(it hasn't changed much in many countries). The slave scenes were triggering too (I could feel them) but that was the world then too but I LOVED the fact the N-word wasn't used. Absolutely lovely. Good on the author. Good on the production company.

QuinNellowNov 22, 2022

This story deserved so much more. Unfortunately, the screenplay was poorly written and had no flow. We are left wondering the back story of these characters as they are thrown at us. Continuity is lacking. The costumes for the historical time period are incorrect. The integration of the story in history is inaccurate. I wanted to like it but I just can't.

K ᗩ ᖇ ᗩ ᗰ 🥶Nov 22, 2022

BEST MOVIE I've seen this year, the transition between present and past is very hard to achieve at times but this Director did an excellent job. The writing of the script and the excellent performances of all the actors deserve an award. I must say the way the movie flowed kept you captivated between the two time periods . The deep south has always been a place I would love to visit. This movie will demand your attention from the beginning of the beautiful location to the unexpected and wonderful ending. A love story and thriller always has a making of a great movie.

Tdk Macassette Nov 22, 2022

The film was very cinematic. I was very impressed with the actors performances with each character carried its own weight. The director was able to bring the essence of the movie to life. And brought each scene to the center focal point of the audience. This movie is courageous, inspirational and a story that needs to be told.

user4121114070630Nov 22, 2022

This is a really touching story written and directed by Veronica Robledo. The actors were all lovely. We really enjoyed the relationship between the two contemporary leads, Kristen Renton and Maurice Johnson but all of the actors were quite good. The portayals of the two women in the past-friends for life Ophelia (played by Jaimie Butler) and Emmalaine (KateLynn E. Newberry) were especially wonderful and heartbreaking. The blend between the 1800s harsh and sometimes violent past and the modern day kindness works very well advancing the dance to the light and hope filled end. So happy to see a woman director bringing this meaningful story to the forefront with a strong vision and steady hand. She also keeps it from falling into gratuitous violence. Beautiful location. Nice cinematography. Put The Crickets Dance on your list to watch.

Erly Brialdia Okomo Nov 22, 2022

This is a good movie very well made. I was fortunate to visit the set one day with my husband. I got to meet the author of the book that the movie is based on. It was very cool. My husband had a small part in the movie so we had the chance to see it before it came out during one of the film festivals. I really enjoyed the movie. Great story line. Actors were awesome. Highly recommend it!

MýřřäNov 22, 2022

The director coaxed some great performances out of the actors, and the cinematography is beautiful as well. The juxtaposition between the past and the present was handled deftly and there are a lot of weighty themes to chew on. I was consistently engaged in the narrative. All in all, this is a great movie for a wide audience.

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