Synopsis
When three estranged sisters reunite to care for their dying mother, old conflicts and secrets return to the surface.
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Cast
- Molly ParkerAgnes
- Rebecca JenkinsTheresa
- Stacy SmithLouise
- Marguerite McNeilRose
- Elliot PageJoanie
- Hollis McLarenChrissy
- Emmy AlcornDory
- Joseph RuttenKen
- Nicola LipmanValerie
- Jackie TorrensMarlene
Recommendations
- 90
Chicago Reader
It has all the virtues of fine stage drama: narrative economy, honest emotion, and characters so closely defined that the most pedestrian encounters between them are revelatory. - 90
Village Voice
A scrupulous and impeccably acted account of the fallout from a family secret. - 80
The New York Times
Remarkable for its seamless ensemble performances. - 75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Always engaging and often compelling. - 75
San Francisco Chronicle
Downbeat but ultimately hopeful, it's a domestic tragedy that cuts clearly to the bone, finding emotional nuance among the family's knotty secrets and dense layers of subterfuge. - 70
TV Guide Magazine
Story of small triumphs and everyday sorrows is never maudlin or sentimental. - 70
Variety
Sensitive directorial bow by editor Wiebke von Carolsfeld and solid performances lend conviction if not quite distinction to the drama Marion Bridge. - 63
New York Daily News
This Canadian film is extraordinarily low-key, considering the explosive secrets the sisters unearth, but that is part of its strength.