[OKC] Home, an environmental film, opens Nov 27th

[Shauna Struby]

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ENVIRONMENTAL FILM IS SWISS SELECTION TO THE ACADEMY AWARDSR

"HOME" STARRING ISABELLE HUPPERT TO OPEN IN NEW YORK ON NOVEMBER 27TH
FOLLOWED BY NATIONAL RELEASE

Tragicomedy is about one family's battle against an environmental assault 

HOME, starring Isabelle Huppert (The Piano Teacher), the official selection
of Switzerland for the 82nd Academy AwardsR. This carefully-balanced
environmental drama brings to life the tangible effects of industrialization
and pollution through the experience of one family that must contend with a
superhighway being built at their front door. The film enjoyed its world
premiere in Semaine de la Critique at the Cannes Film Festival, followed by
a U.S. premiere at New Directors/New Films in 2009 at MoMA in New York.  

HOME is the tale of a boisterous, middle class family that enjoys everyday
life in a simple house that lies on a lush, grassy field next to an
abandoned highway.  With no neighbors or cars for miles, they revel in their
happy, earthy existence - and each other's company.  Michel (Olivier
Gourmet) gets to work by hopping in his car on the other side of the empty
stretch of road that seems to lead nowhere.  Marthe (Isabelle Huppert)
maintains an exuberant household defined by water-fights, sunning in the
grass, communal bathing and other happy antics.  Life is good - or at least
pleasantly average. 

When construction on the desolate highway suddenly begins, the danger and
incessant whizzing of thousands of cars overpowers the family's every waking
moment, and the dynamic changes.  Mom refuses to leave the only home she can
imagine, Dad begins to crack under the pressure of keeping the family safe
and healthy - and the kids descend into paranoia over the threat of lead and
carbon monoxide poisoning that lurks in the smoggy air.   As much an ode to
the sweetness of family life as a gnawing commentary on the ever-receding
space on earth for natural living, Director Ursula Meier delivers a sensual
and nuanced work that bubbles with environmental consciousness.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YLNi2B6IAI 

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