Winter Solstice

Name: Winter Solstice
Genre: Drama
Released: April 8, 2005
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 59
Cast: Aaron Stanford, Anthony LaPaglia

2005

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Paramount Classics | Release Date: April 8, 2005 | R

Starring: Aaron Stanford, Anthony LaPaglia

Summary: A poignant look at the impact a woman's love and support has on a father struggling with his sons setting out to explore their independence. (Paramount Classics)

Director: Josh Sternfeld

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: R

Runtime: 90 min

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David Sterritt

As quietly dazzling as a small, very precious stone. Read full review

Lawrence Toppman

A high-wire act, treading a thin line of truth between hokum and homilies. You hold your breath, waiting to see if the filmmakers misstep, but they never do. Read full review

J.R. Jones

Beautifully unemphatic small-town drama. Read full review

Laura Sinagra

What makes Winter Solstice, a nice little Jersey vignette about a widower and his two teenage sons, so striking is writer-director Josh Sternfeld's respect for the verbal shorthand of family interaction. Read full review

Kirk Honeycutt

So much is unspoken and this slice of reality is so thin and slow as to make the film downright unsatisfying. Read full review

Dallas Observer Jean Oppenheimer

Oddly, the film's strengths -- its quiet, understated manner; its non-plot; the awkward speech patterns and uncomfortable pauses that suggest emotional isolation -- are also its weaknesses. Read full review

Tasha Robinson

The result is a numbing void, and a long, frustrating wait for something to happen. Read full review

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.perez

Sep 14, 2006

Quiet, self-assured, this film is one to sit down by yourself with and fall in to. Beautiful camera work and acting. The story is simple and thoughtful.

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