Overview
Genre
DramaRelease Date
August 26, 2011 (Limited)MPAA Rating
RDuration
109 min.Studio
Sony Pictures ClassicsOfficial Site
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Cast and Crew
Director
Vera FarmigaProducer
Claude Dal Farra, Renn Hawkey, Carly Hugo, Matthew Parker, Jon RubinsteinScreenwriter
Carolyn Briggs, Tim MetcalfeStarring
- Vera Farmiga as Corinne
- Donna Murphy as Kathleen
- John Hawkes as CW
- Dagmara Dominczyk
- Bill Irwin
- Joshua Leonard
- Norbert Leo Butz as Pastor Bill
Story
Vera Farmiga's directorial debut, "Higher Ground", is a coming-of-age drama in which Farmiga delivers a subtle, nuanced performance completely from the gut, with equally strong and compelling supporting characters.
Set against the backdrop of the Sixties, when feminism reached its zenith, the film expertly depicts the landscape of a tight-knit spiritual community. Inspired by the resonant memoir from Carolyn Briggs (who also wrote the screenplay) the film is an exquisite study of one woman's internal struggle with the primary love relationships in her life.
John Hawkes, Donna Murphy, Bill Irwin, Dagmara Dominczyk, and Joshua Leonard round out the cast, along with Farmiga's younger sister Taissa, who proves herself to be an extraordinary new talent as Young Corinne.
