First Love, Last Rites (film)
First Love, Last Rites | |
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Directed by | Jesse Peretz |
Screenplay by | David Ryan Jesse Peretz |
Based on | First Love, Last Rites by Ian McEwan |
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Cinematography | Tom Richmond |
Edited by | James Lyons |
Music by | Nathan Larson Craig Wedren |
Production companies | Forensic Films Toast Films |
Distributed by | Strand Releasing Trimark Pictures |
Release date | September 10, 1997[1] |
Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $300,000 |
Box office | $42,953 |
First Love, Last Rites is a 1997 American romantic drama film directed by Jesse Peretz and starring Natasha Gregson Wagner and Giovanni Ribisi. It is based on the short story of the same name by Ian McEwan.[2][3]
Cast[]
- Natasha Gregson Wagner as Sissel
- Giovanni Ribisi as Joey
- Eli Marienthal as Adrian
- Robert John Burke as Henry
- Jeannetta Arnette as Sissel's Mom
Reception[]
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 40% based on reviews from 10 critics.[4][5]
Soundtrack[]
The film's soundtrack was composed and performed by Shudder to Think, with singers such as Cheap Trick's Robin Zander and The Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan providing vocals for many of the tracks. Despite the film's poor reception, the soundtrack received positive reviews.[6]
References[]
- ^ "First Love, Last Rites". Moviefone. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ Schwarzbaum, Lisa (14 August 1998). "MOVIES". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ Alter, Ethan (2 November 2004). "FIRST LOVE, LAST RITES". Film Journal International. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ "First Love, Last Rites". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Movie Review: 'First Love, Last Rites'". Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ "First Love, Last Rites". Allmusic. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
External links[]
Categories:
- English-language films
- American romantic drama films
- 1997 films
- American films
- Trimark Pictures films
- Films based on short fiction
- 1997 romantic drama films
- Films directed by Jesse Peretz
- 1990s romantic drama film stubs