Maple Palm

Maple Palm
Maple Palm
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Written by	Ralph Torjan;
Produced by	Ralph Torjan; Robert J. Feldman
Starring	; ;
Edited by	Ralph Torjan
Music by	Rebecca Hansen; Katy J.
Distributed by	FATfilms LLC
Release date	November 10, 2006;
Running time	116 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Maple Palm is a 2006 American romantic drama film directed by .^[1]

Premise[]

Maple Palm focuses on a lesbian couple, Nicole (Deborah Stewart) and Amy (Andrea Carvajal), who have been living together for fifteen years. Nicole is an illegal immigrant from Canada who has no protection under the law, since same-sex marriages are not recognized by the United States.

Cast[]

as Nicole
as Glen
as Amy
as Billy
as Mom

Reception[]

Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times was moved by the conviction with which the cast threw themselves into the project, and felt the storyline was one with potential, but felt that the director should have used a lighter hand to increase believability and menace.^[2] Ernest Hardy of LA Weekly felt that the director took an important political and social issue and reduced it to a shameless manipulation of the viewer's emotions.^[3]

References[]

^ "Maple Palm (2006)". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
^ Thomas, Kevin (November 10, 2006). "Movie review: 'Maple Palm'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009-08-04.^{[dead link]}
^ Hardy, Ernest (November 2006). "Movie review: 'Maple Palm'". LA Weekly. Retrieved 2009-08-04.

External links[]

Maple Palm at IMDb

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[1] "Maple Palm (2006)". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 2009-08-04.

[LAT1-2] Thomas, Kevin (November 10, 2006). "Movie review: 'Maple Palm'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009-08-04.^{[dead link]}

[3] Hardy, Ernest (November 2006). "Movie review: 'Maple Palm'". LA Weekly. Retrieved 2009-08-04.

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