Harrison's Flowers

Harrison's Flowers
United States theatrical poster
Directed by	Elie Chouraqui
Produced by	Elie Chouraqui
Written by	Screenplay: Elie Chouraqui Didier Le Pêcheur Isabel Ellsen Screenplay Collaboration: Michael Katims Novel: Isabel Ellsen
Starring	Andie MacDowell Elias Koteas Brendan Gleeson Adrien Brody David Strathairn
Music by	Bruno Coulais (international version) Cliff Eidelman (USA version)
Cinematography	Nicola Pecorini
Edited by	Jacques Witta
Production company	StudioCanal France 2 Cinema Canal+
Distributed by	Universal Pictures (USA theatrical) Lionsgate (USA DVD) StudioCanal (international sales)
Release dates	24 January 2001 (France) 15 March 2002 (USA)
Running time	International version: 130 mins. Theatrical cut: 121 mins (USA version)
Country	France
Language	English French Serbo-croatian language
Budget	$8,000,000

Harrison's Flowers is a 2001 French film by Elie Chouraqui. It stars, among others, Andie MacDowell, Elias Koteas, Brendan Gleeson, Adrien Brody, Marie Trintignant, Gerard Butler, and David Strathairn. The film is also Quinn Shephard's big screen debut. It is considered to be one of the most one-sided propaganda films based on a fictional story.

Universal Pictures released this film in the United States theatrically, then Lionsgate released this film in the United States on DVD. For this film's United States version, the film's length was reduced by about 5 minutes; it also features a new score by Cliff Eidelman.

Synopsis

Harrison Lloyd, a Pulitzer Prize-winning Newsweek photojournalist, travels on his last assignment to the former Yugoslavia in 1991, during the civil war in Yugoslavia. While there, he is presumed to have been killed in a building collapse. His wife travels to the region to find him, believing him to be in the city of Vukovar. Travelling through the war-torn landscape, she arrives in the city, and bears witness to the massacre which took place there. Back home, Harrison's son Cesar cares for his father's flowers in their greenhouse.

Cast

• Andie MacDowell – Sarah Lloyd
• Elias Koteas – Yeager Pollack
• Brendan Gleeson – Marc Stevenson
• Adrien Brody – Kyle Morris
• David Strathairn – Harrison Lloyd
• Alun Armstrong – Samuel Brubeck
• Caroline Goodall – Johanna Pollack
• Diane Baker – Mary Francis
• Quinn Shephard – Margaux Lloyd
• Marie Trintignant – Cathy
• Christian Charmetant – Jeff
• Gerard Butler – Chris Kumac
• Scott Michael Anton – Cesar Lloyd
• Christopher Clarke – David

External links

• Harrison's Flowers at IMDb
• United States official site
• Harrison's Flowers at AllMovie

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