Junebug (film)

Junebug
theatrical film poster
Directed byPhil Morrison
Written byAngus MacLachlan
Produced byMindy Goldberg
Mike S. Ryan
Starring
CinematographyPeter Donahue
Edited byJoe Klotz
Music byYo La Tengo
Distributed bySony Pictures Classics
Release dates
  • January 24, 2005 (2005-01-24) (Sundance)
  • August 3, 2005 (2005-08-03) (United States)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1 million[1]
Box office$3.4 million[2]

Junebug is a 2005 American comedy-drama film directed by Phil Morrison. Amy Adams received an Academy Award nomination for her supporting role in the film.

Plot

When art dealer Madeleine travels from Chicago to North Carolina to pursue a local, self-taught painter for her outsider art gallery, she is accompanied by her new husband, George, whose family lives in the area and she takes the opportunity to get acquainted with them. There is his mother Peg; his reserved, contemplative father Eugene; and his sullen, resentful, twenty-something brother Johnny, who, although married, still lives at home. He is studying for his high school equivalency certificate while working at Replacements, Ltd. as an order processor. Johnny is married to Ashley, who is pregnant. Relations between Johnny and Ashley are strained, but Ashley believes that a baby will solve their marital problems.

Madeleine and George stay in the expected baby's nursery, and Madeleine becomes friends with Ashley, who is very sweet and friendly, if somewhat naive and talkative. The family takes Madeleine to a church social, where George is asked to sing a hymn. Madeleine is not used to intense religious displays but makes no comment. She attends Ashley's baby shower and gives her sister-in-law an antique silver spoon, which stands out from the other gifts. Madeleine discovers that she does not know much about George, as they have been married only six months and had met just a week before their wedding.

Ashley goes into labor, and the family goes to the hospital with her. However, the artist Madeleine is pursuing is hesitant about signing with her gallery, so Madeleine leaves to meet with the artist and is able to convince him to sign with her gallery, which briefly makes George angry. Madeleine calls George to rave about the artist (she is impressed with his work, but shocked by his anti-Semitism) without asking about the baby. George interrupts her and informs her that Ashley's baby boy is stillborn, which causes Madeleine to double over with guilt. The artist and his sister drive Madeleine back to her in-laws' home, and she later sits with Eugene on the back porch and cries. Meanwhile, George supports Ashley at the hospital, who expresses that George is always there when Ashley needs him. George kisses Ashley on the forehead and leaves. George comes home and has a wordless encounter in the garage with his brother, Johnny, who throws a tool at him, injuring his forehead. George does nothing in response.

The next day, George and Madeleine prepare to leave. Johnny calls Ashley and suggests that they "try again," to which Ashley excitedly squeals. As George and Madeleine drive onto the highway and pick up speed, George remarks, "I'm so glad we're out of there" as Madeleine caresses George's neck with her left hand.

Cast

Production

The film was shot on Super 16mm film stock.[3][4]

Reception

The film premiered at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, where Adams won a Special Jury Prize for her performance.[5] On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Junebug has an approval rating of 86% based on 135 reviews, and an average rating of 7.50/10.[6] The website's critical consensus states, "Aided and abetted by a wonderful cast, director Phil Morrison transforms familiar material into an understated and resonant comedy".[6] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 80 out of 100, based on 34 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[7]

Roger Ebert gave the film four stars and praised it as "a movie that understands, profoundly and with love and sadness, the world of small towns; it captures ways of talking and living I remember from my childhood, with the complexity and precision of great fiction".[8] Tim Robey of The Daily Telegraph labeled the film a "rare treat" and a "small, quiet miracle".[9] There was particular praise for Amy Adams, who went on to earn her first of six Academy Award nominations.[10]

Music

The film's score is made up of original music by Yo La Tengo,[11] as well as classical music by Haydn, Shostakovich, Schubert and Vivaldi.[12] The film begins and ends with the 1977 song "Harmour Love" performed by Syreeta Wright and written by Stevie Wonder.[13] During a scene where most of the characters are at a church social, George and two young men are featured singing the hymn "Softly and Tenderly, Jesus Is Calling" by Will Lamartine Thompson.[14]

In 2008, Yo La Tengo released some of the original music in a compilation of their soundtrack work titled They Shoot, We Score.[11]

Home media

The DVD was released on January 17, 2006, by Sony Pictures Entertainment. The release includes deleted scenes, audio commentary with Embeth Davidtz and Amy Adams, behind-the-scenes featurettes, and casting sessions.[15]

Awards

Year Award ceremony Category Nominee Result
2006 Academy Awards[16] Best Supporting Actress Amy Adams Nominated
Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards[17] Breakthrough Film Artist Won
Best Supporting Actress runner up
Critics' Choice Awards[18] Best Supporting Actress Won[a]
Independent Spirit Awards[19] Best Supporting Female Won
Best First Screenplay Angus MacLachlan Nominated
Piaget Producer Award Mike S. Ryan Nominated
National Society of Film Critics Awards[20] Best Supporting Actress Amy Adams Won
Online Film Critics Society Awards[21] Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards[22] Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated
2005 Gotham Independent Film Awards[23] Breakthrough Actor/Actress Won
Breakthrough Director Phil Morrison Nominated
San Francisco Film Critics Circle[24] Best Supporting Actress Amy Adams Won
Satellite Awards[25] Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards[26] Best Supporting Actress Won
Sundance Film Festival[27] Special Jury Prize for Acting Won
Directing Award Phil Morrison Nominated

Footnotes

  1. ^ Tied with Michelle Williams for Brokeback Mountain

References

  1. ^ "Junebug". The Numbers. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  2. ^ "Junebug". Box Office Mojo.
  3. ^ "Junebug" (PDF). Sony Pictures Classics.
  4. ^ Leydon, Joe (February 10, 2005). "Junebug". Variety. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  5. ^ Moore, John (February 4, 2006). ""Junebug" role takes flight". The Denver Post. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Junebug". Rotten Tomatoes.
  7. ^ "Junebug". Metacritic.
  8. ^ Ebert, Roger (August 11, 2005). "A small town rich in detail". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  9. ^ Robey, Tim (April 14, 2006). "A small, quiet miracle". The Daily Telegraph.
  10. ^ Walters, Jack (January 28, 2023). "Every Time Amy Adams Was Nominated For An Oscar (& Who She Lost To)". ScreenRant. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  11. ^ a b Raposa, David (September 19, 2008). "Yo La Tengo: They Shoot, We Score". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  12. ^ "Junebug (2005) Soundtrack". RingosTrack. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  13. ^ "Rainer Trueby, To Know You/Ayers Rock". Little White Earbuds. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  14. ^ Clark, Fred (February 11, 2014). "'Softly and Tenderly' reprise, and a recommendation". Patheos. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  15. ^ "Junebug". DVD Talk. January 13, 2006. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  16. ^ "The 78th Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  17. ^ "Awards 2005". COFCA. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  18. ^ ""Brokeback" Wins Top Critics' Choice Awards". IndieWire. January 10, 2006. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  19. ^ "36 Years of Nominees and Winners" (PDF). Film Independent. p. 26. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  20. ^ King, Susan (January 8, 2006). "National Film Critics Vote 'Capote' Best". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on May 20, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  21. ^ "2005 Awards (9th Annual)". Online Film Critics Society. January 3, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  22. ^ "The 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  23. ^ "Gotham Awards shine on 'Capote,' 'Murderball'". TODAY.com. December 1, 2005. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  24. ^ "'Brokeback Mountain' wins S.F. film critics awards". East Bay Times. December 13, 2005. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  25. ^ "2005 10th Annual SATELLITE™ Awards". International Press Academy. Archived from the original on February 2, 2008. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  26. ^ "Awards 2005". Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  27. ^ "2005 Sundance Film Festival". Sundance Film Festival. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
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