Georgia (1995)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Ulu Grosbard

Writer (WGA):

Barbara Turner (written by)

Release Date:

8 December 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Music

Tagline:

The toughest act to follow was their dreams.

Plot:

Sadie (Jennifer Jason Leigh) is desperately looking up to her older sister Georgia (Mare Winningham) who is a famous C&W artist...

Plot Keywords:

Independent Film

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Jennifer Jason Leigh	...	Sadie Flood
Mare Winningham	...	Georgia Flood
Ted Levine	...	Jake
Max Perlich	...	Axel Goldman
John Doe	...	Bobby
John C. Reilly	...	Herman
Jimmy Witherspoon	...	Trucker
Jason Carter	...	Chasman
Tom Bower	...	Erwin Flood
Smokey Hormel	...	Leland
Jimmy Z.	...	Clay
Tony Marsico	...	Paul
Jamian Briar	...	Andrew Flood
Rachel Rasco	...	Mish Flood
Nicole Donahoo	...	Young Sadie Flood

Also Known As:

Georgia (France)

MPAA:

Rated R for substance abuse, language and a sex scene.

Runtime:

115 min

Country:

USA | France

Language:

English | Hebrew

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:18 | Australia:M | Argentina:16 | Chile:18 | Finland:K-14 | Germany:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Seattle, Washington, USA

Company:

CiBy 2000

Trivia:

The film is based on an actual incident that happened in the family of Jennifer Jason Leigh and Barbara Turner, who is Leigh's mother and the film's writer.

Quotes:

Sadie Flood: In the dark we're all scared. We're all scared, and there's more of us out there all the time.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 68th Annual Academy Awards (1996) (TV)

Soundtrack:

CURE FOR PAIN

Go-Getter

Georgia is a stunning movie of emotional intimacy and complexity. As many times as I watch it I'm still concerned and interested and wondering. Jennifer Jason Leigh plays Sadie (a boozing talent-less signer) and Mare Winningham plays Georgia (a respected folk signer), who's also Sadie's sister. The movie is about the trials of finding a career and the relationship between the two sisters. One of the greatest scenes is where, in a small bar, the two sisters attempt a duet. It becomes clear what these two's relationship has been, and will be. Georgia signs serene and soft while Sadie belts out the song and steals as much thunder from her sister as possible. A remarkable movie.