Snow Cake

IMDb RATING

7.4/10

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Drama Romance

A drama focused on the friendship between a high-functioning autistic woman and a man who is traumatized after a fatal car accident.A drama focused on the friendship between a high-functioning autistic woman and a man who is traumatized after a fatal car accident.A drama focused on the friendship between a high-functioning autistic woman and a man who is traumatized after a fatal car accident.

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IMDb RATING

7.4/10

13K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 wins & 7 nominations

Trivia
Alan Rickman read the script and actually suggested Sigourney Weaver for the role of Linda Freeman. He even telephoned Weaver, and told her she had to read the script, as there was a role he felt she could play perfectly in it. Rickman and Weaver had previously worked together in the film Galaxy Quest (1999), where Rickman's character was also named Alex.

Goofs
In the film's beginning Alex exits the restaurant. In the window it says White River. He is driving to Winnipeg which is west of White River. However Vivienne has a sign that says Wawa. That means he would be heading east back to Wawa instead of west to Winnipeg.

Quotes
Linda Freeman: B-A-A-N-G.
Alex Hughes: You can't have two A's in bang.
Linda Freeman: In Comic Book Word Scrabble, you can. You can have three A's if you want.

Crazy credits
During the end credits, an occasional letter flakes off, morphs into a snowflake, floating off-screen.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: The Condemned/Snow Cake/Waitress/Diggers (2007)

Soundtracks
Alright Now
Performed by Free
Courtesy of Universal-Island Records Ltd
under licence from Universal Music Enterprises
Written by Paul Rodgers and Andy Fraser
Published by Blue Mountain Music Ltd
Administered by Fairwood Music Ltd

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Featured review

9/10

A shame ...

... that this movie has not been as well received and viewed as it should have been. Even most of the awards shows, didn't give any kudos! And after you'll watch the movie, you will be wondering why. I saw it at the International Film Fest (in Berlin), where it was also nominated for best Director.

The movie starts with the introduction of Alan Rickmans character, who is obviously a man who isn't open to the world. We will find out why, but before that, we are introduced to a girl who is bugging him. At first she annoys him, but not for long ...

This all plays in the first few minutes of the film, so it's not a spoiler. If you want to know more, you can read the plot outline, found somewhere on this site. If I were you, I wouldn't do that. Just rent the movie and watch ... if you like a drama that is also funny in quirky kind of way, but still feels real, than you are going to enjoy this, as I did!