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Paper Covers Rock (2008) is a English movie. Joe Maggio has directed this movie. Jeannine Kaspar,Sayra Player,Clint Jordan,Tom Brangle are the starring of this movie. It was released in 2008. Paper Covers Rock (2008) is considered one of the best Drama movie in India and around the world.
PAPER COVERS ROCK tells the story of Sam, a troubled young woman who loses custody of her six year-old daughter in the wake of an unsuccessful suicide attempt. Following a brief stay at a psychiatric facility, Sam moves in with her older sister Ed, who graciously offers to help Sam piece her life back together. But the road to hell is paved with good intentions, and it's not at all clear whether Ed is out to save or destroy her little sister.
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A young woman battling depression and a toxic sister
'Paper Covers Rock' tells the story of Sam who is struggling to recover from a depression that led to a failed suicide attempt and a brief stay in a mental facility. She moves in with her bossy older sister, Ed, after her release, hoping to get some control of her life before regaining custody of her young daughter, who now lives with her ex-husband. After obtaining a cleaning job at Ed's office, Sam visits her therapist and secures some other small successes that gradually bolster her self-esteem - but unfortunately, even as she struggles to rebuild her life brick by brick, Ed's controlling tendencies begin to undermine the foundations. The older sister's toxic influence is fully exposed when a young executive at her office asks Sam out for dinner. Ed discovers his identity and then sabotages the budding romance. Her sister's betrayal leads Sam to resume her self-destructive behaviors - and all too soon she is being assaulted by waves of hopelessness once again. The film is graced with excellent performances from its cast and an intelligent script. The only drawback is the arc of Sam's character and story. No doubt it is realistic enough, but it is compromised as drama. When Sam's fragile equilibrium melts away, she appears to surrender to her demons a little too easily - leading one to suspect that she is most comfortable with the role of victim.
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Beautiful, well paced and plotted, this film depicts a woman's attempt to live in a world indifferent to the point of malice. Kaspar is convincing as Sam, a fragile and grieving attempted-suicide whose recovery and dream of reunion with her daughter are followed in the film. While it is rather disheartening to watch her plod through the motions of living until her blood actually begins to flow again, the viewer can look forward to the devastation that is to come. The film is a little too predictable, too constructed, but the masterful execution makes it worth watching. Imperceptibly through the suffering we find that perspective has shifted, and that the heroine deserved more than our pity. In a world were injustice is law, sanity is insanity, and love is hate, is life death? The end of the film poses this question, and doesn't seem to leave much choice of an answer. Still, this film should be enjoyable for those looking for understanding company in their own alienation.
small indie
Sam (Jeannine Kaspar) is found by her daughter half-dead with a plastic bag over her head in a suicide attempt. She loses custody and placed in the care of Dr. Gold. She stays with her controlling older sister Ed who gets her an office cleaning job. A young executive asks her out on a date. The deli clerk always gives her a flower. She plays Paper Rock Scissors with bike shop owner for a wheel. This is a very small indie of limited means. Jeannine Kaspar plays a very quiet character. There is limited flash in her acting until a big scene at the end. It's very much reserved film. The drama with her sister could be more demonstrative. It has a couple of big scenes. Nothing really stands out but it's a fine micro budget indie.