Paradiso amaro

Titolo originale: The Descendants
Regia: Alexander Payne |
Anno: 2011
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Commedia Dramma
Tag: daughter | infidelity | hawaii | father-in-law | beach house | boating accident | estate | dying mother | teenage daughter | trustee | trust fund | wild girl | wild child | realtor | thoughtful |
Cast: George Clooney | Shailene Woodley | Amara Miller | Nick Krause | Patricia Hastie | Grace A. Cruz | Kim Gennaula | Karen Kuioka Hironaga | Carmen Kaichi | Kaui Hart Hemmings | Beau Bridges | Matt Corboy | Matt Esecson | Michael Ontkean | Stanton Johnston | Jon McManus | Hugh Foster | Tiare R. Finney | Tom McTigue | Milt Kogan | Mary Birdsong | Rob Huebel | Laird Hamilton | Aileen "Boo" Arnold | Esther Kang | Melissa Kim | Robert Forster | Barbara L. Southern | Celia Kenney | Matt Reese | Zoel Turnbull | Matthew Lillard | Judy Greer | Linda Rose Herman | Scott Michael Morgan | Darryl K. Gonzales | Koko Kanealii | Romey "Keola" Yokotake | Dennis Falt | Sisa Grey | Tom Holowach | Dane Justman | James Koons | John A. Weaver | Larry Wegger | Joseph Wilson | Joji Yoshida |

Le Hawaii non sono esattamente il paradiso in terra che tutti crediamo: almeno non lo sono più per uno dei suoi abitanti, Matt King. Sua moglie Elizabeth ha appena avuto un incidente che l'ha gettata in coma, e non si riprenderà più. Non resta che staccare le macchine che la tengono ancora in vita. Da anni troppo concentrato sul suo lavoro, l'uomo si ritrova con due figlie che ormai non conosce più, la più grande delle quali, Alexandra, è sulla via della ribellione più spinta. Il dolore di Matt per la tragedia subita si trasforma in frustrazione quando scopre che sua moglie aveva una relazione extraconiugale, e stava per chiedere il divorzio. Il marito tradito e disperato si lancia allora alla ricerca dell'amante della sua sfortunata consorte…

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Matt King: On the phone he can escape, in person, [...] D
Matt King: [voice-over] Paradise? Paradise can go [...] D
Matt King: I'm worried about my daughters. I think [...] D
Scottie King: Shut up, you motherless whore. Sid: [...] D
Matt King: You little fuck! Do you get hit a lot? [...] D
Matt King: I'm the backup parent. The understudy. D
[first lines] Matt King: My friends on the mainla [...] D
Alexandra King: When I was over at Christmas, I ca [...] D
Matt King: A family seems exactly like an archipel [...] D
Alexandra King: When I was over at Christmas, I ca [...] D
Mark Mitchell: This is a unique and dramatic situa [...] D
Sid: [on Scott] That guy is a prick. Is he always [...] D
Matt King: One more question for you. Brian Speer [...] D
Matt King: I don't want my daughters growing up en [...] D
Matt King: Hey, I'm doing you a favor. I could go [...] D
Alexandra King: Did you just spank me ? D
Matt King: [voice-over] Don't be fooled by appeara [...] D
Matt King: [to Elizabeth] Goodbye, Elizabeth. Good [...] D
Scottie King: I don't like eggs. Matt King: Why d [...] D
Matt King: Elizabeth is dying. Wait... Fuck you! A [...] D
Matt King: You are about 100 miles from smart... n [...] D
Matt King: It's this a bad timing? Kai Mitchell: [...] D
Matt King: What is it that makes the women in my l [...] D
Scott Thorson: It's ironic, Elizabeth in this misf [...] D
Matt King: Nothing just happens! Brian Speer: Eve [...] D
Kai Mitchell: Oh, shit. Matt, is everything okay? [...] D
Alexandra King: Hey, Scottie! Raina's a fucked-up [...] D