House of Cards Movie Review 1992

Precocious six-year-old Sally (Menina) suddenly stops talking after her father is killed in an accident at an archeological site in Mexico. Mom Ruth (Turner) fights to bring her daughter out of her fantasy world and seeks medical advice from a psychiatrist (a sympathetic Jones) but ignores it when it clashes with her own theories. The ethereal Menina, in her acting debut, gives the best performance in this weakly plotted and confusing family saga.

Distribution

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Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 109 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Moms, Childhood Visions, Tragedy

Screenplay

Michael Lessac

Cast

Kathleen Turner, Asha Menina, Tommy Lee Jones, Shiloh Strong, Esther Rolle, Park Overall, Michael Horse, Anne Pitoniak

Cinematography

Victor Hammer

Director

Michael Lessac

Producer

Dale Pollock, Wolfgang Glattes, Lianne Halfon, Miramax Films