Personal Velocity: Three Portraits Movie Review 2002

Fictional triptych of three New York women undergoing moments of epiphany. Delia (Sedgwick) summons the courage to take her children and leave her broke, abusive spouse and Catskill trailer life. Greta (Posey), a Manhattan cookbook editor realizes that her work does have merit but in order to really move forward in life she needs to leave her slouch of a husband. And finally Paula (Balk), a pregnant, misdirected young woman driving nowhere in particular, connects with her maternal instincts through an encounter with a hitchhiker. Ellen Kuras's cinematography is notable in its attention to detail and Miller (playwright Arthur's daughter) mixes great storytelling with flashbacks, montages, and narrator commentary to provides a well-rounded understanding of each situation, leaving final judgment to the audience.

Distribution

MGM Home Entertainment, 2500 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90404-6061, Phone: (310)449-3000, Fax: (310)449-3100, URL: http://www.mgmhomevideo.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 86 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Anthology, Women, Adapted from a Story, Domestic Abuse, Writers, Pregnant Pauses, Thumbs Up

Screenplay

Rebecca Miller

Cast

Kyra Sedgwick, David Warshofsky, Leo Fitzpatrick, Brian Tarantina, Mara Hobel, Parker Posey, Tim Guinee, Joel de la Fuente, Wallace Shawn, Ron Leibman, Josh Weinstein, Ben Shankman, Fairuza Balk, Seth Gilliam, David Patrick Kelly, Lou Taylor Pucci, Patti D'Arbanville

Cinematography

Ellen Kuras

Director

Rebecca Miller

Music

Michael Rohatyn

Other

John Ventimiglia, Robert Fernandez, Sabine Hoffman, Marie Abma, Judy Becker

Producer

Gary Winick, Alexis Alexanian, Lemore Syvan, Independent Film Channel (IFC), InDigEnt, Goldheart, Blue Magic Pictures, United Artists