Clean

Resource Information

The work Clean represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Hamilton East Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Clean

Statement of responsibility

Palm Pictures, Rectangle Productions, Haystack Productions and Rhombus Media present a France-United Kingdom-Canada co-production an Arte France Cinema co-production in association with The Film Consortium UK Film Council, The Works and Matrix Film Finance LLP., produced with the participation of Telefilm Canada, The Centre National de la Cinematographie, Canal+ and the support of 121 Preparatory Action of the European Community, a film by Olivier Assayas ; produced by Edouard Weil, Niv Fichman and Xavier Marchand ; written and directed by Olivier Assayas

Contributor

• Dalle, Béatrice, 1964-
• Dennis, James
• Henry, Martha
• Johnston, James, 1966-
• Martin, Rémi, 1965-
• McKellar, Don, 1963-
• Nolte, Nick
• Spigarelli, Laetitia
• Tricky, 1968-
• Zhang, Manyu
• Haystack Productions
• Palm Pictures
• Rectangle Productions
• Rhombus Media (Firm)
• Assayas, Olivier
• Balibar, Jeanne, 1968-

Actor

• Dennis, James

Subject

• Drug addicts -- Rehabilitation -- Drama
• Feature films
• Mothers and sons -- Drama
• Children of drug addicts -- Drama

Genre

• Feature films
• Drama

Language

• engfrechi
• eng
• eng

Summary

Emily Wang is a woman whose past is riddled with drugs and regrets. As a result, her husband, Lee, is found dead in a desolate motel room in Hamilton, Ontario, and Emily is landed with a six-month jail sentence. The only thing that she desires for the future is a loving relationship with her son Jay, who is being cared for by Lee's parents, Albrecht and Rosemary. While Rosemary blames Emily for Lee's death, Albrecht recognizes the importance of the bond between a mother and her son and tells Emily that the only way she can have a relationship with Jay is to become clean. Emily battles for a place in a world reluctant to forget the woman she was and unwilling to accept her as the woman she longs to be

Awards note

Cannes Film Festival, 2004: Best Actress (Maggie Cheung) ; Technical Grand Prize (Eric Gautier).

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Eric Gautier ; production designers, Fran<U+00bf>cois-Renaud Labarthe, Bill Fleming ; editor, Luc Barnier

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R

Language note

In English, French and Cantonese dialogue, with English subtitles

PerformerNote

Maggie Cheung, Nick Nolte, Jeanne Balibar, Don McKellar, James Dennis, Martha Henry, James Johnston, Remi Martin, Laetitia Spigarelli, Tricky, Beatrice Dalle

Runtime

111

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action