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Luminous Motion

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Luminous Motion
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1hr 34min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1998
Director:
Bette Gordon
Distributor:
Fox Lorber
Starring:
Eric Lloyd, Deborah Kara Unger, Terry Kinney  ...more
Synopsis: Bette Gordon, who made her directorial debut in 1983 with Variety, returned 15 years later with this adaptation of Scott Bradfield's novel The History of Luminous Motion about an alcoholic mother. "Only two things mattered to me -- being with my mom and being in motion," says ten-year-old Phillip (Eric Lloyd), who teaches himself physics and biology as he's driven about by his mother Margaret (Deborah Kara Unger). After a car crash, they settle down with Hackensack hardware store owner Pedro (Terry ... Full Synopsis
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Kevin Thomas, LOS ANGELES TIMES
What counts here is the acute psychological validity with which Gordon evokes a coming of age that's seen with a darkly outrageous sense of humor--and no small amount of compassionate detachment. Full Review
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Based on 14 critic reviews
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