Cookie's Fortune ( 1999 )

Cookie's Fortune ( 1999 ) (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Berlin International Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
French ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
114 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1999 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Robert Altman

Written By:
Anne Rapp

Actors:
Glenn Close ..... Camille Dixon
Julianne Moore ..... Cora Duvall
Liv Tyler ..... Emma Duvall
Chris O'Donnell ..... Jason Brown
Charles Dutton ..... Willis Richland (as Charles S. Dutton)
Patricia Neal ..... Jewel Mae 'Coo-kie' Orcutt
Ned Beatty ..... Lester Boyle
Courtney B. Vance ..... Otis Tucker
Donald Moffat ..... Jack Palmer
Lyle Lovett ..... Manny Hood
Danny Darst ..... Billy Cox
Matt Malloy ..... Eddie 'The Expert' Pitts
Randle Mell ..... Patrick Freeman
Niecy Nash ..... Wanda Carter
Rufus Thomas ..... Theo Johnson

Synopsis:

Living in the decayed grandeur of a splendid antebellum house is uninhibited Jewel Mae Orcutt, known by one and all as Coo-kie, including her long time retainer Willis. Coo-kie remains full of spirit, but she's becoming forgetful, that worries the devoted Willis as much as the fact that it's only a matter of time before she can no longer climb up the stairs to her bedroom. For her part, Coo-kie is increasingly overcome with longing for her beloved late husband, Buck. So much so she decides it's time to end it all.

Cookie's Fortune unfolds over an eventful Easter weekend in the small town of Holly Springs, Mississippi. The town residents are peaceful, kind folk -- with the exception of Camille Dixon -- a pushy theatre director with an incredibly shy younger sister, Cora, whose estranged daughter Emma has just returned to town. On the heels of her latest play, Camille is shocked to discover that her Aunt Jewel Mae "Cookie" Orcutt has committed suicide. Terrified at the thought of how this will tarnish the family name, she eats the suicide note to make it look like a burglary. This set-up leads the police to one main suspect, Willis Richland, who also happens to be Cookie's best friend. Although the rest of the town is convinced Willis didn't commit the crime, an outside investigator isn't so sure. As Easter Sunday and opening night of the play arrive, the truth comes out, revealing more secrets than anyone could have possibly imagined.

Conflict arises in the small town of Holly Springs when an old woman's death causes a variety of reactions among family and friends.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 06 April, 2016.