The Life Before Her Eyes [Blu-ray]

Director: Vadim Perelman Vadim Perelman

Overview

Based on author Laura Kasischke's novel The Life Before Her Eyes, House of Sand and Fog director Vadim Perelman's provocative study of memory, morality, and conscience stars Uma Thurman as the guilt-ridden survivor of a harrowing, Columbine-like high-school shooting. To any outsider, Diana (played as a young girl by actress Evan Rachel Wood) and Maureen (Eva Amurri) were polar opposites; Diana was always questioning authority, while Maureen quietly went about fulfilling the expectations of her devoutly religious family. Yet it was precisely theses differences that drew the two girls to one another and found them gradually growing to become best friends. As with any anxious high-school student, Diana and Maureen both existed in that strange grey zone between childhood and adulthood that found them constantly pondering the endless possibilities that awaited them in the outside world. Flash forward years later, and Diana's (played as an adult by Thurman) life isn't anything like she imagined it would be as a young girl. As Diana's traumatic past gradually comes into focus, it soon becomes obvious that she was profoundly affected by a pivotal event that occurred just prior to her high-school graduation.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/19/2008
UPC:	0876964001397
Original Release:	2008
Rating:	R
Source:	Magnolia Home Ent
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:30:00
Sales rank:	31,598

Special Features

Deleted scenes; Alternate ending; Eva Amurri casting tape; Flower photo gallery; Flower montage; Commentary with director Vadim Perelman and production designer Maia Javan

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Uma Thurman	Diana--Adult
Evan Rachel Wood	Diana--Teen
Eva Amurri	Maureen
Gabrielle Brennan	Emma
Brett Cullen	Paul
Oscar Isaac	Marcus
Jack Gilpin	Mr. McCleod
Maggie Lacy	Amanda--Adult
John Magaro	Michael Patrick
Lynn Cohen	Sister Beatrice,Nate Witt,Nate Witt
Nathalie Nicole Paulding	Amanda--Teen
Molly Price	Diana's Mother
Oliver Solomon	Detective
Anna Renee Moore	Blonde Student
Isabel Keating	Maureen's Mother
Adam Chanler-Berat	Ryan
Aldous Davidson	Diana's Student
Ann McDonough	Librarian
Sharon Washington	Nurse
Kia Jam	Doctor
J.T. Arbogast	Male Reporter
Jewel Donohue	Mother at Shooting
Shaya Levine	Page--Teen,Page (Teen)
Anslem Richardson	Policeman
Evan Neumann	Boy Kicked in Groin
Reathel Bean	Dean
Tuck Milligan	Clinic Doctor
Jessica Calrson	Girl at Shooting
Molly Schreger	Female Student
T.J. Linnard	Male Student
Maggie Lacey	Amanda (adult)
James Horner	Composer

Technical Credits

Emil Stern

Vadim Perelman	Director,Producer
Emil Stern	Screenwriter
Aimee Peyronnet	Producer
Anthony Katagas	Producer
Drew Jiritano	Special Effects
Manny Siverio	Stunts
Ann Goulder	Casting
Marc Butan	Producer,Executive Producer
Mark Cuban	Producer,Executive Producer
Todd Wagner	Producer,Executive Producer
Antonio Arroyo	Sound Mixer
Dorian Cheah	Sound/Sound Designer