The Ice Storm (film)

The Ice Storm
Film poster
Directed byAng Lee
Screenplay byJames Schamus
Based onThe Ice Storm
by Rick Moody
Produced byTed Hope
James Schamus
Ang Lee
Starring
CinematographyFrederick Elmes
Edited byTim Squyres
Music byMychael Danna
Production
companies
Distributed by20th Century Fox (United States and Canada)
Buena Vista International (International)[1][2]
Release dates
  • May 12, 1997 (1997-05-12) (Cannes)
  • September 27, 1997 (1997-09-27) (United States)
Running time
113 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$18 million
Box office$8 million

The Ice Storm is a 1997 American independent[3] drama film directed by Ang Lee and written by James Schamus. Based on Rick Moody's 1994 novel of the same name and set during Thanksgiving 1973 in New Canaan, Connecticut, the film features an ensemble cast of Kevin Kline, Joan Allen, Tobey Maguire, Christina Ricci, Elijah Wood, Katie Holmes, Glenn Fitzgerald, Jamey Sheridan and Sigourney Weaver as two neighbouring, dysfunctional upper-class families seeking escapism through alcohol, adultery, and sexual experimentation.

The film opened in the United States on September 27, 1997. Its limited release ultimately grossed US$8 million on a budget of US$18 million. Critical response to the film was positive, and it was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival, where Schamus received the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay. Among other accolades, Weaver won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.

  1. ^ a b "The Ice Storm". Danish Film Institute. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "The Ice Storm, (15)". British Board of Film Classification. January 21, 1998. Retrieved December 2, 2012.
  3. ^ The Best Indie Films of the 1990s - Yahoo Entertainment

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