Rising young actress Clea Duvall stars in Wildflowers as Cally, a young woman who's grown up on a commune outside of San Francisco. Now 17, she finds herself drifting away from her father, who raised her alone after her mother abandoned them both. Cally sees Sabine (Daryl Hannah), a reckless artist, at a coffee shop and is instantly drawn to her restless energy, perhaps seeing in the Pre-Raphaelite beauty the wilder woman Cally wishes she could be. When Sabine accidentally leaves her journal behind one day, Cally uses it as an opening to enter Sabine's life and a friendship slowly develops--though Sabine resists growing close and is torn by unresolved feelings about a close friend who has just died. Bit by bit, Cally begins to piece together clues that suggest she and Sabine are closer than they had thought. Clea Duvall's broad, open face and natural presence effortlessly communicate both Cally's yearning infatuation with Sabine and her increasing alienation from the world she's always known. The supporting performances by Eric Roberts and Tomas Arana are carefully drawn, and the cinematography--especially scenes of the California seashore--are beautiful. Wildflowers slowly builds a compelling portrait of a young woman redefining herself. --Bret Fetzer
From the Back Cover Seventeen-year-old Cally was born into the idyll of commune life. Since she was five, however, Cally (Clea DuVall) has been living on a houseboat with her father (Tomas Arana). She is a tomboy; he is sweet but out of touch, barely able to get by, trying just to hold onto Cally.
Then Cally meets the older and exotic Sabine (Darryl Hannah), a runaway who has been running for far too long. Cally is intoxicated with her vivacity, her intensity -- and in Sabine, Cally sees something of herself. With the help of a mutual friend (Eric Roberts) Cally finds Sabine and pursues her. Eventually she's allowed into Sabine's life and becomes immersed in the drama she finds there. Clues to Sabine's mysterious past begin to surface. Cally follows the clues like a thread leading out of a maze, but finds it only takes her deeper in.
Soon, the drama of Sabine's life threatens to overwhelm Cally. At that moment, though, she discovers that Sabine may possibly be her own long lost mother.
Featuring music by: Santana, Blues Traveler, Jane's Addiction, Big Brother and the Holding Company, John Doe, Chris Stills and Robert Hunter.
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Cally (DuVall) is a seventeen-year-old tomboy who lives with her out-of-touch father (Arana) aboard a houseboat in the California Bay Area. Her life seems trite and mundane until she's graced by a one-time encounter with an extremely exotic woman named Sabine (Hannah). Cally is taken by the mystery and drama that seems to envelop Sabine, and employs a friend (Roberts) to help track her down. Soon Cally finds herself engrossed in a maze of suspense, where at the end of it all lies Sabine's true identity--a secret life Cally was destined to discover. Featuring music by Santana, Blues Traveler, Jane's Addiction, and more.
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Seventeen-year-old Cally was born into the idyll of commune life. Since she was five, however, Cally (Clea DuVall) has been living on a houseboat with her father (Tomas Arana). She is a tomboy; he is sweet but out of touch, barely able to get by, trying just to hold onto Cally.
Then Cally meets the older and exotic Sabine (Daryl Hannah), a runaway who has been running for far too long. Cally is intoxicated with her vivacity, her intensity -- and in Sabine, Cally sees something of herself. With the help of a friend (Eric Roberts), Cally finds Sabine and pursues her. Eventually she's allowed into Sabine's life and becomes immersed in the drama she finds there. Clues to Sabine's mysterious past begin to surface. Cally follows the clues like a thread leading out of a maze, but finds it only takes her deeper in.
Soon, the drama of Sabine's life threatens to overwhelm Cally. At that moment, though, she discovers that Sabine may possibly be her own long lost mother.
Featuring Music By:
Santana, Blues Traveler, Jane's Addiction, Big Brother & The Holding Company, John Doe, Chris Stills and Robert Hunter
(10 votes)
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