First Love, Last Rites (1997)

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Jesse Peretz made his directorial debut with this intimate romantic drama adapted from a short story by Ian McEwan, switching McEwan's setting from an industrial English seaside town to the Louisiana bayou. Joey (Giovanni Ribisi) and Sissel (Natasha Gregson Wagner) live in a drab house on stilts, along with Sissel's lonely younger brother Adrian (Eli Marienthal). After Sissel introduces Joey to her father, Vietnam-vet Henry (Robert John Burke), the two men form a business catching eels. However, mistrust, anxieties, and arguments threaten the love Joey and Sissel share, and they begin to drift apart. Shown at the 1997 Toronto Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi

Starring:: Natasha Gregson Wagner, Giovanni Ribisi, (more)

Director(s):: Jesse Peretz

Theatrical MPAA Rating:: R

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Complete Cast of First Love, Last Rites

Natasha Gregson Wagner - Sissel
Eli Marienthal - Adrian
Jeanetta Arnette - Sissel's Mom

Giovanni Ribisi - Joey
Robert Burke - Henry

Director(s):: Jesse Peretz

Writer(s):: David Ryan, Jesse Peretz

Producer(s):: Robin O'Hara, Scott Macaulay, Herbert Beigel

Theatrical MPAA Rating:: R(Adult Situations)

First Love, Last Rites Awards:

1997 - Independent Spirit Awards - Producers Award
1997 - Independent Spirit Awards - Producers Award

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