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Nathalie Toriel Movies

2007  
 
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A grieving mother who has lost her partner and the rebellious daughter who flouts authority both become locked on parallel paths of destruction in this look at contemporary family values, reproductive rights, and pre-teen angst from co-directors Laurie Colbert and Dominique Cardona. Dr. Finn Jefferies works at a Toronto abortion clinic, and shares her life with a longtime partner and an eleven year-old daughter. When her partner dies, Dr. Finn becomes lost. Despite the fact that she wants the best for her daughter Zelly, Dr. Finn finds the intensity of her job and her unbridled grief gradually impeding her from being a responsible parent. Now, as Dr. Finn falls into the arms of a new lover, Zelly and her friends prowl the streets smoking dope, stealing, and ditching school. But sometimes, in the darkest depths of grief, suffering has a way of challenging ones concept of who they truly are and what they really know. Through it all one thing remains certain: if their mutual grief doesn't bring Zelly and her mother closer together it will drive them further apart than they ever imagined. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Starring:
Brooke JohnsonYanna McIntosh, (more)
 
2005  
 
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Academy Award-nominee Kathy Bates (Misery, Fried Green Tomatoes) helms and stars in Ambulance Girl - her third directorial credit on a made-for-television feature. Produced by and originally aired on Lifetime Television, Bates's comedy concerns Jane Stern (Bates), a housewife of thirty years who spent decades building a successful career as co-author of food books with her husband, the rebounding ex-alcoholic Michael (Robin Thomas). When faced with a chain of unpredictable mood swings, Jane refuses to take the problem lying down - and instead opts to launch a new career as an EMT. Her only real obstacle is a beast: she must learn to surmount her phobia of ambulances! Ambulance Girl waxes bittersweet, interweaving over-the-top, hilarious comedy with perceptive insights and a heartwarming message about confronting and overcoming the obstacles that life dishes out. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

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Starring:
Kathy BatesRobin Thomas, (more)
 
2004  
 
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A small town super-jock comes to terms with his suppressed sexuality in this tale of masculine love that lends credence to the old adage "never judge a book by its cover." In high school, Troy had it all. But high school is over now, and when Troy's unsuspecting girlfriend goes out of town, the manly jock spends his hours pining over his best friend Merrick. When a series of midnight massages with Merrick quickly evolve into heated sex sessions, Troy's sexual confusion forces him to choose between a life of denial and frustration, or a life in which he can express his true sexual identity. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Starring:
Lee RumohrMatt Austin, (more)