Tadpole

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Awards

Chlotrudis Awards 2003 - Nominated - Best Supporting Actress

Satellite Awards 2003 - Nominated - Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical

Satellite Awards 2003 - Nominated - Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Musical

Seattle Film Critics Awards 2002 - Won - Best Supporting Actress

Chlotrudis Awards 2003 - Nominated - Best Supporting Actress

Satellite Awards 2003 - Nominated - Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical

Satellite Awards 2003 - Nominated - Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Musical

Seattle Film Critics Awards 2002 - Won - Best Supporting Actress

Sundance Film Festival 2002 - Nominated - Grand Jury Prize

Sundance Film Festival 2002 - Won - Directing Award

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Tadpole

Director:
Gary Winick
80 Minutes
 

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Film Synopsis

Beautiful, sophisticated women are all over Oscar Grubman. He is sensitive and compassionate, speaks French fluently, is passionate about Voltaire, and thinks the feature that tells the most about a woman is her hands. On the train home from Chauncey Academy for the Thanksgiving weekend, Oscar confides in his best friend that he has plans for this vacation--he will win the heart of his true love. But there is one major problem--Oscar's true love is his stepmother Eve. Oscar is certain that he could be a better mate to Eve than his work-obsessed father. He fails to win Eve's heart and is consequently dejected. Oscar's path to his true love is further crossed by Diane, Eve's best friend who, one night while wearing Eve's borrowed perfumed scarf, offers him temporary comfort in an unconventional tryst. For Diane, Oscar fills a void in her life. For Oscar, Diane is somewhat of a distraction, as his continued pursuit of Eve leads to an unexpected resolution.

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"One of the early examples of digital filmmaking that hit the big screen- a May/September romantic comedy on New York's upper east side. Sigourney Weaver is very convincing as a step mother being romantically pursued by her step son. "

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Details

Runtime:
80 min.

Country:
UNITED STATES

Language:
English/American

Color:
Color

 

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