Drama · France · 1997 · 1h 53m

The Ice Storm

The Ice Storm poster
Director
Ang Lee
Cast
Kevin Kline as Ben Hood Joan Allen as Elena Hood Sigourney Weaver as Janey Carver Jamey Sheridan as Jim Carver Christina Ricci as Wendy Hood Tobey Maguire as Paul Hood
Crew
Frederick Elmes — Director of Photography Tim Squyres — Editor Mychael Danna — Original Music Composer James Schamus — Screenplay Rick Moody — Novel Ted Hope — Producer
Tagline

It was 1973, and the climate was changing.

Synopsis

In the weekend after thanksgiving 1973 the Hood family is skidding out of control. Then an ice storm hits, the worst in a century.

Trailer The Ice Storm — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
infidelityhusband wife relationshipbased on novel or book1970sthanksgivingdysfunctional familyconnecticutfamily relationshipsice stormsuburbianeighborswinger
Key Collaborators
Ang Lee Director Frederick Elmes Director of Photography Tim Squyres Editor Mychael Danna Original Music Composer James Schamus Screenplay Rick Moody Novel Ted Hope Producer Ang Lee Producer James Schamus Producer Mark Friedberg Production Design Carol Oditz Costume Design
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