Margaret

Director: Kenneth Lonergan
Writer: Kenneth Lonergan
Cast: Anna Paquin, Matt Damon, Mark Ruffalo, Krysten Ritter, Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno, Olivia Thirlby, Allison Janney
Language: English
Theatrical Release Date: September 30, 2011
On The Web IMDB Entry

Synopsis: Margaret centers on a 17-year-old New York City high-school student who feels certain that she inadvertently played a role in a traffic accident that has claimed a woman's life. In her attempts to set things right she meets with opposition at every step. Torn apart with frustration, she begins emotionally brutalizing her family, her friends, her teachers, and most of all, herself. She has been confronted quite unexpectedly with a basic truth: that her youthful ideals are on a collision course against the realities and compromises of the adult world. [Synopsis courtesy of IMDb]

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The Playlist News

Kenneth Lonergan On The Inspirations, Performances, Resonances & Structure Of 'Margaret'

“There are some characters you think of and they’re really vivid to you and they’re easy to write and it doesn’t really matter who or what they are." replies Lonergan. "I don’t know why whatever this is fed itself into the life of a teenage girl. But I had been very interested in teenagers and that ...
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The Playlist News

'Margaret': Extended Cut Vs. Theatrical Cut - What's Different, New & Changed?

Last night at the Sunshine Cinema in New York, Indiewire hosted a special event for the home video debut of Kenneth Lonergan's troubled epic "Margaret," which included the very first screening of the new "extended cut" (it's not exactly a director's cut of the film, read our interview with Lonergan ...
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Indiewire News

Tonight: Indiewire's Free Screening of the 'Margaret' Extended Cut With Kenneth Lonergan and Cast

Box office be damned: After its long-delayed theatrical release, Kenneth Lonergan's "Margaret," has found a loyal, if not rabid, fanbase. That's why the Blu-ray package includes a DVD that features an 186-minute extended cut, which is due for release tomorrow, July 10. Thanks ...
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The Playlist News

How Personal Rivalries Shelved Martin Scorsese's Cut Of Kenneth Lonergan's 'Margaret' & More From NY Times Profile

One of the stories of last year's award season was the small, but vocal campaign to give Kenneth Lonergan's "Margaret" more recognition that its studio Fox Searchlight was willing to give it. Already delayed thanks to a protracted and ugly legal and creative battle, that the movie hit theaters at al...
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The Playlist News

3 Hour Director's Cut Of Kenneth Lonergan's 'Margaret' Hits DVD In July

Well, this is finally happening: Kenneth Lonergan's "Margaret," the long-delayed, much discussed, often troubled drama about a young girl (Anna Paquin) who accidentally causes a horrific bus accident, is finally making its way onto DVD and Blu-ray in July. This is great news for anyone who missed th...
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Thompson on Hollywood Reviews

Now and Then: The Extraordinary Kenneth Lonergan, 'Margaret' & 'You Can Count on Me'

Rare are squabbles over production and distribution as fraught as those that accompanied the long gestation and brief theatrical life of Kenneth Lonergan's second feature. It would seem that a film must be something special to elicit such strong feelings, and "Margaret" is that film and then some. I...
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Leonard Maltin Reviews

Margaret—DVD review

I’m a latecomer to Kenneth Lonergan’s 'Margaret', having missed its brief appearance in theaters last year (after a five-to-six year delay) but it’s not too late for me to sing its praises. It has its flaws, but I defy you to find a more intelligent or impassioned American film this year.
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Criticwire Reviews

Should "A Thousand Words" Get the "Margaret" Treatment?

Development hell is a very real (and very hot) place. From time to time, a movie will garner a theatrical release long after the cameras stopped rolling and the picture has been locked. A delayed release doesn't always invite discrimination against quality, but does an audience need to know about it...
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Indiewire Reviews

REVIEW | Lonergan's Long-Delayed "Margaret" Flopped at the Box Office, But It Deserves Better

"The Magnificent Ambersons," Orson Welles' 1942 follow-up to the proverbial game-changer "Citizen Kane," has two legacies. Many critics and scholars consider it a masterful look at the dissolution of an affluent American family. For Welles aficionados, however, it's the one that got away: Welles was...
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