Thanksgiving, 1973, Connecticut, and the future of the United States is in limbo. Though outwardly possessing everything a suburban family could want, inwardly, the Hoods are on thin ice. The transparent windows of the family depict a dysfunctional life of paranoid gossip and swinging key parties. Patriarch Ben Hood, barely communicates with his wife Elena. Frustrated and lonely, Elena is on the verge of an emotional breakdown, while Ben copes by having an affair with their neighbour Janey Carver. As night falls and the members of the family embark on their own sexual odyssey, clouds gather on the horizon for an ice storm that will paralyze the suburbs and transform everyone’s lives for ever. Cast includes Kevin Kline, Joan Allen, Sigourney Weaver, James Sheridan, and Christina Ricci.
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ACMI Identifier
309334
Language
English
Audience classification
MA
Subject categories
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Adultery
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Children - Family relationships
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Fathers and daughters
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Fathers and sons
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Grief
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Mothers and daughters
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Mothers and sons
Feature films → Feature films - United States
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Grief
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Parties
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)