6 December 2007 - 12:30Cookie’s Fortune
Movie Director: Robert Altman
Cookie’s Fortune unfolds over an eventful Easter weekend in the small town of Holly Springs, Mississippi. The town residents are peaceful, kind folk–with the exception of Camille Dixon (Glenn Close)–a pushy theatre director with an incredibly shy younger sister, Cora (Julianne Moore), whose estranged daughter Emma (Liv Tyler) has just returned to town. On the heels of her latest play, Camille is shocked to discover that her Aunt Jewel Mae “Cookie” Orcutt (Patricia Neal) has committed suicide. Terrified at the thought of how this will tarnish the family name, she eats the suicide note to make it look like a burglary. This set-up leads the police to one main suspect, Willis Richland (Charles S. Dutton), who also happens to be Cookie’s best friend. Although the rest of the town is convinced Willis didn’t commit the crime, an outside investigator (Courtney B. Vance) isn’t so sure. As Easter Sunday and opening night of the play arrive, the truth comes out, revealing more secrets than anyone could have possibly imagined. Director Altman tells his story at a leisurely pace, beautifully recreating the eccentricities of small town life in this sweet-natured tale.
Movie actors: Close Glenn (Camille Dixon), Moore Julianne (Cora Duvall), Tyler Liv (Emma Duvall), O’Donnell Chris (Jason Brown), Neal Patricia (Jewel Mae ‘Cookie’ Orcutt), Beatty Ned (Lester Boyle), Vance Courtney B. (Otis Tucker), Moffat Donald (Jack Palmer), Lovett Lyle (Manny Hood), Darst Danny (Billy Cox), Malloy Matt (Eddie ‘The Expert’ Pitts), Mell Randle (Patrick Freeman), Nash Niecy (Wanda Carter), Thomas Rufus (Theo Johnson),
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