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{{short description|1997 film directed by Erin Dignam}}
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| name = Loved
| name = Loved
| director = [[Erin Dignam]]
| director = [[Erin Dignam]]
| writer = [[Erin Dignam]]
| writer = Erin Dignam
| starring = [[Robin Wright (actress)|Robin Wright Penn]]<br/> [[William Hurt]]<br/> [[Amy Madigan]]<br/> [[Paul Dooley]]<br/> [[Lucinda Jenney]]<br/> [[Joanna Cassidy]]
| producer = Philippe Calande<br/>[[Sean Penn]]
| starring = [[Robin Wright (actress)|Robin Wright Penn]]<br/>[[William Hurt]]<br/>[[Amy Madigan]]<br/> [[Anthony Lucero]] <br/> [[Paul Dooley]]<br/> [[Lucinda Jenney]]<br/>[[Joanna Cassidy]]
| cinematography = [[Reynaldo Villalobos]]
| cinematography = [[Reynaldo Villalobos]]
| released = April 1997
| released = {{Film date|1997|04||[[LA Film Festival|LAFF]]}}
| studio = Clyde Is Hungry Films<ref name="MovieWeb">{{cite news |title=The Interpreter begins production in New York |url=https://movieweb.com/the-interpreter-begins-production-in-new-york/ |access-date=4 May 2023 |work=[[MovieWeb]] |date=March 29, 2004}}</ref><br/>Crosslight<br/>Loved Productions<br/>MDP Worldwide Entertainment<br/>Palisades Pictures
| runtime = 109 minutes
| runtime = 109 minutes
| country = United States
| country = United States
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'''''Loved''''' is a 1997 film directed by [[Erin Dignam]] and starring [[Robin Wright (actress)|Robin Wright Penn]] and [[William Hurt]].
'''''Loved''''' is a 1997 [[psychological drama]] film directed by [[Erin Dignam]] and starring [[Robin Wright (actress)|Robin Wright Penn]] and [[William Hurt]].


== Plot ==
==Plot==
Hedda Amerson is a woman who was once involved in an abusive relationship with her ex-husband, whose abuse impacted her once-promising career in swimming. Since Hedda left him, he has driven three women to attempt suicide, with the last one succeeding. Hedda is subpoenaed to testify on his abusive behavior in court, but she is reluctant to go through with it. District attorney K.D. Dietrickson is assigned to the case.
After a husband is accused of driving his third wife to suicide, his first wife Hedda—a troubled woman who can't hate or hurt others even if they had wronged her—is subpoenaed to testify on his abusive behavior during their marriage.


== Cast ==
==Cast==
* [[Robin Wright|Robin Wright Penn]] as Hedda Amerson
* [[Robin Wright|Robin Wright Penn]] as Hedda Amerson
* [[William Hurt]] as K.D. Dietrickson
* [[William Hurt]] as K.D. Dietrickson
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* [[Sean Penn]] as Michael
* [[Sean Penn]] as Michael


== See also ==
==Production==
The film was the second collaboration between Wright and Dignam, who first worked together on ''[[Denial (1990 film)|Denial]]''.<ref name="Eisner" /> ''Loved'' was filmed from October to December 1995.<ref name="TCM">{{cite web|title=Loved (1997) - Miscellaneous Notes|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/524423/loved#notes|website=[[Turner Classic Movies|Turner Classic Movie Database]]|access-date=4 May 2023}}</ref>

==Release==
''Loved '' premiered at the [[LA Film Festival]] in April 1997.<ref name="TCM" /> It also screened at the [[Seattle International Film Festival]] and the [[Santa Barbara International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Woodard |first1=Josef |title="Ice Cream", "Friends", "Pigs" and "Loved": Our Picks from the Santa Barbara Film Festival |url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/ice-cream-friends-pigs-and-loved-our-picks-from-t-82985/|access-date=4 May 2023 |work=[[IndieWire]] |date=March 24, 1998}}</ref>

==Reception==
Ken Eisner of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' commended Wright’s performance and noted "Erin Dignam takes a refreshingly non-sensationalistic approach to volatile material", but said "in trying to get to the psychological bottom of the ways women enable male violence, pic starts down a difficult path but never quite gets where it's headed."<ref name="Eisner">{{cite news |last1=Eisner |first1=Ken |title=Loved |url=https://variety.com/1997/film/reviews/loved-1117341609/ |access-date=3 May 2023 |work=Variety |date=June 23, 1997}}</ref> Eisner said the film’s "aquatic symbolism is one of the stronger, and more subtle, undercurrents", Dignam "deserves kudos for eschewing standard entertainment values, and Wright Penn conveys aspects of femaleness (at least the late-20th-century, all-American variety) that are rarely given screen time. But 'Loved' isn’t quite as profound or polished as it needs to be to win over the unconvinced."<ref name="Eisner" />

''[[Radio Times]]'' rated it one star, saying, "No doubt all the people involved in this project had their hearts and best intentions in the right place, but this drama ultimately fumbles the sensitive subject of domestic violence."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Berry |first1=Joanna |title=Loved (1996) |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/b-g2br4x/loved/ |website=Radio Times |access-date=10 December 2021}}</ref>

At the [[Seattle International Film Festival]], Wright won an Audience Award for Best Actress.<ref name="Eisner" /> She was also nominated for [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead|Best Female Lead]] at the [[13th Independent Spirit Awards|Independent Spirit Awards]].<ref name="Westlake">{{cite news |title=Robin Wright: House of Heart |url=https://wmlifestyle.com/cover-story-robin-wright/ |access-date=3 May 2023 |work=Westlake Malibu Lifestyle}}</ref>

==See also==
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*[[List of American films of 1997]]
*[[List of American films of 1997]]
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== External links ==
==External links==
* {{AllRovi movie|156910|Loved}}
* {{AllMovie title|156910|Loved}}
* {{IMDb title|0119581|Loved}}
* {{IMDb title|0119581|Loved}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|loved|Loved}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|loved|Loved}}


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Latest revision as of 04:35, 8 October 2024

Loved
Directed byErin Dignam
Written byErin Dignam
Produced byPhilippe Calande
Sean Penn
StarringRobin Wright Penn
William Hurt
Amy Madigan
Anthony Lucero
Paul Dooley
Lucinda Jenney
Joanna Cassidy
CinematographyReynaldo Villalobos
Production
companies
Clyde Is Hungry Films[1]
Crosslight
Loved Productions
MDP Worldwide Entertainment
Palisades Pictures
Release date
  • April 1997 (1997-04) (LAFF)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Loved is a 1997 psychological drama film directed by Erin Dignam and starring Robin Wright Penn and William Hurt.

Plot

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Hedda Amerson is a woman who was once involved in an abusive relationship with her ex-husband, whose abuse impacted her once-promising career in swimming. Since Hedda left him, he has driven three women to attempt suicide, with the last one succeeding. Hedda is subpoenaed to testify on his abusive behavior in court, but she is reluctant to go through with it. District attorney K.D. Dietrickson is assigned to the case.

Cast

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Production

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The film was the second collaboration between Wright and Dignam, who first worked together on Denial.[2] Loved was filmed from October to December 1995.[3]

Release

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Loved premiered at the LA Film Festival in April 1997.[3] It also screened at the Seattle International Film Festival and the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.[4]

Reception

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Ken Eisner of Variety commended Wright’s performance and noted "Erin Dignam takes a refreshingly non-sensationalistic approach to volatile material", but said "in trying to get to the psychological bottom of the ways women enable male violence, pic starts down a difficult path but never quite gets where it's headed."[2] Eisner said the film’s "aquatic symbolism is one of the stronger, and more subtle, undercurrents", Dignam "deserves kudos for eschewing standard entertainment values, and Wright Penn conveys aspects of femaleness (at least the late-20th-century, all-American variety) that are rarely given screen time. But 'Loved' isn’t quite as profound or polished as it needs to be to win over the unconvinced."[2]

Radio Times rated it one star, saying, "No doubt all the people involved in this project had their hearts and best intentions in the right place, but this drama ultimately fumbles the sensitive subject of domestic violence."[5]

At the Seattle International Film Festival, Wright won an Audience Award for Best Actress.[2] She was also nominated for Best Female Lead at the Independent Spirit Awards.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Interpreter begins production in New York". MovieWeb. March 29, 2004. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d Eisner, Ken (June 23, 1997). "Loved". Variety. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Loved (1997) - Miscellaneous Notes". Turner Classic Movie Database. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  4. ^ Woodard, Josef (March 24, 1998). ""Ice Cream", "Friends", "Pigs" and "Loved": Our Picks from the Santa Barbara Film Festival". IndieWire. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  5. ^ Berry, Joanna. "Loved (1996)". Radio Times. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  6. ^ "Robin Wright: House of Heart". Westlake Malibu Lifestyle. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
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