Carolina (2003)

Directed by

Marleen Gorris

Genre

romantic comedy

Country

Germany, United States

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 87 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman navigates her chaotic family and romantic life in Los Angeles. She tries to break free from her family's expectations while pursuing a relationship.

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What happens

Carolina is a 2003 American-German romantic comedy film directed by Marleen Gorris, starring Julia Stiles, Shirley MacLaine, Alessandro Nivola, Mika Boorem, Randy Quaid, and Jennifer Coolidge. Lisa Sheridan has a cameo role in the film, and Barbara Eden has the uncredited part of Daphne. It is set in Los Angeles, California. Shot in 2003, the film failed to find a distributor and was released direct-to-video in 2004. Miramax Films was the domestic distributor, but failed to release it in theaters. When Harvey Weinstein screened the film he told the producers, "You have a hit movie on your hands. We're going to blast this on MTV all over Super Bowl Weekend." The producers never heard about it again until 2004 when it was suddenly released direct-to-DVD. The film began principal photography in July 2001. Kathy Bates was cast in the role of Grandma Millicent Mirabeau, but dropped out after make-up and hair tests due to the shut down of the original production shoot date. Shirley MacLaine eventually stepped in to play the role. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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