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Salmonberries

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Roswitha (Rosel Zech), a lonely immigrant, works in the library of a small Alaskan town. When ill-mannered, sexually ambiguous Eskimo Kotzebue (k.d. lang) rudely disrupts her work, Roswitha refuses to help the strange woman research her family history. But as Kotzebue's repeated visits to the library begin to wear her down, Roswitha relents. An unlikely friendship blooms after the two strangers discover they share a love of the salmonberry -- a wild Alaskan fruit similar to the raspberry.
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Steven Alan McGaw Texas Triangle/TXT 05/08/2023
Queer audiences starved to see themselves on screen may he drawn to the film, but be advised, It's slow going. Go to Full Review
Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall 07/14/2010
4/5
Mhis offbeat drama marches to such a fiercely original beat that it can't be ignored Go to Full Review
Louise Keller Urban Cinefile 08/29/2008
An unforgettable and haunting film about longing and loss, Salmonberries has a visceral energy that is as powerful as its isolated snowy Alaskan locations. The icing on the cake is an evocative soundtrack .. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 07/28/2005
3/5
Michael E. Grost Classic Film and Television 01/21/2005
4/5
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01/01/2013 WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congradualation movie, you succeeded to make me as angry as ever about a movie. Really there is no excuse for this boring, unintresting, boring piece of crap. I get what message its trying to get at but it ends up with a series of pointless scenes oh and the main character in this is so stupid and not likable. So please do not watch this movie its just terrible! See more 09/19/2012 Put this one slap dap in the middle. I liked it..but not too much. See more 01/30/2011 cringed quite a bit, but it wasn't totally insufferable. very conflicted feelings about this film, 't was bit of a bumpy ride. (and what was with 'em dream sequences??) it was kinda painful seeing k.d. lang in her acting debut, but at least she had the charisma to pull it off. See more 06/10/2010 One of those love-it-as-art or hate-it-as-pretension films. Which probably means it should be understood as sitting between those two extremes. See more 10/17/2009 More academically interesting, perhaps, than entertaining, but that's enough to hold my interest. Moments of Lynchian surrealism are fun. See more 03/23/2009 Horrible acting, directing, and an almost non-existent plot. Plus the repetitive music and the constant nickname usage was just plain annoying. I have nothing good to say about this movie. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Roswitha (Rosel Zech), a lonely immigrant, works in the library of a small Alaskan town. When ill-mannered, sexually ambiguous Eskimo Kotzebue (k.d. lang) rudely disrupts her work, Roswitha refuses to help the strange woman research her family history. But as Kotzebue's repeated visits to the library begin to wear her down, Roswitha relents. An unlikely friendship blooms after the two strangers discover they share a love of the salmonberry -- a wild Alaskan fruit similar to the raspberry.
Director
Percy Adlon
Producer
Eleonore Adlon
Screenwriter
Percy Adlon
Production Co
Pelemele Film
Genre
Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 3, 2021
Runtime
1h 34m
Sound Mix
Surround
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