South Mountain

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South Mountain

2019

1h 22m

Drama

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An artist's life gets turned upside down when she learns her husband has another family.

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South Mountain sifts through the wreckage of a broken marriage, finding quietly impactful resolutions through Talia Balsam's nuanced performance.

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Glenn Kenny

New York Times

Balsam is marvelous throughout, precisely measured in portraying a state often teetering on abjection.

May 7, 2020

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Alissa Wilkinson

Vox

South Mountain suggests that the moments that break us can also give us the space and excuse to grow and re-mold ourselves in new ways. There's joy in those broken spaces.

Rated: 4/5

May 6, 2020

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

[Talia Balsam] is just wonderful in this film... It's painful, deep, and moving.

May 4, 2020

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Betsy Bozdech

AWFJ.org

Balsam gives a beautifully natural, realistic performance as Lila - she never feels anything less than wholly authentic.

Nov 22, 2021

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Ron Wilkinson

It's Just Movies

The bucolic setting of the summer place contrasts with life moving on in uncharted directions.

Rated: 7/10

Jun 23, 2020

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

This is a small drama with a lot of recognizable truth to it, as well as fine performances in complexly written character roles.

May 18, 2020

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Elizabeth D

Super performance from Talia Balsam. Feels like you’re watching a play - you just feel super-close to the action and it is suspenseful without being in the thriller/horror genre.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/03/24

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Audience Member

This movie is currently available on Amazon Prime. I hit the jackpot with this one. If you like indie, ensemble and beautifully crafted storytelling this is a great choice. Talia Balsam and Scott Cohen deliver nuanced and realistic performances of a marriage coming apart. Set over a summer it takes us on a trip that stays with you long after the leaves have been raked and the bbq put away. This deserved the recognition it received at SXSW and other film festivals.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Awful movie! Best part was our beautiful Hudson Valley...this was really bad

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Synopsis

An artist's life gets turned upside down when she learns her husband has another family.

Director: Hilary Brougher
Producer: Maria Rosenblum, Kristin Frost, Susan A. Stover
Screenwriter: Hilary Brougher
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 5, 2020
Runtime: 1h 22m

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