House of Cards is a 1993 American drama film co-written and directed by Michael Lessac and starring Kathleen Turner and Tommy Lee Jones. It follows the struggle of a mother to reconnect with her daughter who has been traumatized by the death of her father. The film premiered at the 1993 Sundance Film Festival before being acquired by Miramax Films for distribution in June of the same year.[2]
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Directed by | Michael Lessac |
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Cinematography | Victor Hammer |
Edited by | Walter Murch |
Music by | James Horner |
Distributed by | Miramax Films |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $322,871[1] |
Following the death of her husband, Ruth Matthews moves her family back to their house in a quiet suburb, hoping to put the past behind them. While her son Michael is able to adapt, her daughter, Sally, is apparently traumatized by the experience and starts displaying unusual behavior. Ruth is later court mandated to see Jake Beerlander, an expert in child autism, to help Sally.
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