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The Savages is a 2007 American black comedy - drama film written and directed by Tamara Jenkins. It stars Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Philip Bosco (in his final film before his death in 2018). It had its world premiere at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2007.
Jan 17, 2008 · The Savages: Directed by Tamara Jenkins. With Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Bosco, Peter Friedman. A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.
Dec 20, 2007 · "The Savages" seems a curious movie to be opening four days before Christmas, but maybe not: Christmas Day itself is said to be the top moviegoing day of the year, as families (a) seek something they can do together without having to talk, or (b) use them as a excuse to escape from the house.
Plot. The Savages. Jump to Edit. Summaries. A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father. Jon and Wendy Savage are two siblings who have spent their adult years trying to recover from the abuse of their abusive father, Lenny Savage.
Wendy Savage (Laura Linney), a struggling playwright, has little to do with her brother, Jon (Philip Seymour Hoffman), a college professor and author. However, the siblings must find a way to...
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Nov 28, 2007 · Summary The Savages is an irreverent look at family, love and mortality as seen through the lens of one of modern life’s most bewildering and challenging experiences: when adult siblings find themselves plucked from their everyday, self-centered lives to care for an estranged elderly parent. (Fox Searchlight) Comedy. Drama.
Nov 28, 2007 · Tamara Jenkins’s “The Savages” is a beautifully nuanced tragicomedy about two floundering souls.
