Maple Palm
{{Infobox film
| name = Maple Palm
| image = Maple-palm.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Ralph Torjan
| writer = Ralph Torjan
Robert J. Feldman
| producer = Ralph Torjan
Robert J. Feldman
| starring = Deborah Stewart
Andrea Carvajal
Taymour Ghazi
| cinematography =
| editing = Ralph Torjan
| music = Rebecca Hansen
Katy J.
| studio =
| distributor = FATfilms LLC
| released = {{Film date|2006|11|10}}
| runtime = 116 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Maple Palm is a 2006 American romantic drama film directed by Ralph Torjan.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/644003/maple-palm |title=Maple Palm (2006) |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |access-date=2009-08-04}}
Premise
Maple Palm focuses on a lesbian couple, Nicole (Deborah Stewart) and Amy (Andrea Carvajal), who have been living together for fifteen years. Nicole is an illegal immigrant from Canada who has no protection under the law, since same-sex marriages are not recognized by the United States.
Cast
- Deborah Stewart as Nicole
- Taymour Ghazi as Glen
- Andrea Carvajal as Amy
- Robert J. Feldman as Billy
- Lynda Lefever as Mom
Reception
Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times was moved by the conviction with which the cast threw themselves into the project, and felt the storyline was one with potential, but felt that the director should have used a lighter hand to increase believability and menace.{{cite news|url=http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/cl-et-maple10nov10,0,310224.story |title=Movie review: 'Maple Palm' |last=Thomas |first=Kevin |date=November 10, 2006 |work=Los Angeles Times |accessdate=2009-08-04}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} Ernest Hardy of LA Weekly felt that the director took an important political and social issue and reduced it to a shameless manipulation of the viewer's emotions.{{cite news|url=http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/maplepalm |title=Movie review: 'Maple Palm' |last=Hardy |first=Ernest |date=November 2006 |publisher=LA Weekly |accessdate=2009-08-04}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0481572}}
Category:Lesbian-related films
Category:American LGBTQ-related films
Category:2006 romantic drama films
Category:American romantic drama films
Category:LGBTQ-related romantic drama films
Category:2006 LGBTQ-related films
Category:2000s English-language films
Category:English-language romantic drama films
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