Green Card Page #8

Synopsis: George Faure is a Frenchman who has been offered a job in the U.S. But in order to get the job he must obtain a work permit - green card, and the easiest way is to marry an American. Bronte Parrish is a New Yorker who is a keen horticulturist and just found the perfect flat with its own greenhouse. Unfortunately the flat is for married couples only. A marriage of convenience seems the ideal solution to both problems. To convince the immigration officers they are married for love, they must move in with each other. As the mismatched couple attempt to cope with life together, they start to fall in love.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Peter Weir
Production: Touchstone Pictures
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.2
Metacritic:
58
Rotten Tomatoes:
56%
PG-13
Year:
1990
103 min
569 Views


and nothing but the truth?

- I do.

- I do.

Your name is

Bront Mitchell Faur?

Her father is a writer.

- His name?

- Sydney. Sydney Parrish.

He didn't

have a formal education.

He ran away from home

when he was 12.

Plants. She loves all flowers

and weeds. That's her research.

He knows I love salads.

He likes all fatty foods,

you know, being French.

She likes to eat such a thing

as birdseed.

- Birdseed?

- Yes.

Muesli and decaf.

Horrible coffee!

He hums all the time.

- Hums?

- He's composing.

He hasn't written

in a long time.

He says he's not sensitive,

but that's not true.

He's a very sensitive man.

He makes me laugh.

She's very kind to people.

Me, I don't think that way.

I don't trust people.

He's had a hard life.

In a way, he hasn't learned to give,

but he's got so much to give.

She has peace.

I don't have peace.

He has passion. He eats life.

I'm sure that just about does it.

Just a few more details.

- Five, uh, feet eight.

- Five eleven.

- Hundred and twenty-five.

- He won't tell me how much he weighs.

- She sleeps

on the right side of the bed.

- He's on the left.

- Her toothbrush? Green.

- Mine's green.

Her face cream?

Monticello.

Monaco. No.

Monte Carlo.

That's the only answer

I keep forgetting.

You remember all

the other answers?

Is not her fault.

So, please, don't touch her.

- I was good, I think.

- Me too.

I think you're

gonna get what you want.

- Your green card.

- Oh, yes.

I'll see you again? I mean,

I have to get my things.

- Well, I can leave them with Oscar.

- Oscar? Uh, good idea.

Yes, right.

You're right. Oscar. Yeah.

As soon as we hear something,

we can start...

you know, the divorce.

Oh. As soon as possible.

Yeah. Mm-hmm.

Good luck with your music.

I hope you

get your big trees, huh?

- Goodbye, Georges.

- Goodbye, Bront.

Oh! The ring.

No, thank you.

- I...

- Good morning, Mrs Faur.

Mr Faur just stopped by.

He... He said to give you this.

I-I guess

his-his flight was delayed.

Yes. Well, thank you, Oscar.

"Africa, Tuesday.

"Chrie...

"the elephants

have been restless again.

"So restless,

I just can't sleep.

"I would love

to say a last goodbye...

before this next safari."

Oh!

- It's okay.

- What?

Monticello.

I think I tried too hard. I blew it.

Oh. Why didn't you tell me?

It's all right.

We made a deal.

If I leave quickly...

then you keep

your beautiful greenhouse.

I don't care

about the greenhouse.

It's time to go, Mr Faur.

No, no!

- I write.

- Let's go!

- I write every day.

- Now, Mr Faur.

And the letters will

always say the same thing:

"When are you coming, chrie?"

Last night

- I had a dream

- Ooh

- About a home

- No!

- No!

- That was so bright

I don't know why

it has to be a dream

Oh, chrie.

- Why can't I, when will I

Lord help me

- Do you still have them?

- Oh. Oh, yeah.

- Help me find a home

Keep your eyes

On the prize

- Oh.

- Don't be dismayed

Don't be dismayed

- I do.

- Deep in your heart

You must believe

Everything is gonna

be all right

- So do I.

- Everything is gonna

Be all right

Everything is gonna

be all right

Someday

Sometimes hot

And sometimes cold

Sometimes I'm in

Sometimes I'm out

No, I haven't

had much to eat

Lord knows

I haven't had much sleep

you know

Keep your eyes on the prize

Don't be dismayed

Don't be dismayed

Deep in your heart

You must believe

Everything is

gonna be all right

Everything is

gonna be all right

Everything is

gonna be all right

Someday

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Peter Weir

Peter Lindsay Weir, AM ( WEER; born 21 August 1944) is an Australian film director. He was a leading figure in the Australian New Wave cinema movement (1970–1990), with films such as the mystery drama Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), the supernatural thriller The Last Wave (1977) and the historical drama Gallipoli (1981). The climax of Weir's early career was the $6 million multi-national production The Year of Living Dangerously (1983). After the success of The Year of Living Dangerously, Weir directed a diverse group of American and international films covering most genres—many of them major box office hits—including Academy Award-nominated films such as the thriller Witness (1985), the drama Dead Poets Society (1989), the romantic comedy Green Card (1990), the social science fiction comedy-drama The Truman Show (1998) and the epic historical drama Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003). For his work on these five films, Weir personally accrued six Academy Award nominations as either a director, writer or producer. Since 2003, Weir's productivity has sharply declined, having directed only one subsequent feature, the critically successful but financial flop The Way Back (2010). more…

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