The Yellow Handkerchief

2010 "A love lost in the past. A love struggling for a future."
6.7| 1h42m| PG-13| en| More Info
Released: 26 February 2010 Released
Producted By: area japan
Country: United States of America
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Official Website: http://www.theyellowhandkerchief.com/
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A road trip through Louisiana transforms three strangers who were originally brought together by their respective feelings of loneliness.

Genre

Drama, Romance

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Director

Udayan Prasad

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Merolliv I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.
Jonah Abbott There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.
Erica Derrick By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.
adonis98-743-186503 A road trip through Louisiana transforms three strangers who were originally brought together by their respective feelings of loneliness. Starring William Hurt, Maria Bello, Kristen Stewart and Eddie Redmayne The Yellow Handkerchief is a movie about redemption and about a man trying to find the woman he loves but also it brings all 3 of them together and they try to fight their loneliness and their life problems and by the end of it Brett goes back to May and a new love starts with Martine and Gordy. I can't really find anything bad about this movie except that is slow paced which is fine honestly for a movie like this and all 4 actors really did a great job especially Hurt, Stewart and Redmayne and if you haven't seen it check it out it deserves your time or even better your money for a rent or buy depending your taste in movies.
alfiecycling The character Brett Hanson has a history that unfolds at first in a series of flashbacks then orally to his two companions, Martine and Gordy. Martine, the daughter of an inter-state truck driver, is a lonely 15 year old girl looking for love and acceptance.Gordy is a lonely white young geeky computer repairman that believes himself to be Native American.Gordy owns a gas guzzling beast of car from the 1970's that transports the three of them towards the unknown in post Katrina, Louisiana.The color palette is predominantly, blues , yellows and their progeny, greens. How the color yellow pops up from time to time was a nice addition to the original story. Here are a few examples: Gordy buys a yellow throwaway camera that is "preferably past its expiration date." Then, at the riverside, slams the camera against the wet rocks before he takes photos of Martine doing a few ballet positions. The resultant photos are unpredictable and look bleached, abstract and surreal. Perhaps a commentary on how he and people in general process and interpret reality differently. During a heavy downpour, Brett borrows Gordy's yellow tent to use as a wrap instead staying in the comforts of the car with his two companions. A yellow fire hydrant causes a lot of grief for Brett and his wife, May. May's hair is dyed yellow.Brett has become the quintessential glass-is-half-empty sort of man that expects to be let down every day. So when he hands his wife, May, a yellow manila envelope I was able to guess its contents.And finally, a yellow handkerchief.A few random memorable quotesGordy: I was kinda apologizing. I was sorta saying, " your life's equal to mine."Brett: No accidents.May: Do you realize you punish those who love you more.Martine: ...I think because I trust sad people.Life handed these four people lemons and they in turn made lemonade. Kudos to everyone involved for making this endearing movie. I enjoyed the musical score...it was quite haunting.
StephenTaylor The word judgement, and its various forms, is repeated throughout this movie. I think that is really what this story is about. Brett tells Martine he worries about her because, "you have no judgement." The couple in the van ask Brett, "Are you judging us?" Maria Bello's character asks Brett, "Are you judging me?" for example. These characters are always judging someone, something, or some situation and then they have to try and understand the consequences of their judgement. All three characters are largely in the situations we find them in due to their judgement or lack of. And Kristen Stewart... wow!.... I am really looking forward to watching her talent/career develop over the next 20 years.....quite exciting.
moossaboossa There are movies, such as this and many others, that sometimes don't appeal to people do to the slowness of it all. Nonetheless, I was surprised to see the low rating that it received. The Yellow Handkerchief tells the touching story of three broken individuals, each with their own troubled past and lingering issues; who share one thing in common: the need to escape. The entire plot is centred around a long car journey, in which Martine (Kristen Stewart) and Gordy (Eddie Redmayne)slowly unravvel the mystery of Brett Hanson (Willian Hurt) an unhappy man, recently released from his sentence in prison. The movie is an Indie movie, and it does appear to be rather slow. The script isn't as chatty or invasive as the blockbuster movies we're used to, and there is a lot of scenery. But regardless, the theme of the movie is easy for people to relate to. You don't have to be a convict, or an abandoned child to understand it- the entire story, is about making mistakes. And eventually, the message becomes clearer: that the people who forgive you, and offer you a second chance, are those who love you the most. There are so many different ways to see this movie, that I will point out that that's only my interpretation. I highly recommend this movie, but only if you're in the mood for a more symbolic movie rather than fast paced; action packed thrillers..