White Oleander

by Frederic P. Miller (Editor), Agnes F. Vandome (Editor), John McBrewster (Editor)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! White Oleander (2002) is an American motion picture drama directed by Peter Kosminsky. The cast features Alison Lohman in the central role of Astrid Magnussen, and Michelle Pfeiffer as her temperamental mother Ingrid, alongside Robin Wright Penn, Rene Zellweger, Billy Connolly and Patrick Fugit in supporting roles. The screenplay was adapted from the novel of the same name by Janet Fitch, which was selected for Oprah's Book Club in 1999. The narrator, Astrid Magnussen (Alison Lohman), is the fifteen-year-old daughter of a free-spirited artist, Ingrid (Michelle Pfeiffer). Her father having left before she was old enough to remember him, Astrid depends heavily upon the maternal care of her passionate, but largely self-centered mother. Ingrid's current relationship, with a vulgar man named Barry (Billy Connolly), comes to an end when he is discovered to be a womanizer, and her emotional response leads her to murder him using poison (white oleander). Ingrid is arrested and sentenced to life in prison, leaving Astrid without parents and in need of foster care.

112 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2010

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Reviews

[Laura]

I think the girl went through alot because of her mom kept doing drugs or being with bad men that she doesnt know I just think it's very intersecting story to read and to watch. The book is awesome but the movie is sad the way that the teenage daugther kept going through foster homes til she found one who is a smoker and drug attic. But the end she left that house and to live with a guy she wanted to be with it because she would leave him notes in the magazine store to tell the guy "when he comes by can u give this to him" and they guy is like "sure I'll let him know you stop by". So thats how she wanted to live with because she met him at a foster care and all and so they decieded to move into an apartment together the end.

[linda · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book, the movie is also good. I would recommend this book to teenagers who are going through some difficulties at home.

[Wendy · Rating 5 out of 5]

fascinating characters

[Kayla Wright · Rating 5 out of 5]

Haunting and beautiful. You'll watch it again and again, just to recapture that bittersweet feeling of love, loss, and rebirth.