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Plot

William Blake Herron directs this baroque family drama about dark family secrets, ear-sucking, and camel herding. The film opens with the funeral of family patriarch Grandpa Sparta (Martin Sheen). As witnessed by Little Sparta, the grieving widow Murtis (Grace Zabriskie) removes an ear from the corpse as a keepsake. Once Grandpa's will is read, family members start to reveal long untold secrets including the family's bizarre ear-fetish. This film won the Jury Prize at the 2000 L.A. Independent Film Festival.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Comedy,Drama
Run Time:
102min.
DVD Release Date:
05/15/2001
Director(s):
William Blake Herron
Starring:
Robert Patrick , Joanne Whalley , Isaiah Washington , Jane Adams
Themes:
Eccentric Families,Family Gatherings,Southern Gothic
Tone:
Nostalgic,Quirky,Wry
Keywords:
body-parts,family-dynamics,family-secrets,fetish [sexual],widow/widower
Language:
English