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May 19, 2000 · A mother and her 10-year old son, who has an active fantasy life, drive across the country on the proceeds of the mother's trick-turning; that is, until her car dies. She temporarily moves in with a hardware store owner, and the boy's father tries to track them down.
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- Patrick Fitzgerald
- Bette Gordon
Jun 22, 2001 · Luminous Motion: Directed by Bette Gordon. With Patrick Fitzgerald, Conn Horgan, Martin Alvin, P.J. Brown. A mom and her 10 year son motor around the country as she makes ends meet by turning tricks until her car breaks down.
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- Drama
- Bette Gordon
- 2001-06-22
Aug 12, 2019 · While not a career highlight, Luminous Motion is a fascinating work; it’s worth seeing past its shortcomings to appreciate the craft and nuances of a still-underrated filmmaker. (www.kinolorber.com/product/luminous-motion-blu-ray)
Through a child’s eyes, Luminous Motion recounts the story of Phillip (Eric Lloyd), a ten-year-old boy who accompanies his mother (Deborah Kara Unger) as she drifts around the country in a Chevrolet Impala. After separating from Phillip’s father, mother takes her son on the road where sexual encounters with strange men and subsequent ...
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- Bette Gordon
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Aug 5, 2019 · Reviewed by Dennis Schwartz. Bette Gordon’s disturbing black comedy/tragedy, adapted by screenwriter Robert Roth from a book by Scott Bradfield “The History of Luminous Motion,” begins with a voice-over saying “My childhood seems like a ghost town. . . .
Feb 21, 2022 · An unconventional childhood, a mother-son relationship embodying the mixture of a road film, Coming-of-Age drama and fantasy – that is Luminous Motion. Bette Gordon directed a 1998 movie with a title suitable for the supernatural, nostalgic, yet twisted Coming-of-Age tale that the film turns out to be.
