House of Cards

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

In Michael Lessac's lugubrious House of Cards, women's intuition beats out psychology in the battle against autism. The story begins in Mexico, where a little girl named Sally Matthews (Asha Menina) lives with her parents, scientists studying ancient ruins. When her father falls to his death, Sally is comforted by a Mayan mystic that tells Sally her father has gone to the moon. When Sally, her mother Ruth (Kathleen Turner), and her brother Michael (Shiloh Strong) return home to North Carolina, Sally begins to retreat into autism. She first stares silently at the night sky. Then she shrieks when Ruth wears a baseball cap the wrong way. Finally she develops the habit of scaling the roof of the house and other tall structures. This makes Ruth realize that there is something seriously wrong, and she takes her to see Dr. Jacob Beerlander, a psychiatrist who is an expert in autism. As Sally retreats more and more into herself, Beerlander and Ruth clash over the scientific approach versus the intuition of a mother. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: 1
• Number of Discs: 1
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 (Pre-1954 Standard)
• Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
• Features:
  • cc
  • Full screen version
  • 2.0 Dolby Stereo Surround
  • English closed captioned
  • Scene index

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Kathleen Turner - Ruth Matthews
       Tommy Lee Jones - Dr. Jake Beerlander
       Asha Menina - Sally Matthews
       Shiloh Strong - Michael Matthews
       Esther Rolle - Adelle
       Park Overall - Lillian Huber
       Michael Horse - Stoker
       Anne Pitoniak - Judge
       Craig Fuller - Roy Huber

• Director:

  Michael Lessac

• Producer:

  Vittorio Cecchi Gori, Lianne Halfon, Dale Pollock, Wolfgang Glattes, Gianni Nunnari

• Screenwriter:

  Edward Khmara, Michael Lessac, Robert Jay Litz

• Cinematographer:

  Victor Hammer

• Composer (Music Score):

  James Horner

• Editor:

  Walter Murch

• Production Designer:

  Peter Larkin

• Art Director:

  Charley Beal

• Co-producer:

  Jonathan Sanger

• Associate Producer:

  Edward Khmara

• Executive Producer:

  Vittorio Cecchi Gori

• Set Designer:

  Leslie Rollins

• Costume Designer:

  Julie Weiss

• Makeup:

  Jeff Goodwin

• Special Effects:

  Greg Hull

• First Assistant Director:

  Tony Gittleson

• Production Manager:

  Wolfgang Glattes

• Co-Executive Producer:

  Gianni Nunnari