The Myth of Fingerprints

The Myth of Fingerprints
Directed by	Bart Freundlich
Produced by	Bart Freundlich Tim Perell Mary Jane Skalski James Schamus
Written by	Bart Freundlich
Starring	Julianne Moore Roy Scheider Hope Davis Blythe Danner Noah Wyle Laurel Holloman Michael Vartan
Music by	David Bridie John Phillips
Cinematography	Stephen Kazmierski
Edited by	Ken J. Sackerham Kate Williams
Production company	Good Machine
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Classics
Release dates	September 17, 1997 (1997-09-17)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$2 million
Box office	$458,815

The Myth of Fingerprints is a 1997 American film drama written and directed by Bart Freundlich. It stars Blythe Danner, Roy Scheider, Noah Wyle, and Julianne Moore (who later became Freundlich's wife).^[1]

The film is named after the song "All Around the World or the Myth of the Fingerprints" by Paul Simon, featured on his 1986 album Graceland. The song is concerned with dispelling the "myth" that people are different the world over: "I've seen them all, and, man, they're all the same."

Plot

When a dysfunctional family gathers for Thanksgiving at their New England home, past demons reveal themselves as one son returns for the first time in three years.

Cast

• Julianne Moore as Mia
• Roy Scheider as Hal
• Hope Davis as Margaret
• Blythe Danner as Lena
• Noah Wyle as Warren
• Laurel Holloman as Leigh
• Michael Vartan as Jake
• Chris Bauer as Jerry

Production

Set in New England, the film was shot in Andover, Bethel, and Waterville, Maine (Colby College).

References

External links

• The Myth of Fingerprints at the Internet Movie Database
• The Myth of Fingerprints at Rotten Tomatoes