An adoptive mother gives an abandoned child a new chance at happiness but when his birth mother cleans up her life, she sets out to reclaim the child. Losing isaiah 1995 khaila richards halle berry, a crackaddicted single mother, accidentally leaves her baby in a dumpster while high and returns the next day in a panic to find he is missing. The battles between adoptive parents and birth parents over. Many birth parents might fear for what has happened to their child, and feel loss, grief, or guilt for the child being in the system. What sets it apart is the caliber of its supporting cast, led by jazz saxophone icon wayne shorter and vocalist lisa frazier their solos lend real beauty and vitality to rather pedestrian compositions. Losing isaiah script transcript from the screenplay and. Jessica lange halle berry david strathairn 1995 an excrack addict. Berry, in a remarkable portrayal heralded as her dramatic breakthrough, is the birth mother who cleans up her life and sets out to reclaim the child. Jackson, david strathairn, latanya richardson, cuba gooding jr. Losing isaiah is a 1995 american drama film starring jessica lange and halle berry, directed. You can watch recordings anytime, anywhere with your cloud dvr. Just from reading the plot of losing isaiah, i felt the film is better suited to a lifetime movie. Rent losing isaiah 1995 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Watch losing isaiah 1995 watch movies online free youtube.
Losing isaiah download movie in hd, divx, dvd, ipod. Kagiso modupes film losing lerato wins six awards at international film festival. Start streaming a complimentary selection of shows and movies while you wait for your xfinity tv service to be installed. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of losing isaiah.
Read the losing isaiah movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Losing isaiah makes an admirable attempt to tackle complex, worthwhile themes, but. Watch losing isaiah 1995 full movie free streaming. Adoptive parents often fear having their adoptions overturned and losing their child. Losing isaiah khaila the birth mother and former junkie and margaret the adoptive mother argue over isaiah and who would be better suited as his mother, given their pasts and current situations. Losing isaiah 1995 stream and watch online moviefone. The next morning, realizing her mistake, she races outside, but it is too late. The screenplay is written by naomi foner gyllenhaal.
Finally, the losing isaiah script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the halle berry and jessica lange movie. But after seeing the film, i may have to change my mind because on the whole, it is a very powerful and impacting film about child custody and the best interests of the child. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. Losing isaiah touches on many fears related to adoption.
Losing isaiah is a powerful story about the emotional tugawar between adoptive parents and natural parents. Losing isaiah film songs summary movie losing isaiah. Losing isaiah, inspired by various actual cases, tells the story of a cocaineaddicted black woman named khaila halle berry who, in a drugged haze, stumbles out of a crack house and abandons her son in a cardboard box in an alley. Losing isaiah is a 1995 american drama film starring jessica lange and halle berry, directed by stephen gyllenhaal. An africanamerican baby, abandoned by his crack addicted mother is adopted by a white social worker and her husband.
Losing isaiah makes an admirable attempt to tackle complex, worthwhile themes, but loses sight of effective storytelling during a descent into melodrama. Rent losing isaiah 1995 starring jessica lange and halle berry on dvd and bluray. Losing isaiah is set in two worldsthe ghettos of chicago and. Losing isaiah original soundtrack mark isham allmusic.
Watch losing isaiah 1995 full movie free online streaming tubi. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the stephen gyllenhaaldirected movie via. Indeed, the bigger message in this dramatization is about how children suffer, becoming emotionally scared casualties in these battles. It questions like this film asking and it handles that very well. Weve seen films based on reallife events, like the blind side. Losing isaiah thank you to jacob kaplan from the forgotten chicago website for finding the sponsors building. The film deals with emotional issues of adoption and its based on real. Watch losing isaiah movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at.
Losing isaiah year 1995 genre drama type movies idmb rating 6. Losing isaiah the question of custody battles between birth and adoptive parents is a timely one, and when the race card is played on top of it, result cant help but be convulsive and provocative. Isham otherwise delivers now familiar fare rooted in. Losing isaiah rent movies and tv shows on dvd and bluray. Jackson pulp fiction portrays her firebrand attorney. Is it the blood line or the environment and culture where you come from. I hesitated in seeing this movie for a long time because i knew that, whatever the outcome, i would be unsatisfied. Jessica lange said in an interview i let myself get talked into losing isaiah because i hadnt worked for awhile. An adoptive mother gives an abandoned child a new chance at happiness but when his. Khaila richards halle berry, a crackaddicted single mother, accidentally leaves her baby in a dumpster while high and returns the next day in a panic to find he is missing.
I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any corrections, feel free to drop me a line. Losing isaiah is in many respects a typical mark isham film score, emphasizing mood and texture to the detriment of stylistic variation. Years later, khaila has gone through rehab and holds a steady job. I knew it wasnt right, the script wasnt right, there was no ending. It is based on the novel of the same name by seth margolis. In the 20 years since losing isaiah, though, the mainstream film world hasnt moved that far beyond the movie s worldview. In reality, the baby has been adopted by a warmhearted social worker, margaret lewin jessica lange, and her husband, charles david strathairn. Jessica lange and halle berry give performances of uncommon poignancy and depth. Lange plays an adoptive mother who gives an abandoned child a new chance at life. Wonderful acting by halle berry, jessica lange, marc john jefferies and the entire cast. Though the movie is about a transracial adoption, the issues raised are central to all adoptions. Losing isaiah is a film based on the beautiful novel by seth margolis. Watch losing isaiah online stream full movie directv.
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