Higher Ground
Actress Vera Farmiga (Up in the Air) makes her directorial debut with this coming-of-age drama, set in the '60s within a tight-knit religious community.
Getting hitched and having a child at 18, Corinne's (Farmiga) adult life has been filled with hours of Bible study and preparation for the oncoming Rapture. But when her marriage deconstructs, Corinne brings her faith into question, a move that shakes her deeply spiritual community.
Based on the memoir of co-writer Carolyn S. Briggs, also starring John Hawkes (Contagion) and Donna Murphy (Tangled).
- Director:
- Vera Farmiga (feature debut)
- Writer:
- Carolyn S. BriggsTim Metcalfe
- Cast:
- Vera FarmigaTaissa FarmigaDonna MurphyJohn HawkesNina AriandaDagmara DominczykBill Irwin
Reviews & comments
Time Magazine
pressAs director, Farmiga is a strong believer in cinematic democracy, allowing the other actors to seize the center of the action and the frame.
The New Yorker
pressQuite an achievement, given Hollywood's woeful record in the dramatizing of faith.
Rolling Stone
pressFarmiga expertly guides a large and gifted ensemble cast and proves as fearless a director as she is an actress.
Roger Ebert
pressSometimes it slips too easily into satire, but at least it's nuanced satire based on true believers who are basically nice and good people.
Los Angeles Times
pressThe same intelligence, wit and mature spirit that actress Vera Farmiga brings to her performances is richly apparent in her directorial debut as well.
A.V. Club
pressA shapeless collection of tonally diverse moments strung together with little organizing principle beyond the protagonist's identity struggles.
Time Magazine
pressAs director, Farmiga is a strong believer in cinematic democracy, allowing the other actors to seize the center of the action and the frame.
The New Yorker
pressQuite an achievement, given Hollywood's woeful record in the dramatizing of faith.
Rolling Stone
pressFarmiga expertly guides a large and gifted ensemble cast and proves as fearless a director as she is an actress.
Roger Ebert
pressSometimes it slips too easily into satire, but at least it's nuanced satire based on true believers who are basically nice and good people.
Los Angeles Times
pressThe same intelligence, wit and mature spirit that actress Vera Farmiga brings to her performances is richly apparent in her directorial debut as well.
A.V. Club
pressA shapeless collection of tonally diverse moments strung together with little organizing principle beyond the protagonist's identity struggles.
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