Valley of the Heart's Delight (film) explained

Valley of the Heart's Delight
Starring:	Gabriel Mann Bruce McGill Diana Scarwid Emily Harrison Tom Bower Pete Postlethwaite
Music:	Richard Gibbs Nicholas O'Toole
Cinematography:	Hiro Narita
Editing:	Jay Boekelheide
Studio:	Banana Peel Entertainment
Director:	Tim Boxell
Producer:	Miles Murphy
Distributor:	Indican Pictures
Runtime:	97 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

Valley of the Heart's Delight is a 2006 American drama film directed by Tim Boxell, starring Gabriel Mann, Bruce McGill, Diana Scarwid, Emily Harrison, Tom Bower and Pete Postlethwaite.^[1]

Cast

• Gabriel Mann as Jack Pacheco
• Bruce McGill as Horace Walsh
• Diana Scarwid as Natalie Walsh
• Emily Harrison as Helen Walsh
• Tom Bower as Sheriff Ackle
• Pete Postlethwaite as Albion Munson
• Ron Roggé as Deputy Dully
• Val Diamond as Sylvia Daumier
• Ed Holmes as Gov. Brodie
• David Barth as Raplh Rutz
• Cully Fredricksen as Agent Tucker
• Howard Swain as Bill Vente
• Robert Kennedy as James Sullivan
• Ralph Miller as Tom Stanton
• Robert Ernst as Ernest Maloney
• Rod Gnapp as Harlan Grasso
• Phil Stockton as Mr. Brewster
• Ralph Peduto as Vegetable Man
• Nick Scoggin as Organizer Two
• Omar Avila as Prisoner
• Carl Bressler as Harold Berg
• Corey Fischer as Frightened Man
• Eric Toms as College Man #1

Release

The film opened on 26 October 2007 in San Jose, California.^[2]

Reception

Dennis Harvey of Variety wrote, "Pedestrian handling, a clumsy script and some poor acting from name and local thesps alike squander the story’s potential."^[3]

Jud Cost of Magnet called the direction "amateurish" and "hamfisted", the script "lousy" and "cliche-ridden", the cinematography "murky", and the editing "random". Cost also criticised the performances of Mann and Harrison.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Review: San Jose’s night of infamy. Rombeck. Janice. 25 October 2007. The Mercury News. 9 October 2023.
2. Web site: Ugly chapter in San Jose's past is revisited. Hamlin. Jesse. 25 October 2007. San Francisco Chronicle. 9 October 2023.
3. Web site: Valley of the Heart's Delight. Harvey. Dennis. 20 November 2007. Variety. 9 October 2023.
4. Web site: MOVIE REVIEW: "VALLEY OF THE HEART’S DELIGHT". Cost. Jud. 28 September 2010. Magnet. 9 October 2023.