![]() ![]() Her younger brother is the precocious Jack (Julian Hilliard) who looks down the family’s well because “Dad said if you look down there long enough, you’ll see stars.” Finally, Nathan Gardner (Nicolas Cage) and Theresa (Joely Richardson) are the parental units who feel like the kind of parents straight out of some Young Adult perfect family. Benny (Brendan Meyer) is the eldest and likes to sneak off to the little home of local hermit Ezra (Tommy Chong) to smoke weed. Standing in a circle of stones in front of a picturesque, gently flowing river, she calls upon the elemental powers to heal her suffering mother…and take her away from here. We’re first introduced to Lavinia Gardner (Madeleine Arthur), donned in flowery robes and a riding cape, her hair cinched in a fairytale-esqe knot, as she recites a Wiccan spell. ![]() The Gardner family lives in a secluded wooded area that I can only describe as “painterly.” Even with modern trappings like cell phones and televisions, their farmland feels set apart from time, as if the world outside of their verdant glen has passed them by. ![]()
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