Island, Alicia (1998)
180 min
Ken Yunome wrote and directed this lengthy (160 minutes) cinematic psychodrama that opens with 23-year-old Daniel (Jeff Miller) telling his shrink about a childhood sexual episode. After Daniel meets 40-year-old housewife Lena (Cheryl Aden) in a NYC bar, he goes to her Staten Island house and an affair begins, ending with her murder. Her estranged husband confesses to the crime and kills himself. Daniel then becomes involved in an intense sexual relationship with their daughter Alicia (Jane Jepson), who reveals her incestuous activities with her father. Shown in the Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.
- Release date
- March 24, 1998
- Country of origin
- Not yet available
Cast
- Jeff Lynn Miller as Daniel
- Jane Jepson as Alicia
- Chend Aden as Lena
- Ed Baccari as Dr. Ruben
- Kim Beuché as Audrey
- Pony Wilde as Madam Edwarda
- Don Mulhern as Bartender
- Paul Krolick as Man at bar
- Astrid as Woman at bar
- Danh Vu as Macy Man
Crew
- Ken Yunome · Director
- Ken Yunome · Writer
- Huy Truong · Producer
- Huy Truong · Cinematographer
- Huy Truong · Editor
- Fernando Cuestas · Production designer