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The Myth of Fingerprints is a american film of genre Drama directed by Bart Freundlich released in USA on 17 september 1997 with Julianne Moore
The Myth of Fingerprints (1997)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 17 september 1997
Length 1h33
Directed by Bart Freundlich
OriginUSA
Themes Films about families
Rating59%
The Myth of Fingerprints is a 1997 American film drama written and directed by Bart Freundlich. It stars Blythe Danner, Roy Scheider, Noah Wyle, and Julianne Moore (who later became Freundlich's wife).
The film is named after the song "All Around the World or the Myth of the Fingerprints" by Paul Simon, featured on his 1986 album Graceland. The song is concerned with dispelling the "myth" that people are different the world over: "I've seen them all, and, man, they're all the same."
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When a dysfunctional family gathers for Thanksgiving at their New England home, past demons reveal themselves as one son returns for the first time in three years.Actors
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