The Ice Storm

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wife Jane (Sigourney Weaver) and their two sons Mike (Elijah Wood) and Sandy (Adam Hann-Byrd). These families are linked by relationships, superficially neighborly, but in fact more visceral than they are prepared to admit to even themselves. It takes an outside force, , to force them to come to grips with the realities of their lives, both individually and as families.
“The majority of the past and present studies of martial discontent decisively show that non-working married women are much more prone to anxiety, depression, and mental breakdowns than married men, married working women, or single women.” ii.
Elena Hood and Jane Carver are stereotypical suburban wives. Jane is portrayed as a sexual person, her first three appearances show her cleaning spilt wine from Ben Hood’s crotch, the next two in bed. She dresses provocatively, in fur, boots, and bangles, her long hair flowing about her shoulders. Elena is shown as a domestic, spending most of the film ...

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material, their detachment from the daily struggles of life fuels their growing separation from each other and themselves. They are forever going to “talk about it in the morning”, but morning arrives with husbands on the train and children off to school. With alcohol and sedatives never in short supply, evenings are spent discussing all but what is truly important.

Elena knows that her husband is having an affair with Jane Carver, but even at the point of confronting him, she internalizes her dismay. She tells Ben, “It wouldn’t make for a pleasant evening, if that’s what you’re after”,as they depart for yet another cocktail party. As it ...

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