Digging to China

Digging to China is a 1998 American drama film that marked the directorial debut of actor Timothy Hutton and the screen debut of Evan Rachel Wood. The screenplay by Karen Janszen focuses on the friendship forged between a precocious preteenaged girl with a vivid imagination and a mentally challenged adult male.

The soundtrack includes One Big Love by Patty Griffin, Last Train to Clarksville by The Monkees, Mas Que Nada by Srgio Mendez and Brazil 66, Iko Iko by The Dixie Cups, Soul Sauce by Cal Tjader, Crimson and Clover by Tommy James and the Shondells, El Lobo by Herb Alpert, Samba Pa Ti by Carlos Santana, and Magic Carpet Ride by Steppenwolf.In his review in the New York Times, Stephen Holden said the film doesnt grab at the heartstrings and strum an aggressively mawkish ballad. In fact, it could do with a bit more heart. Part of the problem is Ms. Woods Harriet. The young actress is radiantly photogenic, but her performance is muted and monochromatic ... Without an incandescent performance at its center, Digging to China follows the same path as Harriets balloon escape. It gets stuck in the trees. ........

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