''Colewell'' is a 2019 American drama film written and directed by Tom Quinn and starring

Karen Allen Karen Jane Allen (born October 5, 1951) is an American film and stage actress. After making her film debut in ''Animal House'' (1978), she portrayed Marion Ravenwood opposite Harrison Ford in '' Raiders of the Lost Ark'' (1981), a role she lat ...

as Nora, a middle-aged woman who runs the post office of a small town. Nora, who lives alone in the house that doubles as Colewell's post office, finds her life at a cross-roads when she learns that her contract with the

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isn't being renewed, and postal service for Colewell will be moved to another town. Other citizens of Colewell, concerned about their mail, also sympathize with Nora. Nevertheless, the impending end of her career in Colewell forced Nora to confront how disconnected she is with the people she has lived with.

Cast

as Nora * Kevin J. O'Connor as Charles *

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as Ella *

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as Al *Craig Walker as Bob *Malachy Cleary as Gary *

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as Claire

Release

The film premiered at the

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on April 13, 2019.

Reception

The film has rating on

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. Nick Schager of ''

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'' gave the film a positive review and wrote that "the film’s finely crafted serenity is in keeping with its main character’s secluded state of affairs, and mind." Stephen Farber of ''

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'' also gave the film a positive review and wrote "Although ''Colewell'' could have benefited from pruning away some of its eccentricities, it pays eloquent tribute to a woman who fights against a life erased."

Nominations

At the

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, Allen was nominated for the

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and the film was nominated for the

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References

External links

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