Coming Up Roses (2011 film)

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Coming Up Roses
Directed byLisa Albright
Written byLisa Albright
Christine Lazaridi
Produced byAdam Folk
Jonathan Mason
Starring Bernadette Peters
Rachel Brosnahan
CinematographyRyan Samul
Edited byRay Hubley
Music byDominic Matar
Production
company
Bullet Pictures
Distributed byDada Films
Release dates
  • September 23, 2011 (2011-09-23)(Woodstock)
  • November 9, 2012 (2012-11-09)(United States)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Coming Up Roses is a 2011 American drama film directed by Lisa Albright and starring Bernadette Peters and Rachel Brosnahan. [1]

Contents

Cast

Release

The film premiered at the Woodstock Film Festival on September 23, 2011. [2] It was then released in limited theaters on November 9, 2012. [3] [4]

Reception

The film has a 17% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. [5]

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References

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  2. "VIDEO: Lisa Albright, director of 'Coming Up Roses'". Times Herald-Record. 23 September 2011. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  3. Henderson, Kathy (8 November 2012). "Bernadette Peters on Losing Her Mind in the New Movie Coming Up Roses and Her Thank-You Note to Sondheim". Broadway.com . Retrieved 26 November 2020.
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