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 Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })White Oleander is 2002 drama film directed by Peter Kosminsky. The cast features Alison Lohman in the central role of Astrid Magnussen, and Michelle Pfeiffer as her temperamental mother Ingrid, alongside Robin Wright, Renée Zellweger and Billy Connolly in supporting roles.The screenplay was adapted from the novel of the same name by Janet Fitch, which was selected for Oprah's Book Club in 1999.Young Astrid is very close to her single mother Ingrid, whose free-spirited, semi-man-hating lifestyle is all well and good until she meets and eventually poisons Barry Kolker (Connolly) after he romances and then spurns her. When Ingrid is sent to prison for the murder, Astrid is left bouncing around foster care and increasingly wondering if her mother's parenting was really very good in the first place. She lives with all different types of families, from born-again Christians to posh to a youth detention center. As she grows older, she recognizes how her mother's manipulative personality has caused her most all of her life's grief. She is forced to really soul search and is left with more questions than answers, including why her mother committed the murder.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })
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 Adaptation Dye-Job: As noted below, Claire goes from a brunette in the novel to blonde in the film. During one of Claire's conversations with Astrid, it's implied that Claire actually is a brunette but dyed her hair blonde to make it easier to get roles in Hollywood. It didn't work.
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 Abusive Parents. Ingrid qualifies as emotionally abusive. The foster parents also qualify for physical abuse. Arguably, Astrid also suffers sexual abuse at Ray's hands, though he is not technically her foster parent (just her foster mother's boyfriend) and Astrid is consenting though underage. Claire, having very low self-esteem, no personal boundaries and being co-dependent, probably comes from an abusive home as well. Also, Starr breaks Davey’s arm when she is too drunk, though she regrets it later. If you think about it, this book is about all sorts of abusive parents and how not to raise a child.
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