M A I N D E T A I L S
Character: Anabelle
Festival Release Date: March 10, 2007
DVD Release Date: Unknown
Director: Will Geiger
Budget: Unknown
Other Cast: Max Minghella, Joe Mantegna, Mary Steenburgen, and Keith Carradine.
S U M M A R Y
In “Elvis and Anabelle,” every terrible tragedy brings about something equally miraculous. Groomed by her overly ambitious mother (Mary Steenburgen), Anabelle (Blake Lively) is on the road to winning the Miss Texas Rose tiara when she dies tragically during a pageant. Her death lands her on the embalming table of Elvis, an embittered young man whose sense of family duty and love for his ailing father (Joe Mantegna) keep him from following his dreams. When Anabelle is miraculously resurrected on Elvis’ embalming table, the two unexpectedly connect and sparks fly. With the help of each other and Elvis’ father, they discover love, freedom and happiness as the real world and their own demons threaten to force them apart. (Source)
T R I V I A
- Blake’s “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” co-star Amber Tamblyn was originally attached to the role of Anabelle.
- Blake won the “Breakout Performance” Achievement Award at the 2008 Newport Beach Film Festival for her work as Anabelle.
- Filmed April 10 through May 17, 2006 in Austin, Texas.
A N A B E L L E
Soon.
T H E M E D I A
T H E R E V I E W S
“And then there’s Blake. As Anthony Lane of The New Yorker has reminded us, it’s the film critic’s obligation to sometimes fall in love with a screen presence. Elvis & Anabelle — even without Gossip Girl, unseen by this author — was the wake-up calling card for Hollywood. Her Anabelle is effortlessly appealing. “
Michael Adams | Movieline
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