Everyone needs love, but why can't it come at a more propitious time for Claudine Van Doozen (Christina Applegate)? Little does Claudine know, however, love could very well be the only thing that…
Claudine's Return
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Everyone needs love, but why can't it come at a more propitious time for Claudine Van Doozen (Christina Applegate)? Little does Claudine know, however, love could very well be the only thing that saves her right now. She has fled her family and friends to live on society's fringe in a cheap hotel off the coast of Georgia. Holding down two jobs - one, a laundress and the other, a stripper - Claudine meets Stefano, a drifter whose travels lead him to apply for a handyman job at Claudine's hotel. A quickly discovered interest in Stefano and an intensifying relationship, however, start Claudine running away again; this time, towards the past she left behind. After winning last year's Cinequest Maverick Spirit Award with his film Running Against, director Antonio Tibaldi returns with a tale of love and uncertainty set amidst balmy Savannah. Unique in director Tibaldi's work is his adept understanding of the spirit and of how each of us looks at love so distinctly. Also particular to his maverick artistry is Tibaldi's comprehensive understanding of human frailty and of the beauty it creates. It is this awareness which breathes life and splendor into Claudine's Return. --Mike Rabehl