richard
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Jan 12 00:06 UTC 1999 |
Okay, here's a terrific film recommendation to start things off:
AFFLICTION-- This is writer Russell Banks followup to the "Sweet
Hereafter" (if you saw that movie, it was a very very dark, character
study about the residents of a small town in Canada-- great film)
Anyway this stars Nick Nolte as a policeman in a small upstate New
Hampshire town. The dominant relationship in his life is with his
father who hates him. His daughter is afraid of him. His girlfriend
doesnt understand him. The film chronicles his slow, steady breakdown
over a period of weeks, as he becomes a prisoner of alcoholism and
paranoia. The movie starts with Nolte's character on the edge, and
shows him going straight over. Nolte is deservedly the favorite to win
the Best Actor Oscar this year, and James Coburn is simply haunting as
the brutal father who dominates his life and will certainly be up for
Best Supporting Actor.
"AFFLICTION" is a very intense, dark and disturbing film. Not one that
everyone will enjoy therefore, but it is a beautiful work and great
cinema. ***** (five stars-- highly recommended)
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