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A man returns to New York after years in exile to save the girl he loves.A man returns to New York after years in exile to save the girl he loves.A man returns to New York after years in exile to save the girl he loves.
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Zoe Lister-Jones
- Rebecca
- (as Zoe Lister Jones)
Emily Tremaine Fernandez
- Cindy
- (as Emily Tremaine)
Fred Arsenault
- Man with Bowtie
- (as Freddy Arsenault)
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- TriviaOn the opening title card the word iridescent is misspelled with 2 Rs.
- GoofsWilliam offers Ann a glass of water and he then gives her a glass that is almost empty with barely a few of sips of water in it which she puts up to her lips. After William sits down, Ann takes a drink from the glass which now is half full of water.
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Title Card: The iridescent lipstick of the Kyoto geisha when seen in the dim light of a candle... / Jun 'ichiro Tanizaki / 'In Praise of Shadows'
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good acting and photography, not a very good story
Okay, first of all, I gotta say that I don't think the rating of this movie is very fair.
The rhythm of the movie is slow, so if you're not the type of person who could sit still for two hours and adore the visualization of a slow film, just let it go.
After the ending, I began thinking how the movie had no purpose at all and that it wasn't sending out a message. And then I thought, maybe it wasn't supposed to. Maybe it was just trying to show a small part of a depressed, not-finding-a-meaning-in-life guy's life. And even so, it still lacked something, it was a little lost, like there wasn't much thought behind the story. It wasn't very well figured out, neither were the characters.
But the good news is, it gets you thinking. The photography is beautiful, and so is the acting. James Franco does a great job in this one, every expression on his face has a meaning behind it, the tone of his voice, how the characters linger before saying something, that is All very good. Not so many great lines though, it's mostly body language.
After all, I think it's worth watching. There are many beautiful scenes that you wouldn't want to miss, regardless of the not-so-good story.
The rhythm of the movie is slow, so if you're not the type of person who could sit still for two hours and adore the visualization of a slow film, just let it go.
After the ending, I began thinking how the movie had no purpose at all and that it wasn't sending out a message. And then I thought, maybe it wasn't supposed to. Maybe it was just trying to show a small part of a depressed, not-finding-a-meaning-in-life guy's life. And even so, it still lacked something, it was a little lost, like there wasn't much thought behind the story. It wasn't very well figured out, neither were the characters.
But the good news is, it gets you thinking. The photography is beautiful, and so is the acting. James Franco does a great job in this one, every expression on his face has a meaning behind it, the tone of his voice, how the characters linger before saying something, that is All very good. Not so many great lines though, it's mostly body language.
After all, I think it's worth watching. There are many beautiful scenes that you wouldn't want to miss, regardless of the not-so-good story.
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- mahsa_v
- Jan 19, 2012
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- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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