As I Lay Dying

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dave s @RT68722908 01/23/2021 James Franco is to be commended for his attempt at a film adaptation of William Faulkner's unadaptable novel As I Lay Dying. While the film is essentially faithful to the source material, this may not be a good thing considering the complexity of the source material. While the film has its powerful moments, it too often gets caught up in the characters' monologues, which work in the book but are awkward in the movie as characters stare into the camera while reciting stream of consciousness dialogue. The film is also hurt by Franco's choice to use the split screen technique, which only serves as an annoying distraction. Despite the negatives, the performance of Tim Blake Nelson as the patriarch is phenomenal. See more 05/17/2019 I love Faulkner and I didn't think "it"--a film of this book--could be done. Well, it has been done and it is a pleasure. Perhaps only for those who appreciate Faulkner, given the negative response, but one of the best films I have seen in a long while. See more 05/05/2019 The movie captures the book so well. If you've lived a life that's related it will chill you to the bone with realism. See more 01/20/2019 Great movie! The acting of Tim Blake Nelson as Anse Bundren was phenomenal. It deserved at least an Oscar nomination. But I guess the Oscars are not into these themes. See more 11/24/2018 Not royalty - not gods- not Heroes. Instead a common southern farming family embarks on what becomes an epic tragic odyssey to bury Their mother and wife, Addie Burden. Things go badly until they become worse. Over the course of this slow burn we begin to get a clearer and clearer picture of the patriarch behind this ill conceived venture. How do you express the complex and rich musings of people with limited verbal ability? He has figured this out. Watch it twice When you know what a character does you can make better sense of what is crossing his face the 2 nd time round See more 10/29/2018 Pretty good for an impossible task. Tim Blake Nelson is divine. See more Read all reviews

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