General Orders No. 9

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General Orders No. 9

Released Jun 24, 2011

1h 12m

Documentary

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Filmmaker Robert Persons mourns the loss of the Deep South's wilderness areas to the ever-increasing encroachment of civilization.

Joe Williams

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Persons' short quasi-documentary doesn't offer specific solutions to toxic modernity, but the film itself is a temporary fix for fallen spirits.

Rated: 3/4

Feb 24, 2012

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Jeff Shannon

Seattle Times

An intimate, meticulously crafted meditation on the impact of civilization on the natural and spiritual landscape of the American South.

Rated: 3/4

Nov 10, 2011

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Neil Genzlinger

New York Times

"General Orders No. 9" is a tone poem laid over 72 minutes' worth of images, many of them lovely, and is, as its press material says, "unlike any film you have ever seen."

Rated: 4/5

Jun 23, 2011

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Jordan M. Smith

IONCINEMA.com

General Orders No. 9 isn't made to give clear cut answers to the many visual and lyrical questions it poses, but it surely stirs the mental pot, leaving that signature southern oakiness lingering in the air long after the final frame.

Nov 19, 2020

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Felicia Feaster

ArtsATL

Something liminal, between a documentary and an experimental film, "General Orders No. 9" features wistful fugues on landscapes covered with dead winter kudzu, decaying barns and sentinel-like trees.

Jan 16, 2020

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Mattie Lucas

From the Front Row

It's clearly a passion project, a deeply personal and vibrant work of art that deftly captures textures and atmosphere on a South that only exists now in very special places.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 5, 2019

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Happened upon this little gem when a friend gave it to me. It's not quite a movie, not quite a documentary. It's more like a beautiful tone poem not just to the central topic of the state of Georgia, but to the way civilization emerges, falls backs, ebbs and flows. I love to put this one one late at night when I'm ready to relax before bed. One of my favorites.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Pretentious and angering filmmaking

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Brilliant, beautiful, impressionistic.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Netflix, #2 Paste 2011. See for style. watch for form and delivery.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Literally the most boring film I've ever sat through. Unwatchable...might as well watch your screen saver for an hour. The half star is for the beautiful music and the narrator's voice.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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How is this a movie?

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Robert Persons

Director

William Davidson

Narrator

Robert Persons

Screenwriter

Phil Walker

Producer

Chris Hoke

Original Music

Phil Walker

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Robert Persons mourns the loss of the Deep South's wilderness areas to the ever-increasing encroachment of civilization.

Director: Robert Persons
Producer: Phil Walker
Screenwriter: Robert Persons
Distributor: Variance Films
Production Co: New Rose Window
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 24, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 4, 2017
Runtime: 1h 12m

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