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      J'irai Comme un Cheval Fou

      1973 1h 40m Drama List
      Reviews 74% 500+ Ratings Audience Score Aden convinces an old hermit to return to civilization. Read More Read Less

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      Michael Szymanski Zap2it.com Rated: 1/5 Oct 15, 2005 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Jul 31, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member The second film in Arrabal's 1970's trilogy is not as abstract as Viva La Muerte nor as cohesive as The Tree of Guernica; all three have highly disturbing images and violence. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Thoroughly irreverent and entertaining as hell! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Arrabal's film is designed to shock and there are many images and passages that purposefully try to confront public mores (rightly or wrongly). But yet there is a linear narrative of sorts (a man kills his mother, flees to the desert, and meets a strange shaman) and a few themes that carry weight (focused on the shaman who feels for the environment). Overall, this is a bit too forced and not on the level of Jodorowsky or Fellini or others who made art-house midnight movies at the time. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member Uma das cenas finais mais belas e chocantes da história do cinema. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Great movie! one of my all time favorites! One of Arrabal's masterpieces... I totally recomend this film to art cinema fans! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member The story follows a man, Aden, played by the American George Shannon, who flees society after the death of his controlling mother. Out in the wilderness he encounters the beauty of nature, and under the tutelage of a hermit named Marvel, becomes a "normal homme." Aden falls desperately in love with Marvel, who can communicate with animals, the clouds, and the sun. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis Aden convinces an old hermit to return to civilization.
      Director
      Fernando Arrabal
      Producer
      Ken Legargeant
      Screenwriter
      Fernando Arrabal
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      French (Canada)
      Release Date (DVD)
      May 29, 2007
      Runtime
      1h 40m