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Synopsis

A drama centered on two teenage boys who encounter a fugitive and pact to help him escape from an island in the Mississippi.

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Jeff Nichols

Jeff Nichols, from Little Rock (Arkansas), stands out as one of the promising new deal in American cinema.

A complex hybridization between Malick and Spielberg (without ever limiting himself to these far-reaching elective filiations), he is right at the edge between American independent cinema and Hollywood industrial cinema. [Shotgun Stories] was striking due to its humble mastery of direction, its capacity to revisit America’s myths grasping at the same time both the territory and the landscape. One could see a “folk cinema”, in the tradition of the great American names, from John Ford to Terrence Malick in Badlands. One could also discover a brilliant actor, Michael Shannon, whose marmoreal grace evoked a “redneck” version of Christopher Walken. The same qualities can be found (including Michael Shannon) in Take Shelter; but there, the art of Americana is somehow “disturbed” by the codes of the genre movie, to be more specific those of the supernatural… read more

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OLIVER-J

21May13

things are wrapped up a little too neatly by the end but this is still another strong effort from Nichols, who gets great performances across the board from his actors. Adam Stone is also becoming one of my favourite cinematographers, I hope he and Nichols continue to collaborate.

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Jackpantalones

17May13

After a strong first half, "Mud" becomes increasingly conventional and sentimental on its way to a climax and denouement so hackneyed that you might be better off not watching the last 15-or-so minutes.

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melimoi

16May13

Lovely cinematography and wonderful performances throughout. This is nicely executed. I only wish the ending had been left a little more open.

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AKFilmFan

16May13

A brilliant coming-of-age tale about the quest for love that is an unconvetionally lighter (and mainstream) film from Nichols. Though it's not his best work this is still a great film and showcases his keen eye for characters and the landscape of the American south.

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Cannes 2012. Days 10-11, Essential Reads

By Adam Cook on May 27, 2012

The festival arrives at a close, with films in competition from David Cronenberg, Sergei Loznitsa, Im Sang-soo, and Jeff Nichols.

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Cannes 2012. Lineup

By David Hudson on April 19, 2012

Cronenberg, Resnais, Carax, Hong, Kiarostami, Reygadas, Wakamatsu, Miike…

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Mud

By Jon on April 29, 2013

Mud is a mixture of dirt and water, solid and liquid, one belonging to the ground and the other forever flowing in variable patterns. It’s a fitting title for this earthy, elemental film, a coming…  read review

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