Sam Shepard: snug under a mad, gothic blanket.
Added 5/30/2008
James Woods stands beneath a violent thunderstorm, naked and screaming towards the heavens at the top of his lungs like some atomic leftover of those fringe lunatic people you dare not make eye-contact with. There he is, in one of the most mesmerizing scenes in film, encapsulating the views of a playwright/actor by the name of Sam Shepard. It is in this scene, towards the end of the film, that we know where Shepard intended for us to go, and that is the dark corridors of a seemingly normal farm family as the last piecemeal foundations of their family erode away into nothingness.
This film is not for everyone; in fact, I would venture to say it's not for most, but for those willing to take it on, I do believe they will be engrossed in its story, and that's what movies should do - tell us a story we can lose ourselves in.
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A true novel
Added 3/22/2000
Curse of the Starving Class is a great play and then movie by Sam Shepard. It depicts the underside of american life. The dreams of the charecters are unattainable as far as they are concerned and we watch on as they discover this.
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Perfect For Bates' Fans
Added 1/28/2000
This is an amazing film, but skightly bleak. Perfect for Kathy Bates' fans!
2 out of 4 people found this helpful.
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Sam Shepard: snug under a mad, gothic blanket.
Added 5/30/2008
James Woods stands beneath a violent thunderstorm, naked and screaming towards the heavens at the top of his lungs like some atomic leftover of those fringe lunatic people you dare not make eye-contact with. There he is, in one of the most mesmerizing scenes in film, encapsulating the views of a playwright/actor by the name of Sam Shepard. It is in this scene, towards the end of the film, that we know where Shepard intended for us to go, and that is the dark corridors of a seemingly normal farm family as the last piecemeal foundations of their family erode away into nothingness.
This film is not for everyone; in fact, I would venture to say it's not for most, but for those willing to take it on, I do believe they will be engrossed in its story, and that's what movies should do - tell us a story we can lose ourselves in.
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A true novel
Added 3/22/2000
Curse of the Starving Class is a great play and then movie by Sam Shepard. It depicts the underside of american life. The dreams of the charecters are unattainable as far as they are concerned and we watch on as they discover this.
4 out of 5 people found this helpful.
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Perfect For Bates' Fans
Added 1/28/2000
This is an amazing film, but skightly bleak. Perfect for Kathy Bates' fans!
2 out of 4 people found this helpful.
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Sam Shepard: snug under a mad, gothic blanket.
Added 5/30/2008
James Woods stands beneath a violent thunderstorm, naked and screaming towards the heavens at the top of his lungs like some atomic leftover of those fringe lunatic people you dare not make eye-contact with. There he is, in one of the most mesmerizing scenes in film, encapsulating the views of a playwright/actor by the name of Sam Shepard. It is in this scene, towards the end of the film, that we know where Shepard intended for us to go, and that is the dark corridors of a seemingly normal farm family as the last piecemeal foundations of their family erode away into nothingness.
This film is not for everyone; in fact, I would venture to say it's not for most, but for those willing to take it on, I do believe they will be engrossed in its story, and that's what movies should do - tell us a story we can lose ourselves in.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
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A true novel
Added 3/22/2000
Curse of the Starving Class is a great play and then movie by Sam Shepard. It depicts the underside of american life. The dreams of the charecters are unattainable as far as they are concerned and we watch on as they discover this.
4 out of 5 people found this helpful.
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