Affliction (1997)
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Affliction
5 years, 7 months ago at Apr 10 18:56
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Paul Schrader and Nick Nolte are no strangers to essaying works on violent, abusive men who shatter under their own ego, and Affliction, while no great masterwork, fits neatly in with their milieu. While a very good movie, the stark cinematography and overall bleak nature of the production are invaluable assets in exposing the more absorbing story of familial demons and abusive cyc... read more
A very good movie
4 years, 7 months ago at Apr 16 17:51
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Paul Schrader, who got his breakthrough after writing ‘Taxi Driver’ and also wrote ‘Raging Bull, allegedly two of the best movies directed by Martin Scorsese, had a rather convoluted career as a director (his last movie, ‘The Canyons’, was apparently a dreadful mess and it got above all some negative publicity following Lindsay Lohan’s erratic behavior) but I have always been intrigued... read more
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Based on the novel by Russell Banks, AFFLICTION is a sobering, absorbing psychological study of the precarious relationship between an abusive father and his two sons. Wade Whitehouse (Nick Nolte) is a middle-aged ineffectual sheriff in a small New Hampshire town, where he and his brother, Rolfe (Willem Dafoe), were raised. When events shatter the quiet of his small town, Wade is forced to confront the past and reexamine his life, attempting a reconciliation with his abusive, alcoholic dad, Glen (James Coburn), by moving back home to look after him. This quietly intense, haunting, and beautifully filmed story unfolds against the
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Release date: 19 February 1999
UPC: 025192058820
UPC: 025192058820
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