The Man from Earth
Ohjaus:
Richard SchenkmanKäsikirjoitus:
Jerome BixbyKuvaus:
Afshin ShahidiSävellys:
Mark Hinton StewartNäyttelijät:
David Lee Smith, Annika Peterson, Richard Riehle, Tony Todd, John Billingsley, Ellen Crawford, William Katt, Alexis Thorpe, Robbie BryanJuonikuvaukset(1)
On a cold night in a remote cabin, Professor John Oldman (David Lee Smith) gathers his most trusted colleagues for an extraordinary announcement: He is an immortal who has migrated through 140 centuries of evolution and must now move on. Is Oldman truly Cro-Magnon or simply insane? Now one man will force these scientists and scholars to confront their own notions of history, religion and humanity, all leading to a final revelation that may shatter their world forever. (jakelijan virallinen teksti)
(lisää)Arvostelut (4)
A compelling philosophical masterpiece for $200,000, a home video flick that, if you listen carefully and absorb the information from the beginning, catches you without you even realizing how. A very original concept and a barrage of high-level intellectual dialogues that skillfully oscillate between sufficient expertise, comprehensiveness, and sophistication, while at the same time being fast-paced, true to life, and accessible to the average conventional viewer.
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I've made countless comparisons in my reviews using the word interesting, but I don't think it's ever been applied anywhere as aptly as to this film. The Man from Earth is an indescribable experience, definitely one of the most original in recent years, and it doesn't matter that it's all talk, because I've never encountered such engaging dialogue before – if I turned away from the screen once, it was only because I’d drank two litres of Kofola before the screening. I was also very pleased with the ending, it was really well done. It's hard to describe, it's something that everyone has to see (or at least hear) for themselves.
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Digitaalinen kuvaus ja hirsimökkien tumma sisustus tekevät elokuvasta televisiomaisen, ja viisiminuuttiseksi lyhennettynä se sopisikin Beyond Belief -tarinaksi. Toisaalta kyseessä on mystinen, paljon puhetta sisältävä (jopa kamarinäytelmän tyylinen) draama, minkä vuoksi lähes digitaalisen tallennuksen alkuajoista muistuttava kuvanlaatu ei häiritse, ja John Oldmanin kerronta on mukaansatempaavaa eikä pitkäveteistä.
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This film managed to surprise me quite a bit. Yes, it's just a conversation film that's not filmed in a great way, it could use a little better camerawork and better lighting, but the message that's being told here is pretty good. Moreover, the film has an interesting point. This was a major and nice surprise for me.
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