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 Northfork (DVD)
Description: Genre: Drama / Theatrical Release: 2003 / Director: Mark Polish, Michael Polish / Actors: Peter Coyote, Anthony Edwards ... more  Northfork (DVD) ... ... / DVD released 06 September, 2004 at Metrodome Distribution / Features of the DVD: PAL, Widescreen / It's 1950s Montana, and the small town of Northfork is about to be buried underwater. While most of the residents are willing to accept a forced relocation to higher ground, several inhabitants are determined to stay right where they are. A six-man Evacuation Committee is recruited to convert the stragglers and make sure that no one is left behind. Meanwhile, the sombre Father Harlan (Nick Nolte) cares for the increasingly ill Irwin (Duel Farnes), a young child who has begun to have a dialogue with four mysterious angels - Flower Hercules (Darryl Hannah), Cup of Tea (Robin Sachs), Happy (Anthony Edwards), and Cod (Ben Foster). As the deadline nears, the Evacuation Committee struggles with a determined, proud group of residents who don't want to let their town be washed into history.Newest Review: ... and the characters in it, seems perfectly plausible in comparison! It seems as if Irwin was/is/thinks he is? An angel who ... more ... had his wings removed at some time or other? He meets up with four extremely unusual characters in a house in the middle if nowhere. They are looking for something or someone and know it/he/she is somewhere nearby! Even though I said the townspeople were odd but this bunch are the craziest group of characters to ever turn up in a film!!
Their names tell you a lot… Flowers Hercules (Darryl Hannah), Happy (Anthony Edwards), Cup O’Tea and Cod. Irwin meets up with them and discusses his life with them. What the four of th...more |
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Northfork (DVD): May the Fork be with you (1078 words)
by Ailran - written on 03.07.06 (Very useful, 128 readings)
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Northfork is the latest film from the Polish brothers, Mark and Michael, the creative duo behind the critically acclaimed, and Sundance award winning, Twin Falls Idaho (something I really have to see after viewing this!) and is exceptionally hard to define. In fact I have a feeling that trying to review this film is going to take some doing without giving too much away, but hey it’s a challenge so…. The two main focuses of the film are the small town of Northfork in 1955, sitting in a valley that is about to be flooded following the creation of a new dam, and Irwin, a small boy, an orphan, who is dying in the towns church and is being looked after by the ...
