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Mood:
- AtmosphericBleakContemplativeGloomyCaptivatingRoughSuspensefulTouching
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Plot:
- PsychologicalParents and ChildrenDysfunctional FamilyHaunted By the PastCrimesDeadlyLife is a BitchMind and Soul more...
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Genres:
- DramaIndependentCrimeMysteryThriller
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century90s
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Place:
- New HampshireUSASmall Town
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Praise:
- Award WinnerCritically AcclaimedOscar WinnerPrestigious Awards
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Style:
- Voice Over
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Based on:
- Based on Book
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealisticSlow
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Flag:
- Violent Content
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Affliction, 1997
English
USA
Profile of Affliction
Affliction can be described as bleak, gloomy, and contemplative. The plot revolves around a dysfunctional family, social relations, and being haunted by the past. The main genres are drama, independent, and thriller. In terms of style, Affliction includes a voice over. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The storytelling is slow paced. Affliction is set, at least in part, in a small town. It is located in New Hampshire. It takes place in the 1990s. Affliction is based on a book. The movie has received attention for being critically acclaimed and an Oscar winner. Note that it involves violent content.
Summary of Affliction
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 harsh snow-white backdrop of a town where everyone knows each other. But more than anything, it is the brilliant performances of its cast that mark this film.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 30 December 1998 |
| Runtime: | 114 min |
| Awards: | Academy Awards |
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as Wade Whitehouse
as Margie Fogg
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Critics Reviews
The New York Times
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- by: Janet Maslin
Salon.com
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- by: Charles Taylor
Users Reviews
- 20.March.2009
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- by: sethdellinger
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