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Edmond, 2005

Edmond

English

USA

Rating:6.3
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Profile of Edmond

Edmond can be described as cynical, disturbing, and bleak. The plot revolves around destiny, unlikely criminals, and a midlife crisis. The main genres are drama, independent, and thriller. In terms of style, Edmond is talky. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It is set, at least in part, in an urban environment. Edmond is located in New York. It takes place in contemporary times. It is adapted from a play. Edmond has received attention for being an award winner. Note that it involves profanity and violent content.

Summary of Edmond

We've all seen him: the crazy guy on the street corner whose mutterings, just shy of intelligent commentary, make us wonder how he ended up this way. Edmond Burke (William H. Macy, THANK YOU FOR SMOKING) descends into that alienated, downtrodden territory in one night in this urgent, thought-provoking drama based on a David Mamet play. A staid salaryman with a comfortable existence, Edmond abruptly leaves his wife (Rebecca Pidgeon) one night after having a dire fortune reading, and, in the hours that follow, he taps into a bleak reality that shatters what remains of his sanity. At first deciding to ease his sorrows by having sex, his attempts are thwarted by his characteristic thrift and naive, awkward approach. After getting ripped off by some thugs and pawning his wedding ring, Edmond buys a knife to protect himself from the violence with which he is quickly becoming familiar; when he is again threatened on the street, he rises to the occasion with bitter hatred and his own shocking violence. In the course of the ensuing crime and punishment--each horrifying in its turn--Edmond comes to shaky terms with the meaning of fate and the individual's relative inability to determine its outcome, and finds a most unexpected reconciliation in the face of his knowledge. Macy's performance is astounding as a man buffeted by forces outside his comprehension, while the film uses unflinching realism to address aspects of urban life, including racism, the sex industry, and the indifference with which we treat one another. He is supported by a cast that includes Julia Stiles (THE OMEN), Joe Mantegna (KIM POSSIBLE), Debi Mazar (ENTOURAGE), Mena Suvari (AMERICAN BEAUTY), Denise Richards (LOVE, ACTUALLY), and Bai Ling (THE BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY).

Details

Language: English
Country: USA
Release date: 2 September 2005
Runtime: 82 min

Cast and Crew

William H. Macy as Edmond in Edmond
William H. Macy

as Edmond

Julia Stiles as Glenna in Edmond
Julia Stiles

as Glenna

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Critics Reviews

TV Guide
Written in the aftermath of a bitter divorce, Mamet's paranoid rant -- an explosion of middle-aged, white-collar, white-men's rage at losing ground to everyone, from women, hustlers, African Americans and homosexuals to the younger generation...
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  • by: Maitland McDonagh
Salon.com
It's hilarious, and contains some of Mamet's best dialogue. And that somehow, by making a racist, murderous, Everycreep his protagonist, Mamet is able to produce some of his most penetrating psychological and spiritual insights.
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  • by: Andrew O'Hehir

Users Reviews

It is hard to watch at moments. But Mamet is challenging us to think about ordinary lives and what it takes to cross the line. Macy is as usual outstanding.
  • 11.April.2009
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  • by: ScottyT
  • ScottyT rated this movie6/10Okay
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