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Tideland , 2005
English
Canada, UK
Profile of Tideland
Tideland can be described as offbeat, atmospheric, and disturbing. The plot revolves around an orphan, imaginary themes, and psychological motives. The main genres are drama, independent, and fantasy. In terms of style, Tideland is surreal. In approach, it is serious. The storytelling is slow paced. Tideland is set, at least in part, in the wilderness. It is located in Texas. It takes place in contemporary times. Tideland is based on a book. Note that it involves drugs/alcohol, sexual content, and profanity.
Summary of Tideland
Terry Gilliam, the director of such fantasies as TIME BANDITS, BRAZIL, and THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN, tells a very different kind of story in TIDELAND. Based on the novel by Mitch Cullin and cowritten by Gilliam and Tony Grisoni, TIDELAND follows young Jeliza-Rose (Jodelle Ferland), the daughter of Noah (Jeff Bridges), an aging, drug-addicted rock-and-roller, and Queen Gunhilda (Jennifer Tilly), a mean-spirited, drug-addicted chocoholic. After her mother overdoses, Jeliza-Rose and Noah move to his mother's home in the middle of nowhere, an abandoned wreck of a house. As Noah gets lost in one of his "vacations"--his drug trips, for which his daughter prepares the speedball--Jeliza-Rose becomes friends with an emotionally and physically challenged epileptic named Dickens (Brendan Fletcher), the brother of Dell (Janet McTeer), a terrifying witchlike woman who is deathly afraid of bees and has a penchant for taxidermy. Jeliza-Rose also falls farther into her own fantastical world, particularly with her doll heads Mustique, Sateen Lips, Glitter Gal, and Baby Blonde--one of which falls down a dark and narrow rabbit hole--and a mysterious talking squirrel that is trying to tell her something important. Part PSYCHO, part ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND, Gilliam's challenging film also includes an eclectic soundtrack featuring original songs such as "Wash Me in the Blood of Jesus" and "Van Gogh in Hollywood" (the latter performed by Bridges as the leader of a heavy metal band), as well as an eerie set that echoes Andrew Wyeth's famous painting "Christina's World."
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | Canada, UK |
| Release date: | 30 March 2006 |
| Runtime: | 122 min |
Cast and Crew
as Noah
as Jeliza-Rose / Voices of Sateen Lips, Glitter Gal, Mustique and Baby Blonde
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Critics Reviews
Los Angeles Times
Tideland is equally evocative of the pastoral mystery of an Andrew Wyeth painting and the looming menace of "Psycho." The disparity is fitting, because as Tideland unfolds, it's difficult to tell if you're watching a fantasy or a horror movie, or...
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- by: Sam Adams
The Onion (A.V. Club)
It's no "trip through the dark to appreciate the light." It's a nightmare from start to finish.
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- by: Noel Murray
Users Reviews
A bizarre movie with an interesting and twisted atmosphere. Unfortunately, the movie is too long, which seems to be a general problem with Gilliam's movies: There is simply not enough interesting material in the story to keep it interesting for two...
- 20.February.2010
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- by: Ulrik Rasmussen
- Ulrik Rasmussen rated this movie
4/10Disappointing
Oh dear lord....well this movie was not boring and I watched the whole thing. I was close to giving it 2 stars but I liked it to a point. It was original and Jodelle Ferland has to be one of the best kid actors. View this at your own risk....it was...
- 23.March.2009
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- by: prozac pop
- prozac pop rated this movie6/10Okay
