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George Washington
2000
David Gordon Green makes a stunning directorial debut with GEORGE WASHINGTON, a highly poetic drama that tells the story of the inhabitants of a small, impoverished southern American town. Focusing on a group of five adolescent friends--George (Donald Holden), Nasia (Candace Evanofski), Buddy (Curtis Cotton III), Vernon (Damian .. Read more
| Starring | Curtis Cotton III, Candace Evanofski, Rachael Handy, Donald Holden |
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| Director | David Gordon Green |
| Genres | Drama |
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George Washington
David Gordon Green makes a stunning directorial debut with GEORGE WASHINGTON, a highly poetic drama that tells the story of the inhabitants of a small, impoverished southern American town. Focusing on a group of five adolescent friends--George (Donald Holden), Nasia (Candace Evanofski), Buddy (Curtis Cotton III), Vernon (Damian Jewan Lee), and Sonya (Rachel Handy)--Green uses the town's barren landscape to provide a bleak, yet beautiful, backdrop for their day-to-day lives. After Nasia breaks up with Buddy for George, an introverted youth with an extremely sensitive fontanel, tragedy strikes and the friends are forced to come to terms with the situation. The resulting internal struggles send each individual into a search for redemption in intensely personal, yet very different, ways.
Green's film is reminiscent of Terrence Malick's THE THIN RED LINE in its potent blend of naturalistic acting, lush photography, and nostalgic voice-over. The 24-year-old shows a maturity that many older directors rarely attain. It is this overriding optimism that makes the film such an uplifting moviegoing experience, even amidst such somber circumstances. Also, there is an understated humor--most notably Paul Schneider's portrayal of Rico Rice--that keeps matters hopeful throughout. GEORGE WASHINGTON is an honest, thoughtful, and deeply transcendent motion picture.
| Starring | Curtis Cotton III, Candace Evanofski, Rachael Handy, Donald Holden, Damien Jewan Lee, Eddie Rouse, Paul Schneider |
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| Director | David Gordon Green |
| Studio | BFI VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 26 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 26 mins |
| Certificate |  DVD LOVEFiLM Instant |
| Collections | FILMCLUB Recommends... |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | Production year: 2000 On LOVEFiLM Instant: LOVEFiLM Instant: 30 Jun 2009 To Rent: DVD: 22 Apr 2002 |
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"...The picture [is] bursting with talent from its young cast....Mr. Green has found a style that's defiantly his own....This may be the best-photographed film of the year..."
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Heroes and villains
This debut film from David Gordon Green is a slow, impressionistic one, with reverential – or fetishist - attention paid to the physical aspects of colour ... read more »
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Indie flick. Nice photography and an almost be kind rewind like vibe to it.
Memorable cast and locations showing post industrial America and the ... read more » - 1042966
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george washington
A good film, just like a good book, has to take me in very quickly. Time scale for a book is 30 pages. A film is 30 minutes. This film gave fantastic reviews... read more »
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best animated in the last ten years
breathtaking in both scope and storytelling. a good story from beginning to end. Suitable for both kids and adults.
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David Gordon Green makes a stunning directorial debut with GEORGE WASHINGTON, a highly poetic drama that tells the story of the inhabitants of a small, impoverished southern American town. Focusing on a group of five adolescent friends--George (Donald Holden), Nasia (Candace Evanofski), Buddy (...
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