1985
D: Stuart Cooper
C: Don Johnson, Jason Robards, Judith Ivey, Cybill Shepherd, Ava Gardner, William Russ, Wings Hauser, Alexandra Johnson, Stephen Davies, Charlotte Stanton, Albert Hall, William Forsythe, James Gammon, Rance Howard, Bill Thurman, Robert Wentz, Irma P. Hall, Joe Berryman, Patricia Rendleman, Norman Bennett, Jerry Haynes
W: William Faulkner (stories Barn Burning, The Spotted Horses; novel “The Hamlet”); Rita Mae Brown & Dennis Turner (teleplay)
Original Music: Charles Bernstein
Cinematography: Reed Smoot & Steve Yaconelli
Editing: Daniel Cahn
Runtime: 200 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Color
Aspect Ratio: 1.33 : 1
Sound Mix: Mono
Adapted from three different Faulkner short stories, I found this remake more enjoyable than the original 1958 film. It’s of another time and place, but set in the 80’s which gives it an unusual anachronistic flavor that really works well. Super evocative and slow moving (in a good way), featuring a great cast of actors who seem to have lived the material in a past life.
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