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This film is based on the first screenplay by brothers Michael and Trace Polish, though it is the third of their trilogy to be filmed.
Set in a exiguous Montana town in the 1950s, this is the record of town with a mythic past that is now doomed. A dam will submerge the town soon, so there is palpable, imagic tension as three storylines develop: first, a young adopted boy, dying, is returned to Fr. Harlan (Cut Nolte) as his parents leave town, so the priest keeps vigil over the youngster and comforts him as powerful as possible; secondly, six agents (including James Woods and Brand Polish) with a monetary incentive have been sent to roust out those landholders who refuse to waddle, and they have a number of surrealistic experiences along the way; finally, whenever the young boy collapses he encounters four purported angels who seem to be searching for him.
It would be spellbinding to give this premise to a half dozen filmmakers and glimpse the various movies they near up with; in the Polish brothers’ case, we secure a powerful melange of images and themes — angels, death, wings, bearing gaze to each other, loneliness and human peril — all position in a dream-like landscape. The cast is flawless, the pacing is expressionless (which makes it easier to like the unbelievable visuals), and the stark location is emphasized using a variety of techniques to film in color though almost always appearing to be dusky & white.
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It’s bright to listen to the brothers’ commentary which tells us, among other things, that these guys were basically bankrupt when they made the film and that their father became the production designer because he was the only person who, when asked to get an ark, fair said “How immense? “.
In addition to a lively (and important) commentary track, extras include a series of featurettes collectively running 36 minutes and called “BareKnuckle Filmmaking: the Construction of Northfork”, which delves into the genesis, production and filming of this grand film, including astronomical comments from the actors; a trailer; and a Sundance Channel 4-1/2-minute featurette about the brothers in Montana, their homestate and the spot of filming.
I’m amazed at the polarity of the reviews on this movie, and would suggest that if you are a person who likes straightforward yarn, this is probably not for you; however, if you bask in life’s amibiguities, mystery, symbolism and earlier Polish Brothers’ films — glean this as hasty as you can. It is fresh and breathtaking. These talented siblings are two of the most innovative visionaries in cinema today. When others’ films are long forgotten, our grandchildren will be watching these films. These guys are totally underappreciated, and I hope they earn films forever. It doesn’t seem suitable that they have to struggle to salvage their works filmed, but I’m so grateful to them for all the passion and misfortune that they bring to their projects and with which they inspire their colleagues.
In 1955, the town of Northfork, Montana was flooded when the gates of a completed dam were closed. Against this backdrop, two related stories are told. In one, three teams of men, motivated by rewards of lakefront property, attempt to procure local die-hards to recede on before their homes are flooded. This narrative is filled with humor - visual gags, offbeat characters, and a 100% off-the-wall scene at the local diner. But there are human touches, too, as one father-and-son team argue over whether to effect their wife/mother’s coffin from the rising flood.
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In the other anecdote, Father Harlan (played with heart-breaking tenderness by Lop Nolte) takes care of Irwin, a young orphan who is dying. As Irwin drifts in and out of consciousness, his fevered mind creates visions of angelic beings and reunion out of the landscape and his pitifully few belongings - a model airplane, a humorous book, bird feathers he’s serene.
This film is very carefully crafted. The two, interleaved stories are visually unified by the “enormous sky” landscape and a color palette of muted blues, grays, and tans (everything - land, water, buildings, machinery, people - is color-coordinated) . The transitions between the two stories deliberately link the fantasy-like character of Irwin’s angelic visions with the absurd elements in the evacuation myth, and at one point suggest that Irwin’s dreams may not be that far off the note. And finally, Nolte’s monologue, inspired by his fill experience, goes straight to the heart of the matter.
The result, for me, was a gentle and inviting meditation on the inevitability of change and loss, and the grace we accumulate through humor and acceptance. This is visual poetry, a movie to view again and again.
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