The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on June 8, 2019

The Straight Story wants to present its characters as real, but it then exaggerates their reality. They’re better than real. Superior imitations. And it’s the film’s undoing. Well, and the music. The eschewing of cartoon for caricature and the Angelo Badalamenti score. It is not the music to tell t   read more

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on June 8, 2019

The Straight Story wants to present its characters as real, but it then exaggerates their reality. They’re better than real. Superior imitations. And it’s the film’s undoing. Well, and the music. The eschewing of cartoon for caricature and the Angelo Badalamenti score. It is not the music to tell t   read more

The Stop Button Posted by on June 8, 2019

The Straight Story wants to present its characters as real, but it then exaggerates their reality. They’re better than real. Superior imitations. And it’s the film’s undoing. Well, and the music. The eschewing of cartoon for caricature and the Angelo Badalamenti score. It is not the music to tell t   read more

The Stop Button Posted by on June 8, 2019

The Straight Story wants to present its characters as real, but it then exaggerates their reality. They’re better than real. Superior imitations. And it’s the film’s undoing. Well, and the music. The eschewing of cartoon for caricature and the Angelo Badalamenti score. It is not the music to tell t   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on April 10, 2010

The Straight Story (David Lynch, 1999) David Lynch is in my opinion one of the greatest filmmakers right now if not one of the bests of all time. He has his own vision and his films are unique and personnal. Lynch is more a visual artist in is approach to...   read more