Although the extensive doctor interviews lead to no fruition and take up too much screen time, the film is saved by its unique exploration of memory and identity.
Although the extensive doctor interviews lead to no fruition and take up too much screen time, the film is saved by its unique exploration of memory and identity.
"This is neither an excuse for American patriotism nor a sentimental fluff piece. Greengrass spent months researching the story, speaking with the victims’ families, interviewing everyone from air traffic controllers to the army personnel, and writing a general treatment."
"This is neither an excuse for American patriotism nor a sentimental fluff piece. Greengrass spent months researching the story, speaking with the victims’ families, interviewing everyone from air traffic controllers to the army personnel, and writing a general treatment."
The thrill of meeting Marjane Satrapi reminded me of being 6 years old at Disney Land when I met the living, breathing Cinderella. Except Cinderella was an actress with a blond wig and Marjane is the real woman behind her autobiographical graphic novel, turned movie, “Persepolis”. The distinctive mole on her nose and her dark sultry eyes rose off the page and appeared in front of me, smoking and speaking with a French accent.