Flesh and Blood is a 2017 American drama film written by, directed by and starring Mark Webber.[1][2][3][4] The film debuted at South by Southwest on March 11, 2017.
Mark, who has recently been released from prison, struggles with staying clean while living with his mother and half-brother. He begins to work through the trauma of his past.
Webber cast his own mother and half-brother to play the parts of the protagonist Mark's mother and half-brother in a fictionalized rendering of his early life. Honkala plays herself—a community activist who was the Green Party's 2012 vice-presidential nominee.[5]
Critical receptionedit
A mixed review in Variety praised the cinematography by Patrice Lucien Cochet but "That there’s an authenticity to the results may be unsurprising, but it’s still impressively packaged into an atmospheric, technically well-crafted whole. On the downside, it’s also no surprise that the weakest aspect here is a somewhat half-hearted attempt to impose dramatic structure on the more anecdotal, personality-driven stuff of life itself."[2] Keith Watson of Slant Magazine reviewed the film more favorably, and, while noting some negative aspects, wrote, "The director's style may be all prose, no poetry, but his stripped-down approach nevertheless renders these messy, unglamorous lives with an abiding sense of dignity."[5] The film was negatively reviewed by Jeanette Catsoulis for the New York Times. "A dreary pileup of hard-luck monologues and run-down locations, Mark Webber’s “Flesh and Blood” straddles the line between fact and fiction with exhausting earnestness and a fatal dearth of narrative." Again praising Cochet’s "warm cinematography", Catsoulis summarized the film as "too much like an act of therapeutic cleansing to engage much beyond those involved in its making."[4]
Referencesedit
^Linden, Sheri (11 March 2017). "'Flesh and Blood': Film Review; SXSW 2017". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
^ abHarvey, Dennis (March 13, 2017). "'Flesh and Blood' Review". Variety. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
^Busch, Anita (20 April 2017). "Monument Releasing Picks Up SXSW Favorite 'Flesh And Blood'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
^ ab"Review: Reality Bites in 'Flesh and Blood'". The New York Times. 2017-11-09. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
^ abWatson, Keith (November 6, 2017). "Flesh and Blood". Slant Magazine. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
flesh, blood, 2017, film, flesh, blood, 2017, american, drama, film, written, directed, starring, mark, webber, film, debuted, south, southwest, march, 2017, flesh, blooddirected, bymark, webberwritten, bymark, webberproduced, bytim, dowlindustin, hughesjason,. Flesh and Blood is a 2017 American drama film written by directed by and starring Mark Webber 1 2 3 4 The film debuted at South by Southwest on March 11 2017 Flesh and BloodDirected byMark WebberWritten byMark WebberProduced byTim DowlinDustin HughesJason TsengStarringMark WebberCinematographyPatrice Lucien CochetEdited bySven PapeMusic byDaniel AhearnProductioncompanyPoor Rich KidsDistributed byMonument ReleasingRelease dateMarch 11 2017 2017 03 11 South by Southwest Running time90 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Plot summary 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Critical reception 5 References 6 External linksPlot summary editMark who has recently been released from prison struggles with staying clean while living with his mother and half brother He begins to work through the trauma of his past Cast editMadeline Brewer as Maddy Mark Webber as Mark Cheri Honkala as Cheri Guillermo Santos as Guillermo Rocco Rosanio as RoccoProduction editWebber cast his own mother and half brother to play the parts of the protagonist Mark s mother and half brother in a fictionalized rendering of his early life Honkala plays herself a community activist who was the Green Party s 2012 vice presidential nominee 5 Critical reception editA mixed review in Variety praised the cinematography by Patrice Lucien Cochet but That there s an authenticity to the results may be unsurprising but it s still impressively packaged into an atmospheric technically well crafted whole On the downside it s also no surprise that the weakest aspect here is a somewhat half hearted attempt to impose dramatic structure on the more anecdotal personality driven stuff of life itself 2 Keith Watson of Slant Magazine reviewed the film more favorably and while noting some negative aspects wrote The director s style may be all prose no poetry but his stripped down approach nevertheless renders these messy unglamorous lives with an abiding sense of dignity 5 The film was negatively reviewed by Jeanette Catsoulis for the New York Times A dreary pileup of hard luck monologues and run down locations Mark Webber s Flesh and Blood straddles the line between fact and fiction with exhausting earnestness and a fatal dearth of narrative Again praising Cochet s warm cinematography Catsoulis summarized the film as too much like an act of therapeutic cleansing to engage much beyond those involved in its making 4 References edit Linden Sheri 11 March 2017 Flesh and Blood Film Review SXSW 2017 The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved 4 October 2017 a b Harvey Dennis March 13 2017 Flesh and Blood Review Variety Retrieved July 9 2018 Busch Anita 20 April 2017 Monument Releasing Picks Up SXSW Favorite Flesh And Blood Deadline Hollywood Retrieved 4 October 2017 a b Review Reality Bites in Flesh and Blood The New York Times 2017 11 09 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2018 04 24 a b Watson Keith November 6 2017 Flesh and Blood Slant Magazine Retrieved July 9 2018 External links editFlesh and Blood at IMDb nbsp Flesh and Blood at Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Flesh and Blood 2017 film amp oldid 1214300881, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
