Advantages: intiguing, an insight into american culture Disadvantages: not good if you like tons of action in a film
Midnight in the garden of good and evil is a film based on the international best seller (by John Berendt). It’s said to be a true story, and therefor, although the plot is evident, its more of a discovery about a world, and an exploration of the characters, eccentric as they may be. The plot focuses on a murder trial of a rich man.
The film is based in Savannah, Georgia, USA. I recently visited Savannah, and that’s why it makes the ... ...that half an hour before midnight is "good time" and half an hour after is "evil time" There are defiantly many issues surrounding the murder trial. The idea of the rich and the poor for example. Jim Williams is a very rich man, and this is linked to the murder case, and also to Minerva
who has nothing, though she helps in the case. The idea of sexuality is also evident, because Jim is homosexual, the opposition tries to use it against him, in order ...
Isobel_Princess 10.08.2001
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Advantages: Quiet charm, atypical direction, satisfying ending Disadvantages: No substantial message, just great film-making
Truly demonstrated in this film as the story takes place in Savannah, Georgia, one of the oldest established southern states in the USA. As John Cusack told his nagging agent on the phone, they walk imaginary pets here, they're all heavily armed and they're all drunk. This is definitely a strange movie with a very misleading title and yet surprisingly satisfying!
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SYNOPSIS: Based on John Berendt's best-selling book of the same title, the ... ...murder case in Savannah. An enthusiastic journalist for Town & Country magazine from New York is assigned to write on a high-classed elitist party thrown by a wealthy proprietor Mr. James Williams. The millionaire is subsequently accused of the murder of his gay lover and the journalist stays on to investigate the matter as he plans to write a book about it. Fascinated as he already is by the southern mannerisms and idiosyncrasies, the city-slicker ...
habitualdamnation 12.07.2005
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