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George Washington (2000)

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Reviews Counted: 54 Fresh: 44  Rotten:10 Average Rating: 7.3/10

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Runtime: 90 mins

Synopsis: David Gordon Green makes a stunning directorial debut with GEORGE WASHINGTON, a highly poetic drama that tells the story of the inhabitants of a small, impoverished southern town. Focusing on a group of five adolescent friends--George (Donald Holden), Nasia (Candace Evanofski), Buddy... David Gordon Green makes a stunning directorial debut with GEORGE WASHINGTON, a highly poetic drama that tells the story of the inhabitants of a small, impoverished southern town. Focusing on a group of five adolescent friends--George (Donald Holden), Nasia (Candace Evanofski), Buddy (Curtis Cotton III), Vernon (Damian Jewan Lee), and Sonya (Rachel Handy)--Green uses the town's barren landscape to provide a bleak, yet beautiful, backdrop for their day-to-day lives. After Nasia breaks up with Buddy for George, an introverted youth with an extremely sensitive fontanel, tragedy strikes and the friends are forced to come to terms with the situation. The resulting internal struggles send each individual into a search for redemption in intensely personal, yet very different, ways. Green's film is reminiscent of Terrence Malick's DAYS OF HEAVEN in its potent blend of naturalistic acting, lush photography, and nostalgic voice-over. The 24-year-old shows a maturity that many older directors rarely attain. It is this overriding optimism that makes it such an uplifting moviegoing experience, even amidst such somber circumstances. Also, there is an understated humor--most notably in Paul Schneider's portrayal of Rico Rice--that keeps matters hopeful throughout. GEORGE WASHINGTON is an honest, thoughtful, and deeply transcendent motion picture. [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Candace Evanofski, Donald Holden, Curtis Cotton, Damian Jewan Lee, Eddie Rouse

Director: David Gordon Green
Screenwriter: David Gordon Green
Producer: Lisa Muskat, Sacha W. Mueller, David Gordon Green
Composer: Michael Linnen, David Wingo, Andrew Gillis, Brian McBride, Mazinga Phaser

DVD Info

Release:

Dec 3, 2002

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
  • Single Side - Dual Layer

Audio:

  • Stereo 2.0 - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Alternate Scenes - Deleted Scenes
  • Audio Commentaries - 1. David Gordon Green - Director
  • 2. Tim Orr - Cinematographer
  • 3. Paul Schneider - Actor
  • Bonus Shorts - 1. "Pleasant Grove"
  • 2. "Physical Pinball"
  • 3. "A Day With the Boys"
  • Interviews
  • Trailers - Original Theatrical Trailer

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Amid languorous style, the story gets lost, which is a pity because it could have been a nice quirky one.

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07/17/07
Jason Solomons
Guardian [UK]
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Poetic, patient and beautiful, it's an astoundingly mature film from 25 year old debutant director Green.

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12/30/06
Patrick Peters
Empire Magazine
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The film absorbs elements of documentary and improvisation to produce a remarkably organic whole.

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06/24/06
Time Out
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Beautifully-photographed, lyrical film by debut director David Gordon Green -- definitely a talent to watch.

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10/30/02
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon
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With a kind of eerie beauty and simplicity, David Gordon Green captures a slice of American life in this truly original film.

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01/27/02
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall
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On the basis of this stunningly impressive feature debut, [director Green] is set to become a Terrence Malick for the 21st century, reviving the values of artistry and reflectiveness in American indie cinema.

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10/16/01
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]
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3/5

You want to like the film more, but, unfortunately, it just moves too slowly, not enough happens and the characters just don't have enough interesting or original things to say.

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09/24/01
Jason Korsner
BBC
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You have to bring a lot of yourself to this film if you want it to give something back, but the rewards are considerable.

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07/18/07
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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Stylized to the point of poetry, David Gordon Green's impressive debut fuses the lyricism of Terence Malick with Harmony Korine's willingness to poke around the garbage-strewn landscape of the American underclass.

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07/18/07
Ken Fox
TV Guide's Movie Guide
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Undistinguished and uninvolving attempt to offer a rural spin on Kids.

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07/18/07
Joe Leydon
Variety
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It's possible to keep one's feet on the ground and still appreciate the film's quiet verbal and visual poetry.

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07/21/05
Eric Harrison
Houston Chronicle
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Lovingly photographed in warm sunlight and deep colors.

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03/03/05
Stuart Klawans
Nation
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Has the feeling of a breathing issue of National Geographic as told threw the words of George Steinbeck and through the brush of Norman Rockwell.

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08/20/03
Ryan Cracknell
Movie Views
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Whether George Washington is a false dawn or the start of a whole new hope it remains one of the films of the year. Dream with it while you can.

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03/04/03
Harry Guerin
RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland)
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Like eavesdropping on people you didn't even know existed in America

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02/18/03
Marty Mapes
Movie Habit
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A gorgeous, almost non-narrative portrait of kids in small-town America

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01/09/03
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times
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It's nicely filmed, especially in the places where kid's-eye views of machinery, fields, and junk yards are seen.

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10/21/02
Jean Lowerison
San Diego Metropolitan
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Surprising, rare gem.

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10/15/02
Margaret A. McGurk
Cincinnati Enquirer
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A gracious sleepwalk of a movie that could have used a firmer strut.

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09/26/02
Peter Rainer
New York Magazine
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Combines the earthy lyricism of Terrence Malick with the muted eccentricities of a young David Lynch… a [gorgeous], quietly idealistic tale of adolescent soul-searching.

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08/27/02
Brent Simon
Entertainment Today
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