USA
2011/35mm/109mins
WEDNESDAY 12 OCTOBER 6.30 pm – BUY!
Join Artistic Director Simon Weaving as we kick off the festival for 2011 members with this critically acclaimed debut feature from Vera Farmiga, about a woman grappling with her faith.
Corinne is born into a tightly knit religious community where faith is the accepted way of life. A thoughtful independent child, Corinne grows into an intelligent and graceful woman who is forced to rethink the role of her religion when life doesn’t seem to provide the joys that childhood promised. Farmiga not only directs this story with extreme care but turns in stunningly empathetic performance as a woman shaken by a crisis of disbelief.
Writers Carolyn Briggs, Tim Metcalfe
Director Vera Farmiga
Producers Claudia Dal Farra, Renn Hawkey, Carly Hugo
Cast Vera Farmiga, Donna Murphy, John Hawkes, Dagmara Dominiczyk
Print Source Sony Pictures Australia
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My assessment is biased by lack of interest in the material. There were a few laughs (titters rather than belly laughs), and some of the best lines came from the mouths of children. I got bored, and almost fell asleep shortly after the film started. It got better toward the end but still only scores a 1 from me. My companion rated it at a 4 and was fascinated by the film. There were too many church services and Bible classes and sing-alongs to hold my interest. Though, the Pastor has a fine singing voice and we get to hear a few verses from him, and that’s the bases of my score. Most of the other sing-along scenes were performed poorly and we could have done without them. In fact, some of the scenes were not unlike home movies or big brother reality material in so far as the dialogue held only a passing interest for me, and generally not done well. The final scene was performed very well. The film gets an extra half point for that performance. The film may hold much more interest for those with religious leanings.