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'''''Child of God''''' is a 2013 American crime |
'''''Child of God''''' is a 2013 American crime drama film co-written and directed by [[James Franco]], and starring [[Scott Haze]], based on the [[Child of God|novel of the same name]] by [[Cormac McCarthy]]. It was selected to be screened in the official competition at the [[70th Venice International Film Festival]] and was an official selection of the [[2013 Toronto International Film Festival]].<ref name="Venice">{{cite web |url=http://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/70th-festival/line-up/off-sel/venezia70 |title=Venezia 70 |accessdate=2013-07-26 |work=labiennale}}</ref><ref name="Guardian">{{cite news |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2013/jul/25/venice-film-festival-2013-line-up/ |title=Venice film festival 2013: the full line-up |accessdate=2013-07-26 |work=The Guardian |location=London |date=2013-07-25}}</ref><ref>[http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/child-of-god-pictures-james-franco-cormac-mccarthy-toronto/ First Pictures from James Franco's Cormac McCarthy Adaptation 'Child of God']. Rope of Silicon</ref> The film made its United States premiere at the 51st [[New York Film Festival]] and then was screened at the 2013 [[Austin Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.austinfilmfestival.com/news/2013-aff-lineup/ |title=The 2013 Austin Film Festival Announces 20th Anniversary Film Lineup |publisher=[[Austin Film Festival]] |date=17 September 2013 |accessdate=2013-11-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://variety.com/2013/film/news/2013-new-york-film-festival-main-slate-announced-1200581141/ |title=New York Film Festival Unveils Lineup |last=Cox |first=Gordon |website=[[Variety (magazine) |Variety]] |date=19 August 2013 |accessdate=2013-11-30}}</ref> |
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==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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Directed by | James Franco |
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Cinematography | Christina Voros |
Edited by | Curtiss Clayton |
Music by | Aaron Embry |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Child of God is a 2013 American crime drama film co-written and directed by James Franco, and starring Scott Haze, based on the novel of the same name by Cormac McCarthy. It was selected to be screened in the official competition at the 70th Venice International Film Festival and was an official selection of the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.[1][2][3] The film made its United States premiere at the 51st New York Film Festival and then was screened at the 2013 Austin Film Festival.[4][5]
Plot
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Set in mountainous Sevier County, Tennessee, in the 1950s, Child of God tells the story of Lester Ballard. Ballard is a dispossessed, violent man whom the narrator describes as "a child of God much like yourself perhaps." Ballard's life is a disastrous attempt to exist outside the social order. Successively deprived of parents and homes, and with few other ties, Ballard descends literally and figuratively to the level of a cave dweller, as he falls deeper into crime and degradation.
Cast
- Scott Haze as Lester Ballard
- Tim Blake Nelson as Sheriff Fate
- James Franco as Jerry
- Jim Parrack as Deputy Cotton
- Jeremy Ambler as Boy With The Rifle
- Fallon Goodson as Girly
- Vince Jolivette as Ernest
- Brian Lally as John Greer
- Nina Ljeti as Victim #1
- Boyd Smith as Mr. Fox
- Terrance Huff as The Pitchman
- Nathan Mohebbi as Victim #1's Boyfriend
Production
On September 14, James Franco announced at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival that he was set to direct an adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's third novel Child of God.[6]
In January 2012, it was announced that Scott Haze had signed on to play Lester Ballard, the film's protagonist. It was also announced that Tim Blake Nelson and Jim Parrack had signed on to play Sheriff Fate and Deputy Cotton, respectively.[7] Production on the film began on January 31, 2012, in West Virginia.[7]
Reception
The film received mixed to negative reviews, holding a rating of 38% on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. The critical consensus states: "An obviously reverent adaptation that fails to make a case for the source material being turned into a movie, Child of God finds director James Franco outmatched by Cormac McCarthy's novel".
References
- ^ "Venezia 70". labiennale. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ^ "Venice film festival 2013: the full line-up". The Guardian. London. July 25, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ^ First Pictures from James Franco's Cormac McCarthy Adaptation 'Child of God'. Rope of Silicon
- ^ "The 2013 Austin Film Festival Announces 20th Anniversary Film Lineup" (Press release). Austin Film Festival. September 17, 2013. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
- ^ Cox, Gordon (August 19, 2013). "New York Film Festival Unveils Lineup". Variety. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
- ^ Dew, Blake (September 15, 2011). "James Franco To Direct Cormac McCarthy's Child Of God". We Got This Covered. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
- ^ a b Dew, Blake (January 25, 2012). "James Franco's Child Of God Begins Filming Next Week". We Got This Covered. Retrieved November 30, 2013.