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Julien Donkey-Boy

Julien Donkey-Boy

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Key Information
Directors: Harmony Korine
Stars: Werner Herzog
Actors: Brian Fisk
Genre: Dramas
MPAA Rating: R (MPAA)
Available Formats: VHS
UPC: 794043498824
Release Date: 1999
Running Time: 1hr 30min
Languages
Original Language: English
DVD Editions
: Format: DVD, 1hr 30min
Release Company: Warner Home Video (March 20, 2001)
UPC: 794043498824
VHS Editions
: Format: VHS, 1hr 30min
Release Company: Warner Home Video (March 20, 2001)
UPC: 794043498732
Credits
Screenwriter: Harmony Korine
Professional Reviews
: (10/29/1999, p.89, Lisa Schwarzbaum): "...An exciting artistic leap...Korine has found [new] ways to convey emtional terrain..." -- Rating: B+
Quotes from the Movie
: "You look so utterly stupid. If I were so stupid I would slap my own face!"--Julien's father (Werner Herzog) to Julien
More Information
Details: Flashing a mouthful of fake gold teeth, Julien (Ewen Bremner) wanders the streets of New York City, mumbling nonsensical syllables to himself. He tries to avoid the abuse of his sadistic drunken gas-mask-wearing father (German director Werner Herzog). He cracks a young boy's head open with a rock. He befriends a blind figure skater. He wears a bra and underwear as he wrestles with his younger brother. And his sister, Pearl (Chlo? Sevigny), is pregnant--with Julien's child. <br> <br> Writer-director Harmony Korine succeeds remarkably well in showing the world through Julien's eyes: a schizophrenic kaleidoscope of images--some hauntingly beautiful, some disturbing and violent. The first American film made in accordance with the Danish filmmaking manifesto Dogma 95 (which also includes THE CELEBRATION and MIFUNE), JULIEN DONKEY-BOY uses no cinematic tricks such as artificial lighting or studio sound. Shot on handheld digital video, the film was transferred to 16mm stock before being blown up to 35mm film...
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