Disappearances
Disappearances
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“Lovingly handmade…beautiful and raw…imbued with a robust charm.”
—Stephen Holden, New York Times
“Palpable, intimate and magical with the vivid textures of rural outback life, Craven’s delightfully simple narrative operates on powerful metaphorical levels.”
—Shaz Bennett, American Film Institute
“Stunning.”
—Katrina Yeager, Yankee Magazine“A frequently mesmerizing stirringly acted frontier tale. Craven's poetic sensibility is steeped in an appreciation of nature, as well as an awareness of man's ability to exist both in harmony and at odds with it, sometimes simultaneously. Performances are uniformly strong, while the flavorful score by Judy Hyman and Jeff Claus adds a crucial element to the film's exquisite sense of place.”
—Justin Chang, Variety
FILM SYNOPSIS
A film by Jay Craven (2007)
Based on the novel by Howard Frank Mosher
Starring Kris Kristofferson, Genevieve Bujold, Charlie McDermott, Gary Farmer, Bill Sanderson, Lothaire Bluteau.
Set during Prohibition, DISSAPEARANCES tells the story of Quebec Bill Bonhomme, an impossible dreamer and schemer who needs fast cash after a freak lightning storm destroys his barn. Despite forebodings from his skeptical and mystical sister, Cordelia, Quebec Bill hatches a plan to steal twenty cases of liquor from feral Canadian whiskey pirate, Caracjou (Bluteau), and smuggle it back across the Vermont-Canadian border. He takes along his 15-year-old-son, Wild Bill, his inscrutable brother-in-law, Henry Coville, and his cranky hired man, Rat Kinneson. Together, they cross the border into Canadian wilderness and a haunted and elusive past for three unforgettable days “full of terror, full of wonder.”
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