Josephine decker is a very promising director, evidenced by her ability to build distinct sound and image relationships. Starring joe swanberg, sophie traub, and robert longstreet and directed by josephine decker, this feature film explores eroticism in lonely places. Aug 10, 2015 josephine decker wows in her second feature a rural erotic horror romance. Thou wast mild and lovely 2014 cast and crew moviefone.
Sister thou wast mild and lovely grace livingston hill. It could use a third act, and the ending breaks its hold over us with a suddenness thats probably intentional but unsatisfying. Over crisp, verdant images of nature, of animals, streams and puddles, a mysterious, sensual female voice tells of her lover, who may be a person or may be the whole world. Thou wast mild and lovely is a highly intimate and subtly erotic thriller inspired by john steinbecks east of eden and featuring love, death, guns, goats, a farmer, his grown daughter and the secrets they no longer succeed in keeping. Thou wast mild and lovely is a sensual thriller inspired by east of eden and starring love, death, guns, goats and a farm in the wilds of kentucky. Quando akin joe swaberg chega a uma fazenda em kentucky ele encontyra seu emprego como peao. There are places you go, where the things you do will matter to a lot of people. Thou wast mild and lovely is a highly intimate and subtly erotic thriller inspired by john steinbeck s east of eden and featuring love, death, guns, goats, a farmer, his grown daughter and the. But theyre now getting a double release at new yorks ifp media center. One of the most charmingly, abstractly disorienting films ive watched for a long time.
On a farm in rural kentucky, father jeremiah robert longstreet and daughter sarah sophie traub squabble together like young puppies. Not rated 1h 18min comedy, mystery, romance november 2014 usa 1. Kevins rating of the film thou wast mild and lovely kevin 29 palms without the ca desert, the funny part is that after the grind it all makes perfect sense, if of. The film will world premiere at the berlinale 2014. Thou wast mild and lovely is a 2014 experimental thriller film written and directed by josephine decker and starring joe swanberg, sophie traub, and robert. Thou wast mild and lovely 2014 directed by josephine decker. Actrices et acteurs thou wast mild and lovely 2014 thou wast mild and lovely, casting du film. Thou wast mild and lovely 2014 dvdrip full movie watch. Decker has pointed to john steinbecks east of eden as the kernel of inspiration for her intimate quasithriller thou wast mild and lovely.
Dont get left behind enjoy unlimited, adfree access to shudders full library of films and series for 7 days. Dec 05, 2014 thou wast mild and lovely official trailer 2014 joe swanberg, sophie traub movie hd. Of two films by us independent newcomer josephine decker to play in this years berlinale forum. Thou wast mild and lovely official trailer 2014 joe. Josephine decker wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Directed by josephine decker usa 2014 79 min thriller. Thou wast mild and lovely nude scenes 3 images and 1 video including appearances from robert longstreet.
For the plasma, thou wast mild and lovely tuesday, june 24, 2014 no comments i havent talked about under the skin on the site yet, which feels like a gross oversight given how intensely it left an impression on me. Josephine decker on butter on the latch and thou wast. Only the scene doesnt end at this point, as one might expect. Le film thou wast mild and lovely 2014 vostfr film complet. To raise money for the film s postproduction, decker ran a crowdfunding campaign on. Joe swanberg, sophie traub, robert longstreet, kristin slaysman, matt orme, geoff marslett, bennett alderdice, shelley delaney, erica mcclure, brooklyn shuck et raleigh shuck. The rustic, lyrical sophomore feature of writerdirector josephine decker, thou wast mild and lovely proves as slippery and elusive a film as its characters do to one another. But the film hardly wants to settle with a satisfying tone. Thou wast mild and lovely 2014 full movie video dailymotion. The artful drama thou wast mild and lovely 2014 looks to john steinbecks classic novel east of eden for inspiration, and explores the complexities of family relationships and sexual desire. Wildly imaginative, thou wast mild and lovely is the creepy, erotic tale of married man akin who is harbouring secrets from home when he arrives at a remote ranch, where simmering menace and lust threaten to overspill. Josephine decker on butter on the latch and thou wast mild.
Decker is obviously a filmmaker who knows what a film should look like and thou wast mild and lovely certainly looks terrific but typical of decker its got characters you might want to cross the street to avoid let alone spend time with in a cinema. Sister, thou wast mild and lovely gentle as the summer breeze, pleasant as the air of evening as it floats among the trees. In conversation with josephine decker, director of thou wast. Premiering at the berlinale forum 2014 directed by josephine decker written by josephine decker and david barker edited by josephine decker, david barker and thou wast mild and lovely berlinale teaser 2514 on vimeo. Thou wast mild and lovely ultimately lacks the fullness of a major film. Thou wast mild and lovely josephine deckers visionary second feature, a rural melodrama, is imbued with the blood and the muck, the harshness and the carnality of life on a farm. Thou wast mild and lovely nude scenes 17 images and 7 videos including appearances from kristin slaysman sophie traub. In other words, she makes movies that are so personal, watching them feels like an intrusion. I think the film is shot with this omniscient presencefeel, because the perspective comes from the consciousness of. In early 2014, she completed her second theatrical film, the experimental erotic thriller thou wast mild and lovely, starring sophie traub and deckers frequent collaborator joe swanberg. Its a scene thats bold, unique, vibrant, awkward and unsettling all at once, and a good introduction of whats to come in thou wast mild and lovely. As the title boldly attests, thou wast mild and lovely strives for the lyric and ecstatic. But tis god that hath berelf us, he can all our sorrows heal.
Yet again we hope to meet thee, when this mortal life is fled. I just wish she had more faith in her material, as thou wast mild and lovely goes to such an obvious place of bad faith at the end, where payoff is more important than resolution, and shock value rules the day. Jun 23, 2014 film thou wast mild and lovely tweet ny premiere mon, jun 23, 2014. See the full list of thou wast mild and lovely cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Thou no more wilt join our number, thou no more our songs shall know. Thou wast mild and lovely adfree and uncut shudder. Sophie traubs performance as the daughter, sarah, has the sundappled quality of one of andrew wyeth s helga paintings. Josephine decker born april 2, 1981 is an american actor, filmmaker, and performance artist. Josephine decker biography, age, net worth, education. The film plays as a test project that allows decker to finetune her stylistic mojo, so to speak, measuring how far she can push her formal effects into the realm of purplish auralvisual. Thou wast mild and lovely official trailer 2014 joe swanberg, sophie traub movie hd. No matter how strange their actions may seem, they go along with their carnal desires. The movie is a lot more unsettling when it is showing the low. Thou wast mild and lovely official trailer 2014 joe swanberg.
That being said, i do think the film ultimately errs at the ending into going more overtly into the horrific. Movies thou wast mild and lovely josephine deckers visionary second feature, a rural melodrama, is imbued with the blood and the muck, the harshness and the carnality of life on a farm. Then there are places you will go, where the things you will do matter only to a very few. Today the iron curtain between gay and straight is crumbling. Theres sly underlying humor and romance in the guise of mutual understanding. Our cast of characters is located on a farm in rural kentucky, where newcomer akin joe swanberg has just left his family behind to become a farm hand. Watch thou wast mild and lovely 2014 dvdrip full movie online free directed by. Thou wast mild and lovely official trailer 2014 joe swanberg, sophie traub movie hd there are places you go, where the things you do. Nov 04, 2014 starring joe swanberg, robert longstreet, sophie traub and kristin slaysman and inspired by a character from john steinbecks east of eden thou wast mild and lovely balances horror, beauty, and intimacy as an erotic thriller set in the wilds of kentucky. World premiere at the berlinale forum 2014 thou wast mild and lovely starring joe swanberg, sophie traub, robert longstreet, kristin slaysman, geoff marslett, matt orme directed by josephine decker written by josephine decker and david barker edited by josephine decker, david barker and steven schardt director of photography ashley connor. Jeremiah robert longstreet hires akin joe swanberg to work on his kentucky farm for the summer, but akins attraction to jeremiahs young daughter, samantha. Thou wast mild and lovely 2014 january 14, 2019 january 15, 2019 swampflix after becoming accustomed to josephine deckers aggressive, immersive subjectivity that sinks her films pov deep into the psyches of her fraught protagonists in the. Starring joe swanberg, sophie traub, robert longstreet, kristin slaysman, and geoff marslett.
A hired hands interactions with the father and daughter who hired. Sister thou wast mild and lovely gentle as the ehymnbook. For the whatever generation, dating a girl one week and a guy the next is no big deal. Well done very powerful, too believable, but wish i hadnt seen it. Thou wast mild and lovely is a fascinating film from emerging talent. Thou wast mild and lovely is a 2014 experimental thriller film written and directed by josephine decker. Feb 11, 2014 directed and cowritten by josephine decker her debut film butter on the latch is also in competition at the berlin film festival which is quite the feat, thou wast mild and lovely. Stream thou wast mild and lovely uncut, adfree on all your favorite devices. Some were repulsed by her work, calling it pretentious and too selfconsciously arty. The breaks i took in editing both films i think really helped each film as a whole. Decker was included in filmmaker magazines 20 list of 25 new faces in independent film. A hired hands interactions with the father and daughter who hired him become awful. Josephine decker biography, age, net worth, education, actor.
Deckers other 2014 film, butter on the latch, also made the brodys top ten, clocking in at tenth place. Le film thou wast mild and lovely 2014 vostfr admin 20170705t19. Jorge mourinhas rating of the film thou wast mild and lovely jorge mourinha a coiled spiderweb of a movie, this hypersensory collision of noir obsession and ecstatic pastoral is clearly the work of a singular, tactile vision. Regarder film thou wast mild and lovely en streaming, telecharger film thou wast mild and lovely gratuitement, voir film thou wast mild and lovely en ligne. In conversation with josephine decker, director of thou wast mild and lovely by jack howard berlin film journal spoke to the director josephine decker, who has two films screening in the forum section at this years berlinale.
Exclusive clip from thou wast mild and lovely featuring. As the title boldly attests, thou wast mild and lovely. The daughter begins narrating about her hypothetical lover, and the camera stares down a growling dog nearby. This is the homepage for thou wast mild and lovely, a film by josephine decker. Thou wast mild and lovely berlinale teaser 2514 on vimeo. Pleasant as the air of evening when it floats among the trees. A film made up of bright shards that, like the carter family song it ends with, tells its story by circling. Thou wast mild and lovely 2014 directed by josephine. To those who feel that their cruelty is too cruel, their sadness too sad, i dedicate this film. With joe swanberg, sophie traub, robert longstreet, kristin slaysman.
Sister, thou wast mild and lovely, gentle as the summer breeze. A film made up of bright shards that, like the carter family song it ends with, tells its story by circling its subject and leaving much unsaid. Thou wast mild and lovely enjoyed a beautiful theatrical tour in the uk, reminisce with us here. Thou wast mild and lovely isnt afraid to go further, delving into ideas and choices that can easily repel just as much as it attracts. Thou wast mild and lovely by josephine decker kickstarter. Feb 06, 2014 new europe film sales has completed its berlinale sales lineup with the addition of bas devos debut feature violet, which plays in the generation 14plus section.
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