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directed by Werner Herzog
USA 2009
Based on a true story about a
promising young actor (Mark Yavorsky, in 1979 a student at
UC-San Diego) whose character in the play he was in kills
his mother. One day he walked out of the play and went home
and continued the performance.
Not to put too fine a point on
it, Brad is clearly certifiable (as was Yavorsky). While the
temptation is seductive, even overpowering, those who try to
explain schizophrenia in historical, rational terms do so at
their peril. Those close to Brad admit only he was “changed”
when he returned from Peru. Having the results of his
handiwrork, the detectives who arrive on the scene (Willem
Dafoe and Michael Peña) take Brad seriously (Brad has holed
himself up into his house across the street along with two
“hostages”). But then, they hadn’t interviewed him and are
only playing the situation by the book. A correct diagnosis
would not likely have changed their strategy. (More on this
shortly.) |
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Theatrical Release: September 6th, 2009 (Venice Film Festival)
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DVD Review: First Look Studios - Region 1 - NTSC
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Runtime | 1:31:05 | |
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1.85:1 Original Aspect Ratio
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Audio | English Dolby Digital 5.1; English Dolby Digital 2.0 | |
Subtitles | Englsih SDH, Spanish & None | |
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Edition Details: Chapters 12 |
Comments |
Image: 4/3 Audio: 4/8 In “Behind the
Madness” Herzog and co-writer Herbert Golder talk about how
they came to this project, the real life inspiration for their
film and how and why they reconsidered it for cinematic
purposes. Even though Golder had interviewed Yavorsky
extensively and Herzog met him once, their movie is not in any
way a documentary, nor, for that matter, all that much about the
real killer. Recommendation: 4 |
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