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Jul 22, 2016 · When it comes to films by twentysomething American actors making their debuts as writer-director-producers, Brady Corbet’s “Childhood of a Leader” is singular in its defiance of conventional expectations. For one thing, Corbet doesn’t give himself a role in the film.
Jul 21, 2016 · A visually sumptuous, slow-boil freakout set in France in the aftermath of World War I, it hinges on an unruly boy, Prescott (Tom Sweet), who goes to battle with his authoritarian parents as his ...
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Jan 19, 2021 · The Childhood of a Leader is a fascinating piece of cinema, especially given it’s not only a debut piece of work, but the debut piece of work from an actor best known for playing Alan Tracy in the execrable Jonathan Frakes’ Thunderbirds movie. Brady Corbet’s film is about the birth of fascism.
Sep 7, 2015 · “Which one?” is the obvious question prompted by the title in “The Childhood of a Leader,” a overweening, maddening but not inconsiderable directorial debut for actor Brady Corbet, which plays as...
Aug 30, 2016 · Brady Corbet’s The Childhood of a Leader is more of a cinematic experience than a tightly constructed narrative. It’s a film that manipulates the viewer’s perception, constructing a character outline that can’t properly be explained within a two-hour time frame.
Aug 19, 2016 · Ann Jones wonders what The Childhood of a Leader is all about. Beyond the obvious – and the very title means it's hardly a spoiler to say that this is a film about the early life of a fascist dictator – I couldn't quite decide what Brady Corbet's The Childhood of a Leader is really about, or…
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Jun 20, 2017 · A chilling coming-of-age tale about a future fascist leader, The Childhood of a Leader addresses the question with formal daring, bracing intelligence and emotional insight – but doesn’t leave us with any easy answers. Disconcertingly, the budding dictator looks like an angel.
