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The Mad Whale: Directed by Sonia A. Guggenheim, David Breschel, Jenna Cavelle, Luke Haskard, Ariel Heller, Adam Linzey, Matt McClung, Andrew Wood, Uttera Singh. With ...
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- 2019
- Drama, Thriller
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The Mad Whale is a 2017 American drama-thriller film directed by 9 different directors, which was produced by James Franco's Elysium Bandini Studios and the USC School of Cinematic Arts. The film stars Camilla Belle, Dominic Rains, Summer Phoenix and James Franco. The film was premiered on 19 October 2017 at the Heartland Film Festival.
In the play, Ishmael is a teacher who gets away from an adventure-less job by taking to the sea. It makes sense, therefore, that at one point Ishmael grabs a pointer stick and, as the ensemble create the outline of a whale from bits of wood, moving it slowly as if it were alive, Ishmael points to the relevant parts, explaining the beast as he goes.
The Mad Whale (2017) This is a strong movie. Solid film. First off - not a drama. It's a thriller with elements of horror. Yes, slow burning at start. Blame Melville I guess. Second - acting is incredibly strong. Third - completely agree with fellow reviewer.
The company uses instruments to create sound effects of storms, ships' noises etc as well as play and sing shanties and sea hymns to link and break up the scenes as we follow Ishmael’s voyage on the Pequod with a nervous crew and a mad captain intent on seeking out and chasing down his nemesis, Moby Dick, whatever the cost.
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Ishmael is a character in Herman Melville's Moby-Dick (1851), which opens with the line "Call me Ishmael." He is the first-person narrator of much of the book. Because Ishmael plays a minor role in the plot, early critics of Moby-Dick assumed that Captain Ahab was the protagonist. Many either confused Ishmael with Melville or overlooked the ...
