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The Passion of Darkly Noon is a 1995 psychological horror drama film written and directed by Philip Ridley. The film stars Brendan Fraser, Ashley Judd, and Viggo Mortensen. The protagonist's name and film title come both from a passage in the Bible, 1 Corinthians 13: "Now we see through a glass, darkly..."[citation needed].
The Passion of Darkly Noon: Directed by Philip Ridley. With Brendan Fraser, Ashley Judd, Viggo Mortensen, Loren Dean. A young man who has spent his life as a member of an ultraconservative Christian cult loses his parents and becomes disoriented, wandering into a forest and meeting a coffin transporter, a caring woman, her mute boyfriend, and ...
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- Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Philip Ridley
- 1995-05-19
- Synopsis
- Picture 9/10
- Audio 8/10
- Extras 8/10
- Closing
Described by critic Mark Kermode as an "extraordinary filmmaker" and "one of the UK's most imaginative talents", visionary British director Philip Ridley followed his sensational debut The Reflecting Skin with another surreal incursion into the dark heart of the 'American dream' in The Passion of Darkly Noon. Darkly Noon (Brendan Fraser) is the sol...
Arrow Video presents Philip Ridley’s second feature, The Passion of Darkly Noon, on Blu-ray, presenting the film in its original aspect ratio of 2.35:1 on this dual-layer disc. The 1080p/24hz high-definition encode comes from a new 2K restoration performed by Arrow, which comes from a scan of the 35mm original camera negative. I’m familiar with Rid...
Arrow includes two audio tracks: a lossless PCM 2.0 stereo surround track and DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround presentation. I listened to the 5.1 surround track and only sampled the 2.0 one. The film has a very intriguing electronic score that manages to take full effect of the surround set-up. Notes and beats bounce around between speakers to great effect ...
Arrow does a wonderful job giving the film its due through a nice selection of special features. Following an isolated score (that apparently features unused bits, which I’m sure it does, but I couldn’t really pick them out) is a new audio commentaryby writer/director Philip Ridley. Ridley goes over the film’s production history, covering how the i...
It’s an odd film, and one that was probably doomed to be forgotten, yet Arrow has gone out of their way to save it, giving it a stunning presentation and a rich set of features. BUY AT:
Sep 4, 1995 · By Todd McCarthy. A backwoods religious allegory of obscure intent, “The Passion of Darkly Noon” puts a good cast to work on a tale scarcely worth telling. Although tangentially touching upon...
Of the three movies The Passion of Darkly Noon is perhaps the most famous thanks to its trio of Hollywood stars – Viggo Mortensen has a supporting role, while Ashley Judd and Brendan Fraser, then at the height of their fame, play the leads.
- Philip Ridley
- 18
- Brendan Fraser, Ashley Judd, Viggo Mortensen
Cast. Brendan Fraser as Darkly Noon; Ashley Judd as Callie; Viggo Mortensen as Clay; Loren Dean as Jude; Lou Myers as Quincy; Grace Zabriskie as Roxy; Production. Philip Ridley came up with the idea for the The Passion of Darkly Noon during his time directing The Reflecting Skin as on the drive to and from set he'd pass a fenced off compound ...
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Frank Henschke. Martin Cantwell. Nick Bicât. Nigel Galt. Brian Saunders. Philip Ridley. Desire torments a former cultist taking refuge at the home of a scantily clad woman whose husband is away.
