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- So Penguin Bloom is very much a movie of its ilk, a melodrama that’s heavy of hand in the allegory dept., but not all such movies have Naomi Watts present to clean up its cliches.
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Penguin Bloom is a 2020 Australian drama film directed by Glendyn Ivin, from a screenplay by Shaun Grant and Harry Cripps, and is based on the book of the same name by Cameron Bloom and Bradley Trevor Greive.
Jan 27, 2021 · But the director Glendyn Ivin can’t resist shaping Sam’s pain into simplistic melodrama, illustrating grief and anger with scenes that, even if true, come across as graceless metaphors: The ...
Sep 12, 2020 · After the inciting incident of Sam’s (Naomi Watts) life-altering injury, the film’s narrative devolves into a straightforward melodrama that would feel more at home as the frontrunner of an early-2000’s awards race than the modern-day festival it has made its North-American bow at.
Penguin Bloom: Directed by Glendyn Ivin. With Naomi Watts, Griffin Murray-Johnston, Andrew Lincoln, Essi Murray-Johnston. A family takes in an injured Magpie that makes a profound difference in their lives.
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- Biography, Drama, Family
- Glendyn Ivin
- 2021-01-27
Jan 27, 2021 · Reviews. Penguin Bloom. Drama. 95 minutes ‧ NR ‧ 2021. Christy Lemire. January 27, 2021. 4 min read. It sounds painfully mawkish if not downright implausible on the page: a woman, paralyzed from the chest down in a freak accident, finds hope and determination in caring for an injured bird.
Jan 27, 2021 · Here's the true story behind the Naomi Watts-fronted 'Penguin Bloom,' which follows the unexpected bond between a paralyzed woman and an injured magpie.
