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- Films like “Undertow” leave some audiences unsettled, because they do not proceed predictably according to the rules. But they are immediately available to our emotions, and we fall into a kind of waking trance, as if being told a story at an age when we half-believed everything we heard.
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Mar 26, 2009 · He ends his assessment saying: “Films like Undertow leave some audiences unsettled, because they do not proceed predictably by the rules. But they are immediately available to our emotions, and we fall into a kind of walking trance, as if being told a story at an age when we half-believed everything we heard.”
Mar 2, 2021 · Undertow is a gripping, tense portrayal of loss and mental health, lead by two intense performances by Laura Gordon and Olivia DeJonge. Nation’s direction brings a strong atmosphere of melancholy and suspicion, it uses a thriller edge to emphasise the emotional damage.
Aug 17, 2018 · Despite a few narrative hiccups, including a slightly obvious conclusion, Undertow proves itself a compelling and accessible film told in a way only a woman can. Nation has confirmed herself as a brilliant new voice in Australian feature filmmaking, and her achievements here deserve to be celebrated.
Mar 7, 2020 · In turn, Angie wants to know why Claire won’t leave her alone. Once she realises that Claire’s concern for her welfare is motivated by ownership of her unborn child, she becomes more desperate to be freed from the grasp of a series of abusive people. Claire’s obsession with Angie is exploitative.
Nov 27, 2010 · First-time filmmaker Javier Fuentes-Leon both wrote and directed Undertow, and against considerable odds, he's made its unlikely ghost story complicatedly real. The mix of selfishness and ...
Undertow is a 2004 American psychological thriller film co-written and directed by David Gordon Green and starring Jamie Bell, Devon Alan, Dermot Mulroney and Josh Lucas. Taking place in Georgia, the film tells the story of two boys pursued by a murderous uncle.
