2017 Directed by Sean Baker
The story of a precocious six year-old and her ragtag group of friends whose summer break is filled with childhood wonder, possibility and a sense of adventure while the adults around them struggle with hard times.
Brooklynn Prince Bria Vinaite Willem Dafoe Valeria Cotto Christopher Rivera Mela Murder Caleb Landry Jones Aiden Malik Macon Blair Sabina Friedman-Seitz Karren Karagulian Sandy Kane Carl Bradfield Gary B. Gross Sonya McCarter Josie Olivo Rosa Medina Perez Jasineia Ramos Kit Sullivan Patti Wiley Jason Blackwater Jim R. Coleman Kelly Fitzgerald Krystal Gordon Betty Jeune Joanne Moreno Lauren O'Quinn Edward Pagan Samantha Parisi Show All…
Andrew Duncan Alex Saks Sean Baker Chris Bergoch Kevin Chinoy Francesca Silvestri Shih-Ching Tsou Elayne Schneiderman Schmidt
this is the first time willem dafoe has not looked like the human embodiment of evil he was truly willem dafriend in this
Sean Baker's TANGERINE follow-up is an absolute barn-burner, brimming with life and noise and neglect and an all-timer of a performance by Willem Dafoe. Baker definitely finding his groove... endlessly smart move to flip the script on his breakthrough and apply the same energy to a gorgeously shot 35mm slice of Americana that reeks of POST TENEBRAS LUX for a reason. A movingly episodic story of the "missing homeless" living week-to-week in a godawful motel just outside of the Magic Kingdom, the film builds a remarkably comprehensive portrait of life on the margins - and the systems & cycles that keep people there.
american honey jr
(but i also don’t wanna minimize this with a joke because??? it made me feel every emotion at once for a full 115 minutes)
literal magic, blends american honey and sean bakers previous project tangerine in the most enchanting and immersive way possible. i can’t say anything else that hasn’t already been said, but i truly feel like a kid again.
the most American
film of the decade??
I've been transformed
back into a small child.
I so badly wanted to give this a 4.5 upon re-watch, but there's just something missing in that middle stretch that prevents a bumping of the rating. Still easily one of my favorites of 2017, and I'd like to touch upon a few additional things I really appreciated:
1. I really love the camerawork, especially as it relates to the interaction between the kids' world and the adults' world. There are several moments where Baker and Zabe choose to shoot the kids' heads from behind as a conflict plays out immediately in front of them, e.g. when Scooty watches Halley and Ashley fighting or when Moonee and Jancey walk towards the Child Protective Services people the first time. The heads…
Sean Baker: visionary.
Brooklyn Prince: angel.
Wig: snatched.
I'm sick of A24 and their streak of five-star films, DAMN IT
Opening credits to ‘Celebration’ by Kool and The Gang were a bit over the top. Dafoe talks to birbs. Cinematography was gorgeous. Dafoe partakes in hide and seek. Vinaite found a perfect balance between sympathy and “you’re a bad person.” Dafoe obscures the titties. Prince was adorable. Dafoe brings the ice. Disneyland was unnecessary and even more jarring, both visually and tonally, than Kool and The Gang. Dafoe slaps pop from paedo’s hands.
I couldn't help thinking that the kids in The Florida Project will become the kids in American Honey as they grow older. I can't say enough about the performances of Brooklynn Prince, Bria Vinaite and Willem Dafoe, in a truly likable role. He hasn't played many of those. With every year, Dafoe becomes more respected as an actor. This is definitely his high point. I don't have kids of my own, so watching Moonee, Scooty, Dicky and Jancey exploring (unsupervised) the world around them was more than a bit uncomfortable. And the diner scene where Halley tells Moonee to order as much as she wants, while she bullies and torments Ashley, is excruciating to watch.
The glue that holds it…
"You know why this is my favorite tree? Cause it's tipped over and it's still growing." 💜
Grim + Beautiful. Reality told with a dry smile. A hapless life of a single mom in a florida project living hotel. Moving in its ability to find joy in small moments.
Sean Baker’s drama, The Florida Project, focuses on the impoverished residents of the Magic Castle, a run-down motel on edges of Walt Disney World. We follow six-year-old Moonee and her mother Halley as they struggle to make ends meet doing whatever they can to make money. Much of the cast are unknowns and steal the show in their first feature, although we do have Willem Defoe in the role of the Magic Castle manager and pseudo paternal figure for some of the children.
The Florida Project is a really colourful, lively film. Depicted largely through the eyes of the young children who reside in the establishment it evokes real sympathy. Rude, funny and brutally honest this film is a visual and emotional wonder. ####
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