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Wise Blood

1979 · 106 min

A strange, unsettling journey through faith and obsession, filled with odd characters and darkly comic moments.

Tagline
An American Masterpiece!
Overview
A Southerner--young, poor, ambitious but uneducated--determines to become something in the world. He decides that the best way to do that is to become a preacher and start up his own church.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • redemption
  • identity
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror4
Humour5
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity8
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
John Huston
Written by
Benedict Fitzgerald, Michael Fitzgerald
Starring
Brad Dourif, Dan Shor, Amy Wright, Harry Dean Stanton, Mary Nell Santacroce, Ned Beatty, John Huston, William Hickey
Music
Alex North
Cinematography
Gerry Fisher
Runtime
106 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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