Friday, January 29, 2010

Greek tragedy from the Ozarks

Doug and I took in Winter’s Bone, a Gothic wonder that takes us into the ultra bleak world of Ozarkian mafia-like families. Blood ties can lead one into or out of violence when all that is possible is crystal meth labs, hunting squirrel for sustenance or escaping by joining the Army. The story follows a 17-year-old woman who is looking for her drug dealing father. He has disappeared. The way she finds him is right out of Greek Tragedy. Wonderful filmmaking. Here's more info.

Tom

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