Ain't Them Bodies Saints (2013) (original) (raw)

The tale of an outlaw who escapes from prison and sets out across the Texas hills to reunite with his wife and the daughter he has never met.

The tale of an outlaw who escapes from prison and sets out across the Texas hills to reunite with his wife and the daughter he has never met. (less)

Director: David Lowery
Writer: David Lowery
Starring: Casey Affleck, Rooney Mara, Ben Foster, Nate Parker, Rami Malek, Keith Carradine
Producer: James M. Johnston

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Review by Brian Orndorf, August 22, 2013

7 / 10

There�s beauty to behold in the bizarrely titled �Ain�t Them Bodies Saints,� which possesses a moviemaking mission to resuscitate a bygone era of film construction that dwelled in mood and feeling, most pointedly in the early work of Terrence Malick. It�s a quest shared by many indie directors, but David Lowery (who also scripts) finds an organic way of homage while detailing his own story of loss and longing, employing an atmospheric sense of Texas culture to ease audiences into this tone poem of a picture. Dramatically static but superbly assembled, �Ain�t Them Bodies Saints� isn�t just an e ...read more...

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