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As I Lay Dying

2013

James Franco

James Franco, Logan Marshall-Green, Danny McBride, Tim Blake Nelson ...

5.3

471

Drama Based on the 1930 classic by Faulkner, it is the story of the death of Addie Bundren and her family's quest to honor her wish to be buried in the nearby town of Jefferson.

	Media	Author	Review
		Todd McCarthy The Hollywood Reporter	"Franco’s storytelling is confident and sure-handed, both with the camera (...) and the actors, who all seem to have seized their characters with their entire beings"
		Leslie Felperin Variety	"Franco offers up a competently acted, technically adequate Cliff Notes take on Faulkner's narratively refracted tale of dirt-poor Mississippi folk in mourning"
		Mary Corliss Time	"In many respects this is a faithful and intelligent synopsis of the book"
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Franco can chalk up a qualified but distinct success, and another chapter in what is becoming a very notable career (...) rating: ★★★ (out of five)"

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