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Tideland

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Original title

Tideland

Year

2005

Running time

122 min.

Country

United Kingdom

Director

Terry Gilliam

Screenwriter

Tony Grisoni. Story: Mitch Cullin

Cast

Music

Mychael Danna, Jeff Danna

Cinematography

Nicola Pecorini

Producer

Co-production United Kingdom-Canada;

Genre

Fantasy. Drama | Psychological Drama. Drugs. Surrealism. Cult Movie

Synopsis

Welcome to the world of Jeliza-Rose, the young heroine and narrator of Tideland. What has brought Jeliza-Rose from Los Angeles to a rural Texan farmhouse? And why is her former rockabilly guitarist father not talking to her anymore? And who is making all that noise in the attic? Jeliza-Rose drifts from the harsh reality of her childhood and escapes into the fantasies of her own active imagination. This is a fantasy world to rival all others; here fireflies have names, bog-men awaken at dusk, monster sharks swim down railroad tracks, and disembodied Barbie heads share her adventures.

Awards: 2005: San Sebastián Film Festival: FIPRESCI Prize. Nominated for Golden Seashell

2006: Genie Awards (Canada): 6 nominations

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Critics' reviews

"The worst that can be said of the first two-thirds of 'Tideland' is that it is tiresome. Toward the end it becomes creepy, and not in a good way"

A. O. Scott: The New York Times
"It immediately shoots to the top of the list of the year's worst movies"

Ruthe Stein: SFGATE
"Becomes an excruciating exercise in gothic excess and progressively more disgusting imagery."

Ann Hornaday: The Washington Post
"It's crazy, dangerous and sometimes gorgeous: a feast of nuttiness that takes you, for a while, over the edge."

Michael Wilmington: Chicago Tribune
"A misconceived washout of a darkly gothic story of madness, addiction and child abuse made all the more unpleasant by Gilliam's trademark intense visual style."

Michael Rechtshaffen: The Hollywood Reporter
"Tideland merrily dances on the line between the merely unpleasant and the completely unwatchable (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"

Kim Newman: Empire

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