The Book of Life (1998 film)
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Plot
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Meanwhile, in a seedy New York bar, a young gambler (Dave Simonds) and the waitress (Miho Nikaido) secretly in love with him strike up a conversation with a charismatic stranger (Thomas Jay Ryan) - none other than the Devil in disguise.[4] Their stories intertwine as heaven and earth seem to collide, bringing all the characters together in a hotel room to face the end, or the possible rebirth, of the world.[4]
Cast
- Martin Donovan as Jesus Christ[4]
- PJ Harvey as Magdalena[4]
- Thomas Jay Ryan as Satan[4]
- Dave Simonds as Dave,[3] the guy in Bar[4]
- Miho Nikaido as Edie[4]
- D.J. Mendel as the lawyer[3]
- Katreen Hardt as the receptionis[3]
- James Urbaniak[4] as the "True Believer".
- Katreen Hardt as the lawyer's assistant.[6]
Production
The film was made for the 2000, Seen By... (2000 vu par...) project,[7] initiated by the French company Haut et Court[8] to produce films depicting the approaching turn of the millennium seen from the perspectives of 10 different countries.[1][9]
Reception
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Soundtrack
The soundtrack includes PJ Harvey, Yo La Tengo, David Byrne, Takako Minekawa, Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares, Osnabrucker Jugendchor, Ben Watt and others.[10][4]
References
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- ↑ a b Yoram Allon, Del Cullen, Hannah Patterson. Contemporary North American Film Directors: A Wallflower Critical Guide. Wallflower Press, 2002, p. 367.
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- ↑ Susan G. Cole, Glenn Sumi, Norman Wilner, John Semley, "TOP 25 TORONTO FILMS," Now, 31 December 2013, URL accessed 15 August 2016.
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External links
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- The Book of Life at Mubi
- The Book Of Life Soundtrack: A Film By Hal Hartley at Discogs
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- 1998 films
- Films about Christianity
- 1998 comedy films
- Films directed by Hal Hartley
- American avant-garde and experimental films
- American comedy films
- 1990s avant-garde and experimental films
- 1990s English-language films
- 1998 American films
- Camcorder films
- English-language comedy films