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MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE

Director:

  Jonathan Demme
  

Year Released:

  2004

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

4 out of 5

3.5 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Kimberly Elise
  Bruno Ganz
  Liev Schreiber
  Meryl Streep
  Denzel Washington
Movie Haiku:Forget Frankenheimer’s classic -- watch this for itself. Demme’s using his SILENCE OF THE LAMBS technique here to propel the issues addressed in his documentary THE AGRONOMIST. Jan was fully engrossed in the drama & fully persuaded by the actors. While Rich is still wary of “conspiratorial excesses,” he basically agrees.

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  No

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2004