Dick Johnson Is Dead
Taste attributes: documentarydramaslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesocial commentary
Boxlist takeA grounded documentary that is serious, slow-burning and emotional. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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Synopsis
With this inventive portrait, director Kirsten Johnson seeks a way to keep her 86-year-old father alive forever. Utilizing moviemaking magic and her family’s dark humor, she celebrates Dr. Dick Johnson’s last years by staging fantasies of death and beyond. Together, dad and daughter confront the great inevitability awaiting us all.
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- Genre
- Documentary
- Year
- 2020
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Big Mouth Productions
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