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Desolation Angels (1995 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Desolation Angels' is a 1995 independent film written and directed by Tim McCann. Note: Source says, "Mr. McCann won the top prize, the Merchant/Ivory Award, in October after his movie had its premiere before packed audiences in Telluride." The 1995 Telluride Film Festival [http://www.filmscouts.com/scripts/festival.cfm was held in September 1995] and has no "Merchant/Ivory Award".
The film premiered at the 1995 Telluride Film Festival. It then won the International Critics Prize (FIPRESCI Prize) at the Toronto International Film Festival and was accepted to the Rotterdam Film Festival.
Reception
In his review of 'Desolation Angels' for 'Rolling Stone', Peter Travers declared that "male ego is the demon in this blazingly provocative debut film from the gifted Tim McCann," and concluded that viewers "wont stop talking about this one." Michael Wilmington of the 'Chicago Tribune' praised the film as "an ultra-low budget drama of considerable accomplishment and sometimes extraordinary power" and wrote, "This is probably as devastating a portrayal and indictment of modern male insensitivity as any film has given us recently... One of the years more impressive debuts." Jonathan Rosenbaum of the 'Chicago Reader' described the film as "very unlike anything else in American filmmaking," deeming it "a film with an undeniable moral vision." The 'Los Angeles Times' Kevin Thomas called it "an utterly compelling portrait of depth and complexity," saying, "No wonder Jonathan Demme and Barbet Schroeder have joined forces in presenting Tim McCanns knockout debut feature... A thoroughly unsettling and sensitive drama of acute psychological insight."
Dave Kehr of the 'New York Daily News' wrote, "McCanns grimly compelling 'Desolation Angels' takes American independent filmmaking back to where it began in the male angst of movies like John Cassavetes 'Husbands'." 'The Village Voice' Amy Taubin wrote of the film, "A wrenching, smart and bleakly funny debut feature by the uncompromising and very talented Tim McCann... Outstanding." 'Paper' magazine's Dennis Dermody characterized 'Desolation Angels' as "harrowing and though provoking" and wrote, "The movie is so on target about all the macho bullshit that it makes you think Valerie Solanas was right."
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