[I]t's a terrible pity that this ensemble drama about people hurting and coping in small-town America is so relentlessly dull...
The Sensation of Sight (2008)
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Reviews Counted:6
Fresh:3
Rotten:3
Average Rating:5/10
Theatrical Release:Jul 18, 2008 Limited
Synopsis:
"When life becomes a second language..."
In an awe-inspiring fusion of dream/reality, this off-beat drama about man's search for meaning amidst the ache of despair chronicles Finn (David...
"When life becomes a second language..."
In an awe-inspiring fusion of dream/reality, this off-beat drama about man's search for meaning amidst the ache of despair chronicles Finn (David Strathairn), a middle-aged English teacher, as he enters a mid-life crisis impelled by a recent tragedy.
As he sets afoot selling encyclopedias to the town locals, Finn's anxieties begin to consume him as he finds himself pursued by an unrelenting ghost. Circling through sleepless nights and desperate days, The Sensation of Sight intertwines lives of loneliness and disconnection, fatefully leading Finn toward an unexpected and sublime awakening. --© Official Site
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Starring: David Strathairn, Ian Somerhalder, Daniel Gillies, Jane Adams
Starring: David Strathairn, Ian Somerhalder, Daniel Gillies, Jane Adams, Ann Cusack, Joseph Mazzello, Scott Wilson
Director: Aaron J. Wiederspahn
Director: Aaron J. Wiederspahn
Screenwriter: Aaron J. Wiederspahn
Producer: , Aaron J. Wiederspahn, David Strathairn
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Studio: Monterrey Media
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Sep 2, 2008
Reviews for The Sensation of Sight
It’s moving, occasionally charming, and universally well-acted...But with its pretensions to profundity...the film, like its hero, can get stuck inside its own head.
At 134 angst-filled minutes, The Sensation of Sight might tax your patience, but there are rewards for the persistent.
David Strathairn's Finn is the nearly broken, perplexed, downcast, and also oddly humorous Chaplinesque figure, whose own transformative experienced 'sensation of sight' imparts a tentative metaphorical healing vision of a restored life.
The impression that remains after the credits roll, however, is of exemplary American filmmaking, whose direction and superb performances make up for a solemn script.
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