Accomplished portrait painter Clementina Wing, sacrificing all self-interest to her art, complies with the request of fellow artist Tommy Burgrave to paint a portrait of his wealthy Uncle Quixtus, whose unhappy life has made him unsociable. Quixtus is about to be taken advantage of by adventuress Lena Fontaine when Clem intervenes.
Émile Chautard
Director
Pauline Frederick
Clementina Wing
Edward Martindel
Quixtus
George Cowl
Huckaby
Lincoln Plumer
Billiter
Edward Hearn
Tommy Burgrave
Jean Calhoun
Etta Concannon
Clarence Wilson
Vandemeer
Louise Dresser
Lena Fontaine
Helen Stone
Little Sheila
Lydia Yeamans Titus
Sheila's Maid
Truly Shattuck
Lady Louise Malling
I highly recommend Dark Waters. It’s a highly engrossing picture, which lends itself to cautionary storytelling. The dark information continually grows, inspiring change and accountability altogether. Overall, Haynes’ picture will not be known for its inclusiveness--but it will be known for being a fantastic, engrossing film.
The fun tricks used in the production design and lighting read extremely well on-screen but hardly fulfill their purpose of trying to inject glamour into a lack-luster story with nothing to say.
A group of criminal animals tries their best to reform themselves into good citizens to avoid serving time in prison.
Ruben Östlund muses about his characters, “As soon as you get close to a person, you see them as just another human being”. It is widely recognized that aboard the luxury yacht in ‘Triangle of Sadness’, the different groups of people represent a small society as a commentary on classism and gender binaries.
Hokum is an enjoyable horror film that will probably get a little under your skin, but it isn’t the tour de force that you might be expecting.
As a frequent “the book was better” extoller, this movie was well worth the watch.