George Washington [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Director: David Gordon Green David Gordon Green

Overview

"David Gordon directs this bleak drama about a gang of rural teens going astray. The title character is 13-year-old boy who lives in an impoverished corner of North Carolina. While wandering around with his rag-tag band of mates, one boy gets inadvertently killed. Fearing parental retribution, the gang hides the body. Later, matters comes to a head when guilt and anxiety starts to take its toll."

Product Details

Release Date:	06/29/2021
UPC:	0715515261012
Original Release:	2000
Rating:	NR
Source:	Criterion Collection
Region Code:	A
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:30:00

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Donald Holden	George
Candace Evanofski	Nasia
Curtis Cotton III	Buddy
Eddie Rouse	Damascus
Paul Schneider	Rico Rice
Damian Jewan Lee	Vernon
Rachael Handy	Sonya
Jonathan L. Davidson	Euless
Janet Taylor	Ruth
Scott Clackum	Augie
Jason Shirley	Lancaster
Christian Gustoitis	Tyler
Michael Linnen	Composer
David Wingo	Composer
Andrew Gillis	Composer
Brian McBride	Composer
Mazinga Phaser	Composer

Technical Credits

David Gordon Green

David Gordon Green	Director,Producer,Screenwriter
Sam Froelich	Executive Producer
Sacha W. Mueller	Producer
Lisa Muskat	Producer
Erin Aldridge	Producer
R. Craig Zobel	Producer
Christof Gebert	Special Effects

Editorial Reviews

A bold, ambitious first feature by David Gordon Green, this fiercely independent effort chronicles young slum life in a more experimental vein than modern viewers usually use. Recalling the work of filmmakers as diverse as Terrence Malick and Harmony Korine in its unconventional tactics, the film eventually wears out its welcome, especially after its crucial turning point is revealed. However, it retains significant dignity throughout, and Green's surprising grasp of visual storytelling is highly in evidence here. The film was created using non-professional actors (a device that is terrific in theory, but its execution is suspect), and filmed using natural light, which gives it a rich, documentary-like feel. Unlike the recent Dogma 95 movement, however, its roots in conventional filmmaking techniques are strongly apparent, as its evocative Cinemascope 35mm implementation indicates. An easier picture to admire than to genuinely "like," George Washington nonetheless stands out amidst a sea of impersonal, crudely made independent collection of late. Jason Clark