- Studio: Benten Films
- Release Date: Apr 22, 2011
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- Summary:
- Director: David Lowery
- Genre(s): Drama
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70David Lowery's St. Nick provides plenty to marvel at.
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Apr 21, 201160A potentially stifling ambience is deflected by quiet suspense and the awe-inspiring compositions of the cinematographer, Clay Liford. Decaying rustic interiors evoke Andrew Wyeth still lifes; pastoral long shots suggest a Southwestern walkabout. And Mr. Lowery seems ready for a bigger canvas.
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50Virtually dialogue-free, the film opts for an almost perverse minimalism; even the camera is limited to the topography within the kids' purview.
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40Like a child bluffing at knowing a secret, St. Nick teases and frustrates.
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