With scott haze, tim blake nelson, jim parrack, steve hunter. James francos child of god will hit film festivals this. Based on the cormac mccarthy novel child of god, this latest. Deprived first of his family and then his home, ballard descends literally and figuratively to the level of a cave dweller, falling deeper into a disturbing life. James franco says his star in the adaptation of cormac mccarthys child of god lived in isolation and slept in. I tried very hard to be open minded because i love james franco, who by the way is in this for like 2 minutes, blink in the group scene and you missed him. Child of god is a pretty straightforward affair that opens interestingly enough as a mentally deficient young man is put out of his house and subsequently lurks in the woods nearby. In this short clip from a press conference actor james franco talks about why he chose to make his film child of god, based on a story by cormac mccarthy. With cormac mccarthys child of god, scott haze gives an admirable central performance as lester ballard and is clearly trying very hard to make it all work, but hes unfortunately let down by james franco s awkward, disjointed direction and aggressively unpleasant, halfbaked script. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker james franco, and based on the chilling novel by cormac mccarthy, child of god, tells the provocative story. If you are seeing the movie because of james franco, i would not. James franco s adaptation of the sick little cormac mccarthy period novel child of god is surprisingly pretty good. Lana del rey, james franco at child of god premiere.
And despite its grim premise, child of god is astoundingly, gutbustingly funny, like the worst sort of deadbaby joke. Child of god an extremely faithful, suitably raw but still relatively hemmedin adaptation of cormac mccarthys chilling 1973 novel. James franco pays the bills and has a great time in big movies, and in friend projects such as this is the end and the interview. Child of god directed by james franco, 20 in 1960s tennessee, lester ballard is a dispossessed, violent man one the narrator describes as a child of god much like yourself. The film stars scott haze as lester ballard and jim. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Even as it never fully justifies its existence, james franco s plaintively raw cormac mccarthy adaptation child of god fascinates like a song sung just out of tune but rhythmically sturdy. Video james francodirected child of god teaser deadline. The dvd cover that suggests that james franco has as much screen time is misleading, as he is only in the film for 10 minutes. First trailer for james francos child of god released. Recording artist lana del rey attends the premiere of child of god on wednesday, july 30, 2014, in new york. Child of god new video digital cinedigm entertainment. Child of god star scott haze lived in cave for role.
James franco on why he did his film child of god venice. James franco, jim parrack, scott haze, james franco. Franco s adaptation of cormac mccarthys 1973 novel is base, brutal and blunt. Qualifizierte bestellungen werden kostenlos geliefert. Franco and tim blake nelson costar in the film, which franco also adapted for the. Aside from getting a look af franco directing, we also get to see the films protagonist, lester ballard. Child of god by james franco james franco, scott haze. For james franco s latest trick, watch him show you what it looks like when you take a dump. It follows a snaggletoothed homeless hillbilly named lester ballard scott. As you know, james franco is currently in the midst of shooting child of god, an adaptation of cormac mccarthys grim novel about about a. An obviously reverent adaptation that fails to make a case for the source material being turned into a movie, child of god finds director james franco outmatched by. Actor scott haze talks about his upcoming movie roles, his working relationship with james franco and filming child of god. A child of god much like yourself is how mccarthys opening lines describe ballard, signifying that the madness and malice that ferments within the man is a seed to be found in any of us.
Based on the acclaimed cormac mccarthy novel, director james francos child of god follows lester ballard, a dispossessed, violent man in 1960s tennessee. James franco on his necrophilia flick child of god, his. The james franco directed adaptation of the novel by cormac mccarthy no country for old men, the road stars scott haze as lester ballard, a. Child of god will not be to everyones taste the story focusses on one character, ballard, who is not especially likeable and there is no lead character who is chasing ballard throughout the film. James franco has an eclectic mix of friends, and they turned up on wednesday night at the new york city premiere of his passion project child of god, which he wrote, directed and costars in. Theres a bleak integrity to james francos adaptation of. Set in mountainous sevier county, tennessee, child of god is based on. Leather bar to sundance and as i lay dying to cannes earlier this year. Child of god is a 20 american crime drama film cowritten and directed by james franco, and starring scott haze, based on the novel of the same name by. James francos child of god trailer debuts video huffpost. A dispossessed, violent mans disastrous attempt to exist outside the. In february 2012, james franco began shooting a film adaptation of child of god in hillsboro, west virginia. James franco s necrophiliac love affair the 21stcentury renaissance man forges on with a grueling cormac.