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September 14, 2009 at 8:30 am #29907McKayParticipant
Does anyone know the name of the movie the song “Which Will” was in? It was an older movie and I don’t remember the names of the actors.
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September 14, 2009 at 2:29 pm #40438tntracyParticipantYou got me. I looked in IMDb.com’s list of Lu’s songs in TV & Film, and it was not listed. No doubt it would make a great song for a soundtrack, though.
Tom
September 14, 2009 at 2:32 pm #40439tonygKeymasterThe song was written by Nick Drake. Couple of his songs made it into movie soundtracks, but I don’t remember that one.
September 14, 2009 at 6:06 pm #40440Pit BullParticipantEye of God (1997)
Here’s a review from Amazon:
An unsung, minor masterpiece of independent cinema from director Tim Blake Nelson. One of those rare films that mananges to say EXACTLY what it means to say-no more, no less (i.e., no pretension, no padding, no hammy grandstanding). Nelson tells his tale in less than 90 minutes, but the film will haunt you for weeks. The creators of the overblown, overlong and overacted “21 Grams” and “Mystic River” could have gleaned a few lessons from studying Blake’s lean yet boundlessly deep screenplay about the dichotomy of good vs evil in us all. Nelson is obviously an “actor’s director”, and inspires lead actress Martha Plimpton (of the Carridine dynasty) to deliver her most accomplished performance to date as a somewhat dense but sweet small town waitress. Ample support is provided by Kevin Anderson as Plimpton’s ex-con husband who has rushed her into marriage after a sight-unseen “pen pal” courtship. Anderson’s character has “seen the light” and appears to be on the road to making a solid citizen of himself (then again, appearances can be deceiving). The under-appreciated Richard Jenkins (the father’s “ghost” on HBO’s “Six Feet Under”) is a standout as Anderson’s parole officer, as is a very young Nick Stahl (another HBO star-currently the lead character in “Carnivale”). Veteran thespian Hal Holbrook deserves a mention, with one of his better latter-day performances as the world weary sheriff. Lucinda Williams’ aching cover version of Nick Drake’s “Which Will” opens and closes the film; an interesting choice of music as it works perfectly in both setting the tone for the story and providing a fitting coda to the emotionally devastating final shot. I can’t recommend this one enough. I also second the motion with the reviewer who pointed out that the director’s commentary on the DVD is atypically insightful and Zen-like (like the screenplay!).September 14, 2009 at 6:19 pm #40441tntracyParticipantThanks for the info, PB – good find. Looks like IMDb has an update to do to their Lu list… 😉
For those interested in exploring further, here is a link to the DVD at Amazon.
Tom
September 14, 2009 at 6:43 pm #40442tonygKeymasterWay to go Pit Bull
September 16, 2009 at 1:45 am #40443stevarinoParticipantThanks Pit,
Listening to the song now and adding the movie “Eye of God” to the top of my Netflix list. Cant’ wait.
Steve
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