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It's a miracle that this wholesome film was made by a director whose work is often described as twisted and bizarre. But Lynch is too complex an artist to be labelled, and he brings charm, grace and kindness to this story based on a newspaper clipping. Moreover, The Straight Story has a serenity rarely found in movies anymore. It's a film of moments--funny, odd, quietly spiritual--and this simple tale of a man, a lawnmower and rural hospitality becomes a genuine Lynchian odyssey, unlike any film you've seen but as welcoming as a cup of lemon tea with honey. Best of all, it's a fitting tribute to the career of veteran stuntman-actor Farnsworth who, at age 79, plays Alvin Straight to sheer perfection, his face a subtle roadmap to a broad spectrum of emotional destinations. --Jeff Shannon
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DVD Special Features:
Theatrical Trailer
Scene Index
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Dolby Digital 5.1
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On his way he meets various characters at different stages of his journey. There's one scene where he's sitting at a bar with a glass of milk and his eyes say so much in one look that words couldn't even try to fathom.
It's beautifully photographed with lots of sweeping landscapes as we follow Alvin Straight on his journey. Richard Farnsworth is remarkable as Alvin Straight who prepares his tractor and starts on his epic journey to visit his sick brother. David Lynch switches direction from his usual style of dark and twisted places to this enchanting and magical film, based on a true story, which everyone can watch. I fell in love with it instantly. An exquisite film that is beautifully observed. A modern classic and one of my favourites.
The Striaght Story is beautiful. Gentle, good natured and heartwarming, it says all there is to say about the triumph of the human spirit, and the kindness of strangers. Alvin's journey across three states, on the back of a ride-on lawnmower, is told at such a slow pace, and often Alvin is the only person on screen, surrounded by mile after mile of landscape stretching off into the horizon. This just emphasises the whole point of the film: one man's mission to do what he feels is right. Refusing help along the way, even insisting on sleeping in someone's shed instead of in the house when he's forced to rely on others when the lawnmower breaks down, Alvin is a true gentleman. The stories he tells, and characters he meets, bring a genuinely warm glow of happiness and truth. Telling a young runaway of his daughter's sad personal history, chatting about war experiences in a bar with a fellow oldtimer, this film has more to say about humanity than any I think I have ever seen.
Cinematography is perfection. The music is perfection: Angelo Badalamenti does it again, recapturing the evocative nature of the Twin Peaks soundtrack. Just listen to the simple use of strings when Alvin tells his daughter's story. I promise there won't be a dry eye in the house. There certainly wasn't in mine, anyway.
Completely unsentimental, this film is ideal for making you feel glad to be alive. Absolutely uplifting. I don't understand why it didn't win every award going. I didn't want it to end.
The late Richard Farnsworth caps a lifetime of hollywood graft as bit player and stuntman with a great natural performance and its a relief to see Sissy Spaceck escape from TV movie banality
to give an affecting performance in a role that develops further than you initially expect.
A quiet emotional film that gives you more faith in humanity than other more obvious contenders. Some small moments of dark Lynch humour still shine through, one cooked meal may upset animal lovers for example. This is a wonderful diversion for David Lynch and its a shame that the DVD has no commentary so we can see how the lost highway diverted to the straight story and then returned to Mulholland Drive and back to dark territory.
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