Shannon reteams with
Shotgun Stories writer - director Nichols for another exploration of one man's wobbling mental state.
Not exact matches
Writer - director Jeff Nichols, whose previous film «
Shotgun Stories» also starred Shannon, has the rare ability to think big and work small.
In Take Shelter,
writer / director Jeff Nichols (
Shotgun Stories, also with Michael Shannon) makes that threat — this 21st century fear of losing everything you have — and makes it physical.
A kind of subversive take on the traditional Noah
story, Take Shelter made good on the promises of
writer / director Jeff Nichols» first feature
Shotgun Stories, establishing him as a powerful new voice in the film community.
The film is the latest effort and first studio production from critically acclaimed
writer / director Jeff Nichols, whose previous releases include
Shotgun Stories, Take Shelter and Mud.
Director /
writer Jeff Nichols, whose debut film
Shotgun Stories also starred Shannon in an emotionally intense and conflicted role, takes us through Curtis» nightmarish visions but keeps his
story and his ordeal rooted in the real world.
Writer - director Jeff Nichols (
Shotgun Stories, Take Shelter) continues his clean record of outstanding cinema with another southern tale dense in its display of romantic ideals, youthful ignorance, emotional transference and the wisdom contained in broken adults.
This is the third film from
writer / director Jeff Nichols, who previously made
Shotgun Stories and Take Shelter.
In his first four films (
Shotgun Stories, Take Shelter, Mud, Midnight Special),
writer / director Jeff Nichols created a series of strong, brave characters, most notable for their quiet restraint as they deal with momentous events in their lives.
Pedigree: Shannon re-teams with
writer - director Jeff Nichols, with whom he previously worked on the acclaimed family - feud drama
Shotgun Stories.
Reuniting
writer - director Jeff Nichols and actor Michael Shannon after their earlier 2007 «
Shotgun Stories,» «Take Shelter» is the
story of Curtis (Shannon), a husband and father whose sleep is wracked by uneasy dreams of omens and portents.