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Posted Tuesday, September 6th, 2011 - 2 Comments »

DP/30: Higher Ground, director/actor Vera Farmiga, actor Joshua Leonard

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  1. Gus says:
    September 6, 2011 at 8:19 am

    Drove 45 minutes to see this movie a few days ago and found it remarkable. Extremely insightful, adult, complex, and ambiguous take on what it is like to live a life of faith. Even rarer to see a film like this done without a mocking tone.

    People say independent film is dead, but there are films every year that remind me that there are always going to be filmmakers making pictures that are not afraid to appeal to people willing to think about what they’re seeing.

    This is a movie worth wrestling with, even though it’s not overly self-serious or belabored. Performances are terrific and a number of the bit players really nail their scenes – I’m especially thinking of the ‘McMuffin’ scene. Great work.

  2. Rob says:
    September 6, 2011 at 12:00 pm

    She’s an incredible talent, can’t wait to see this when it opens here Friday.

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