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Arizona Dream

A rebellious young man. With his own version of the future. And his own fantasy of love.

1993 · 2h 22m · R Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Directed by Emir Kusturica

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Overview

Rebellious young Axel Blackmar gets caught up into the family car business when his cousin, Paul, coaxes him to come to Arizona to attend the wedding of their Uncle Leo. As Axel makes the decision to try selling Cadillacs with his family, he meets an eccentric woman named Elaine and her equally quirky stepdaughter, Grace. Their lives become inextricably intertwined through romance, dreams – and death.

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87%
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Kusturica grafts his sometimes unwieldy Europe-inflected concerns onto brash American landscapes with mixed results. Much is made of dreams that, either spoken of at length or illustrated, are offered in lieu of character development.

Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh

The first 'American' film by the director of Time of the Gypsies is every bit as bizarre and imaginative as his earlier work, although it's also maddeningly indulgent and erratic.

Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh

Even at its full length, showing off a more seductive rhythm and the buoyant humanism that is this director's calling card, it remains as ripe a subject for therapy as for criticism.

Janet Maslin, New York Times
Fresh

Depp yet again reveals his unique ability to be the seductive yet compassionate idealist, discovering strength in tenderness.

Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Fresh

You can't stop watching because nobody in the audience, and possibly nobody on the screen, has any idea what's going to happen next.

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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