As I Lay Dying
Drama
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2013
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Based on the classic novel by William Faulkner, first published in 1930, "As I Lay Dying" is the story of the death of Addie Bundren and her family's quest to honor her last wish to be buried in the nearby town of Jefferson.
Director:
Cast:
Same Director
Details
Rated:
R
Runtime:
110 min
Release date:
9 Oct 2013
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
2 wins & 1 nomination.
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Faulkner fans... need not be up in arms about this version of his Nobel Prize winner.
– Catherine Bray,
Time Out,
9 Oct 2013
rotten:
Like Franco's other directorial efforts, it ends up coming across as an academic art object, somewhere halfway between a graduate thesis and a video installation-interesting, but only in context.
– Ignatiy Vishnevetsky,
AV Club,
10 Oct 2013
rotten:
It remains to be seen whether James Franco can live up to his outsized ambitions.
– Elizabeth Weitzman,
New York Daily News,
10 Oct 2013
fresh:
As a whole ... "As I Lay Dying" conveys some of Faulkner's themes, and the details of the Bundren family story, with clarity and concision.
– A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
10 Oct 2013
rotten:
I don't pretend to have a clue how to adapt William Faulkner's "As I Lay Dying" for the screen, but unlike James Franco, I, at least, didn't try.
– Kyle Smith,
New York Post,
11 Oct 2013