Raggedy Man
by Jack Fisk
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Actor: Eric Roberts, Sam Shepard, Sissy Spacek, Tracey Walter, William SandersonDirector: Jack Fisk
Brand: Ff
Cinematographer: Ralf D. Bode
Editor: Edward Warschilka
Producer: Burt Weissbourd
Producer: Terence Nelson
Producer: William D. Wittliff
Writer: William D. Wittliff
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 94 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-07-03
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Universal Pictures
Movie Reviews of Raggedy Man
Movie Review: Excellent story and cinematography...
Summary: 5 Stars
I remember seeing this film for the first time when it played on HBO back in the early 80's. I was just getting into photography at the time, and I was immediately struck by the masterful use of light and composition that this film exhibited. It was almost as if the great story and interesting characters were a bonus to the photography! Especially appealing to me is the opening sequence, where the car's headlights are shown through the sheer curtains of the house at night, then the camera follows them as they move across the walls of Sissy Spacek's bedroom, stopping on a family photo, with a small porcelain flower's shadow showing on the face of the family photo. If you appreciate great photography, this is it!
Other noticeably great photographic sequences include the thunderstorm, where the power goes out while Nita and her new sailor friend, Teddy Roebuck, are talking to each other across the kitchen table. The room goes completely dark, and we see both characters illuminated only by the flashing of the lightning bolts through the window, and by a cigarette lighter. Another occurs when Teddy brings Nita a pair of stockings, and she holds them up to inspect them, pushing her hand into them while the backlight of a candle on the kitchen table gives a very soft iridescence and glow to her silhouetted arm, while she and Teddy hold hands. Then, too, there is the masterful use of light coming from a hidden part of the room where Nita is taking a bath, which illuminates her from the side with a warm glow, while the troublemaker Triplet brothers window peep outside her house.
This is one of those great sleeper movies that are seldom known or seen, but are quiet gifts when found. From an industry which I generally tend to loathe in this day and age, I recognize and classify "Raggedy Man" as a movie made by masters of their craft. It is both a feast for eyes and ears.
Summary of Raggedy Man
A DIVORCEE WITH TWO SONS HAS AN AFFAIR WITH A YOUNG SAILORPASSING THROUGH HER TEXAS TOWN IN 1944.Similar DVD Movies
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