Flannery (film)

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Directed byElizabeth Coffman and Mark Bosco
Produced byBob Hercules, Christopher O’Hare and Stefan Sonnenfeld
Narrated by Mary Steenburgen
Music by Miriam Cutler, Bruce Springsteen and Lucinda Williams
Distributed by 20th Century Fox CIS
Release date
  • October 2019 (2019-10)(Hot Springs)

Flannery is a 2019 documentary film from Long Distance Productions about American novelist Flannery O'Connor. [1] [2]

Contents

The film had its world premiere in October 2019 at the opening night of the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, [3] as well as additional screenings at the New Orleans Film Festival and Austin Film Festival. [4] [5]

Cast

Persons appearing in the film include: [6]

Production

Directed by Elizabeth Coffman and Mark Bosco, Flannery is the first National Endowment for the Humanities feature documentary to explore the life of acclaimed southern U.S. writer Flannery O'Connor. [7]

Coffman is a documentary filmmaker, scholar and professor at Loyola University Chicago. She owns and directs films with Ted Hardin of Long Distance Productions. Bosco is a Jesuit priest, O'Connor scholar and Vice President for Mission and Ministry at Georgetown University. [8]

The score for the film, by award-winning composer Miriam Cutler ("RBG", "Dark Money") includes O'Connor-inspired songs by Bruce Springsteen and Lucinda Williams. With animations, letters, never-before-seen photographs and archival footage, soul-raising music and insights from top American writers, actors and critics, the film illustrates the life of the brilliant and reclusive writer. [9] A soundtrack album was released by Perseverance Records in 2021.

Executive producers include Bob Hercules, Christopher O’Hare and Stefan Sonnenfeld.

Release

Flannery had its world premiere in October 2019 at the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival. [10]

The film won the first Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film. [11] [12] Filmmaker Ken Burns, who chairs his namesake award, said in regard to the film, "Flannery is an extraordinary documentary that allows us to follow the creative process of one of our country’s greatest writers." [13] In October 2019, it was awarded the prize for best Documentary Feature at the Austin Film Festival. [14]

Flannery received generally positive reviews from critics. As of October 2021, 74% of the 22 compiled by Rotten Tomatoes are positive, with an average rating of 6.8/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Flannery's filmmaking doesn't live up to its subject's classic work, but it remains a reasonably engaging introduction." [15]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Elizabeth Coffman & Mark Bosco's "Flannery" Wins Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize". womenandhollywood.com. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
  3. ↑ "Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival hosts world premiere of 'Flannery,' documentary on writer Flannery O'Connor". NON FICTION FILM. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
  4. ↑ "Flannery". New Orleans Film Society. 2019-08-20. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
  5. ↑ "2019 Austin Film Festival & Conference: Flannery". 2019austinfilmfestivalconfe.sched.com. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
  6. ↑ Flannery , retrieved 2019-08-16
  7. ↑ "Flannery Uncut: A Sneak Peek at a New Film About Flannery O'Connor". Fordham Newsroom. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  8. ↑ "Flannery O'Connor Film Screening, Part of Lenten Series | College of Nursing and Health". cnh.loyno.edu. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  9. ↑ "Award for Flannery O'Connor film brings new attention to Catholic writer". America Magazine. 2019-10-25. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
  10. ↑ "HSDFF opens with 'Flannery,' Dianne Ladd". The Sentinel Record. 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
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  14. ↑ "Austin Film Festival Announces 2019 Script Competition and Film Competition Jury Award Winners". Austin Film Festival. 2019-10-26. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
  15. ↑ "Flannery (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango . Retrieved 30 October 2021.
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