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Directed by | Rudolf van den Berg |
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Produced by | Pierre Spengler |
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Cinematography | Gábor Szabó |
Edited by | Kant Pan |
Distributed by | A-F Distribution (Netherlands) |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
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Language | English |
Budget | $11,000,000 |
Snapshots is a 2002 Anglo-American-Dutch film directed by Rudolf van den Berg starring Burt Reynolds and Julie Christie. [1] [2] Reynolds and Christie, though top-billed, have less screen time than does Carmen Chaplin, as a young woman on a journey of discovery. Chaplin's story mirrors the relationship between Reynolds and Christie characters in their earlier life, which is told in flashbacks. [3]
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The film "could have been an edgy, psychosexual indie drama" with better focus on its themes, commented Wayne Byrne in his book about Reynolds. [6] A review in Variety stated that the film's "sheer silliness is ultimately its main appeal, though Burt Reynolds fans may get some kinky pleasure out of hearing thesp quote Ezra Pound in his second-hand bookstore overlooking a scenic Dutch canal." [7]
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