The Sublime and Beautiful

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The Sublime and Beautiful
Directed by Blake Robbins
Written byBlake Robbins
Produced byJames B. Cox
Grant Fitch
Marci Liroff
Jon Niccum
Blake Robbins
Warren Ostergard
Starring
CinematographyLyn Moncrief
Edited byJennifer Vecchiarello
Music by Lili Haydn
Production
companies
Distributed byCandy Factory Films
Release dates
  • 17 January 2014 (2014-01-17)(Slamdance Film Festival)
  • 15 December 2014 (2014-12-15)(US)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Sublime and Beautiful is a 2014 American drama film directed by Blake Robbins, starring Blake Robbins, Laura Kirk, Matthew Del Negro, Armin Shimerman and Anastasia Baranova.

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Cast

Release

The film premiered at Slamdance Film Festival on 17 January 2014. [1]

Reception

Mark Bell of Film Threat called the film "thoughtful and intriguing" and wrote that it "deserves much attention." [2] John Ford of SLUG Magazine called the film "sublime and beautiful". [1] Kenneth R. Morefield of Christianity Today wrote that the film "address psychological and spiritual themes with sensitivity and shows compassion towards those who struggle through one of life's most intensely painful losses." [3]

Justin Lowe of The Hollywood Reporter called Robbin's skills as a director "serviceable rather than distinctive" and "further limited by the film’s obvious budgetary constraints." [4] Ronnie Scheib of Variety wrote that while Robbins’ acting "sounds no false notes", the "unbroken monotony of the proceedings, while arguably realistic, makes for heavy sledding cinematically." [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Ford, John (22 January 2014). "SLAMDANCE FILM REVIEW: THE SUBLIME AND BEAUTIFUL". SLUG Magazine . Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  2. ↑ Bell, Mark (18 January 2014). "THE SUBLIME AND BEAUTIFUL". Film Threat . Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  3. ↑ Morefield, Kenneth R. (5 January 2015). "The Long Tail: 'The Sublime and Beautiful' and 'The Pleasures of Being Out of Step'". Christianity Today . Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  4. ↑ Lowe, Justin (18 January 2014). "The Sublime and Beautiful: Slamdance Review". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  5. ↑ Scheib, Ronnie (23 January 2014). "Slamdance Film Review: 'The Sublime and Beautiful'". Variety . Retrieved 8 October 2022.
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