Robert Persons’ General Orders No. 9, an elegiac, experimental documentary about the American South, is the type of film that demands viewers to submerge themselves in it like a pool of water—anything less, and it will seem hopelessly abstract. Forgoing anything that could be described as a narrative, it combines a pensive score and poetic voiceover with imagery of nature, maps, crumbling buildings, and small towns giving way to gray, oppressive urban landscapes. “In April, you can still feel it—that something is pushing against the surface of things,” muses narrator William Davidson, as shots of a neglected memorial ...
- 6/23/2011
- avclub.com
Reviewed by Amy R. Handler
(June 2011)
Directed/Written by: Robert Persons
Narrated by: William Davidson
Robert Persons may be new to filmmaking, but he runs neck-and-neck with the great Terrence Malick (“The Tree of Life”) when it comes to the poetic acuity and prophetic horror that is cinema at its most profound. But can the average film buff, intent on getting the most bang for his buck, withstand the slothful pressure of philosophically derived dinosaurs swimming the waters of nowhere and rabbit holes from which there’s no return?
“General Orders No. 9” is Persons’ unique portrait of the state of Georgia, a simple tale (a documentary, really) about America’s 13th colony from its humble beginnings to an unforeseen future that only our descendents will witness. If they’re very lucky, that is.
With unforgettable intensity, Persons moves his camera like a finely made brush, tipping and fanning it through the waters,...
(June 2011)
Directed/Written by: Robert Persons
Narrated by: William Davidson
Robert Persons may be new to filmmaking, but he runs neck-and-neck with the great Terrence Malick (“The Tree of Life”) when it comes to the poetic acuity and prophetic horror that is cinema at its most profound. But can the average film buff, intent on getting the most bang for his buck, withstand the slothful pressure of philosophically derived dinosaurs swimming the waters of nowhere and rabbit holes from which there’s no return?
“General Orders No. 9” is Persons’ unique portrait of the state of Georgia, a simple tale (a documentary, really) about America’s 13th colony from its humble beginnings to an unforeseen future that only our descendents will witness. If they’re very lucky, that is.
With unforgettable intensity, Persons moves his camera like a finely made brush, tipping and fanning it through the waters,...
- 6/22/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Reviewed by Amy R. Handler
(June 2011)
Directed/Written by: Robert Persons
Narrated by: William Davidson
Robert Persons may be new to filmmaking, but he runs neck-and-neck with the great Terrence Malick (“The Tree of Life”) when it comes to the poetic acuity and prophetic horror that is cinema at its most profound. But can the average film buff, intent on getting the most bang for his buck, withstand the slothful pressure of philosophically derived dinosaurs swimming the waters of nowhere and rabbit holes from which there’s no return?
“General Orders No. 9” is Persons’ unique portrait of the state of Georgia, a simple tale (a documentary, really) about America’s 13th colony from its humble beginnings to an unforeseen future that only our descendents will witness. If they’re very lucky, that is.
With unforgettable intensity, Persons moves his camera like a finely made brush, tipping and fanning it through the waters,...
(June 2011)
Directed/Written by: Robert Persons
Narrated by: William Davidson
Robert Persons may be new to filmmaking, but he runs neck-and-neck with the great Terrence Malick (“The Tree of Life”) when it comes to the poetic acuity and prophetic horror that is cinema at its most profound. But can the average film buff, intent on getting the most bang for his buck, withstand the slothful pressure of philosophically derived dinosaurs swimming the waters of nowhere and rabbit holes from which there’s no return?
“General Orders No. 9” is Persons’ unique portrait of the state of Georgia, a simple tale (a documentary, really) about America’s 13th colony from its humble beginnings to an unforeseen future that only our descendents will witness. If they’re very lucky, that is.
With unforgettable intensity, Persons moves his camera like a finely made brush, tipping and fanning it through the waters,...
- 6/22/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
The General Orders No. 9 Trailer has premiered. Robert Persons‘ General Orders No. 9 (2009) movie trailer stars William Davidson. General Orders No. 9 (2009)’s plot synopsis: “Awarded for its visionary cinematography, General Orders No. 9 breaks from the constraints of the documentary form as it contemplates the signs of loss and change in the American South. The stunning culmination of over eleven years’ work from first time writer-director Bob Persons, General Orders No. 9 marries experimental filmmaking with an accessible, naturalist sensibility to tell the epic story of the clash between nature and man’s progress, and reaches a bittersweet reconciliation all its own. Told entirely with images, poetry, and music, General Orders No. 9 is unlike any film you have ever seen. A story told in maps, dreams, and prayers, it is one last trip down the rabbit hole before it’s paved over.”
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- 6/12/2011
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
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