Milk (2008)
Country: US
Technical: col/bw 128m
Director: Gus Van Sant
Cast: Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Emile Hirsch, Diego Luna
Synopsis:
Speaking to his tape recorder, San Francisco City supervisor Harvey Milk looks back on his arrival from New York and dogged pursuit of civic rights for minorities during the 1970s.
Review:
Penn's subtly inflected performance as America's first openly gay elected official eschews caricature while remaining uncontestably the personification of a gay character. Van Sant combines documentary source footage with mock home movie material to authenticize his dramatic recreation, but he needn't have bothered. It carries all the conviction it needs thanks to its committed cast and sensitive handling.
Country: US
Technical: col/bw 128m
Director: Gus Van Sant
Cast: Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Emile Hirsch, Diego Luna
Synopsis:
Speaking to his tape recorder, San Francisco City supervisor Harvey Milk looks back on his arrival from New York and dogged pursuit of civic rights for minorities during the 1970s.
Review:
Penn's subtly inflected performance as America's first openly gay elected official eschews caricature while remaining uncontestably the personification of a gay character. Van Sant combines documentary source footage with mock home movie material to authenticize his dramatic recreation, but he needn't have bothered. It carries all the conviction it needs thanks to its committed cast and sensitive handling.
Country: US
Technical: col/bw 128m
Director: Gus Van Sant
Cast: Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Emile Hirsch, Diego Luna
Synopsis:
Speaking to his tape recorder, San Francisco City supervisor Harvey Milk looks back on his arrival from New York and dogged pursuit of civic rights for minorities during the 1970s.
Review:
Penn's subtly inflected performance as America's first openly gay elected official eschews caricature while remaining uncontestably the personification of a gay character. Van Sant combines documentary source footage with mock home movie material to authenticize his dramatic recreation, but he needn't have bothered. It carries all the conviction it needs thanks to its committed cast and sensitive handling.