Synopsis
The year is 1955, and a great flood is coming to Northfork, Montana. A new hydroelectric dam is about to be installed in the mountains above the town, ready to submerge the valley in the name of progress. It is the responsibility of a six-man Evacuation Committee to relocate the townsfolk to higher ground. Most have duly departed, but a few stubborn stragglers remain – among them a priest caring for a sickly orphan, a boy whose fevered visions are leading him to believe he is a member of a roaming band of lost angels desperately searching for a way home.
Votre Filmothèque
Cast
- James WoodsWalter O'Brien
- Nick NolteFather Harlan
- Claire ForlaniMrs. Hadfield
- Daryl HannahFlower Hercules
- Douglas SebernMayor
- Ben FosterCod
- Anthony EdwardsHappy
- Duel FarnesIrwin
- Mark PolishWillis O'Brien
- Peter CoyoteEddie
Recommandations
- 100
Los Angeles Times
A thoroughly original accomplishment of a high artistic order, Northfork features flawless, spare production design by Ichelle Spitzig and the Polish brothers' father, Del, and cinematographer M. David Mullen's striking images slide effortlessly into Dalí-like Surrealism. - 90
Variety
Love it or hate it, Northfork is a cinematic vision (visually and textually) unlike any with which most moviegoers, even arthouse regulars, will be familiar. - 90
The New York Times
There is nothing quite like this movie, and I'm not altogether sure there is much more to it than its lovely peculiarity. But at a moment when so many films strive to be obvious and interchangeable as possible, it is gratifying to find one that is puzzling, subtle and handmade. - 90
The A.V. Club
With their third film, the Polish brothers find their authorial voice, resulting in a lyrical work whose free-floating Lynchian weirdness coalesces into an unexpectedly touching movie. - 80
Dallas Observer
Northfork may be doomed, but the Polish brothers and cinematographer M. David Mullen (who worked with the brothers on their previous features, "Twin Falls, Idaho" and "Jackpot") make the place feel like heaven on earth. - 80
Washington Post
Isn't everyone's cup of tea -- as the Polishes admit in a clever bit of critical preemption -- but it possesses an undeniable, haunting grandeur. - 40
TV Guide Magazine
The film is meticulously crafted but frustratingly meaningless. - 38
Baltimore Sun
American art movies rarely come fancier or emptier than Northfork, a down-home arabesque made of angel fluff.
