Peter Jackson’s THE LOVELY BONES (2009) presented by Dark Dream Cinema
December 3 : 7:00 am – 9:30 pm
Dark Dream Cinema is a monthly film series devoted to the creeping undercurrents of the arthouse scene, hosted by Michael Morlaine.
“An emotionally rich journey of acceptance, of moving on, and finding the unexpected in life, sometimes even when things are at their worst.” Brian Skutle, Sonic Cinema
Susie Salmon is a sweet, heartfelt teen just coming into her own, more concerned with cute boys and model ships than with matters of life and death—but when she is murdered, she gains sudden awareness, and finds herself on a quest through the afterlife to bring her killer to justice before he can strike again.
Based on Alice Sebold’s bestselling novel, The Lovely Bones provided a star-making turn for Saoirse Ronan, supported by the likes of Mark Wahlberg, Susan Sarandon, and Stanley Tucci. With its Virgin Suicides-esque rendering of mid-‘70s suburbia and its innovative use of dreamlike CG, this ambitious effort proved confounding to viewers unaccustomed to its mix of mundane horror and magical realism; however, almost two decades later, its striking aesthetic has come of age, and is due for a reappraisal.
The Lovely Bones is an unsung gem, one of those rare adaptations that improves upon its source material. Finding the balance between the gritty murder mystery of Zodiac and the ethereal wonder of What Dreams May Come, Peter Jackson’s everyday epic of sorrow and loss finds affirmation of life in untimely death.
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