Fences (2016)
Country: US/CAN
Technical: col/2.39:1 139m
Director: Denzel Washington
Cast: Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Jovan Adepo, Russell Hornsby
Synopsis:
Pittsburgh, the 1950s: refuse collector Troy Maxson prides himself on supporting his family, but their security is founded on his brother's state compensation cheque, and he neglects his wife and sons' happiness for the sake of shoring up his authority. The fence he gradually erects between his own and his neighbour's crumbling property becomes a metaphor for his own seclusion in past and present wrongs.
Review:
Washington's impressive turn as actor-director never quite shrugs off its theatrical origins and we do at times feel prisoners of the Maxsons' backyard. However, as a glimpse of the negro experience prior to civil rights it fills a notable gap in American cinematic culture and provides at least one towering performance to remember.
Country: US/CAN
Technical: col/2.39:1 139m
Director: Denzel Washington
Cast: Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Jovan Adepo, Russell Hornsby
Synopsis:
Pittsburgh, the 1950s: refuse collector Troy Maxson prides himself on supporting his family, but their security is founded on his brother's state compensation cheque, and he neglects his wife and sons' happiness for the sake of shoring up his authority. The fence he gradually erects between his own and his neighbour's crumbling property becomes a metaphor for his own seclusion in past and present wrongs.
Review:
Washington's impressive turn as actor-director never quite shrugs off its theatrical origins and we do at times feel prisoners of the Maxsons' backyard. However, as a glimpse of the negro experience prior to civil rights it fills a notable gap in American cinematic culture and provides at least one towering performance to remember.
Country: US/CAN
Technical: col/2.39:1 139m
Director: Denzel Washington
Cast: Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Jovan Adepo, Russell Hornsby
Synopsis:
Pittsburgh, the 1950s: refuse collector Troy Maxson prides himself on supporting his family, but their security is founded on his brother's state compensation cheque, and he neglects his wife and sons' happiness for the sake of shoring up his authority. The fence he gradually erects between his own and his neighbour's crumbling property becomes a metaphor for his own seclusion in past and present wrongs.
Review:
Washington's impressive turn as actor-director never quite shrugs off its theatrical origins and we do at times feel prisoners of the Maxsons' backyard. However, as a glimpse of the negro experience prior to civil rights it fills a notable gap in American cinematic culture and provides at least one towering performance to remember.