A wonderfully confident and strange drama about a gay california teenager who tries to come out to. While extremely impressive in its mounting, the drama ventures into some tricky emotional territory that may induce queasiness in some viewers, or headscratching for others. Take me to the river 2015 ending explained youtube. Take me to the river works best in scenes like the one where logan gets goaded by his uncle and aunt into singing the homoerotic song that he did for a school talent show back westwhile hes. The river cities reader, started in 1993, is independently and locally owned. Talking heads take me to the river lyrics genius lyrics. Two years after its initial release, the film, take me to the river, has been released on netflix. Theres a piquant dramatic kernel at the center of take me to the river, exploring the mutual suspicion between an uninhibited gay teenager from the liberal west coast and his unaccepting kin from. Take me to the river is a feature film celebrating the intergenerational and interracial musical influence of memphis in the face of pervasive discrimination and segregation. If you noticed, early on in the movie, molly mentions to ryder something about his father not being his father. Take me to the river by matt sobel official trailer drama. Take me to the river isnt a horror movie, but then its not not a horror movie, either.
Its a slowly tightening vise, all about suspicion and hostility and resentments and what people arent talking about when they talk to each other. The dark and twisted take me to the river is an intriguing and enjoyable little drama though very slight, and never entirely convincing in terms of its characters motivations, behaviours or. We learn about the memphis music scene and stax records in the 1960s, their. Oddly, the song take me to the river is not in either the movie or the album. Hit versions were recorded by both syl johnson and talking heads. The reader provides keys to the quad cities culture in print and online with exhaustive events calendars and coverage of arts, music, theatre, festivals, readings, lectures, meetings, exhibits. Oblique to a fault and buoyed by a persistent unease, the movie.
The film, woven together by an omnipresent sense of dread, is the masterful debut from writerdirector matt sobel. A californian teenagers plan to come out at his nebraskan family reunion gets. Thats 1,500 miles from the willow glen suburb he grew up in. Take me to the river is a goodspirited but patchy documentary, less about dropping beats and more about dropping names. Originally a fictional group, the band reformed in 2010. It is the type of movie where you may wantneed to watch it again to catch nuances you may have missed. Take me to the river is a 2015 american drama film directed by matt sobel and starring logan miller, richard schiff, and robin weigert premise. A curious mystery shakes up a family reunion in take me to the river. Take me to the river immerses a teenager in scandal at a. Take me to the river legendado assistir filme completo. With terrence howard, james alexander, al bell, william bell. Ronnie scheib of variety says this is writerdirector matt sobels, first full length film. A documentary celebrating the musical influence of memphis in the face of discrimination and segregation.
The film was disturbing, the acting was subpar, and a lot of what happened just didnt. The movie has an interesting albeit slightly disturbing story line. He jumps at the chance when a mysterious client contracts him for a weekend kidnapping with a handsome payday at the end. As such, take me to the river is at turns riveting and deathly boring. Nov 16, 2016 the first time i saw take me to the river was at its premiere at the 2015 sundance film festival, but while watching the movie again more than a year later, its impact came rushing back to. We publish a monthly printed tabloid size magazine, available for free throughout the quad cities at over 300 locations. Take me to the river is a 1974 song written by singer al green and guitarist mabon teenie hodges. And while take me might not be great, its a rare movie that can do that.
This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. Its a slowly tightening vise, all about suspicion and hostility and resentments and what people aren. The commitments are a soul band from dublin, ireland, formed for the screen version of the book of the same name by irish writer, roddy doyle. Take me to the river soundtrack list list of songs.
The film follows the recording of a new album featuring legends from stax records and memphis mentoring and passing on their musical magic to stars and artists of today. For a short running it does full a hell a lot longer. Though theres still more than an hour left after the big moment, nothing nearly as momentous happens. This is a documentary about the soul of american music, particularly that of memphis, tennessee.
Mar, 2016 robin weigert and logan miller star in the upcoming drama take me to the river directed by matt sobel. Spoilers obviously, so watch the movie and then watch this. Its notable that a drive from milan to madrid is shorter by 500 miles. Aug 19, 2016 two years after its initial release, the film, take me to the river, has been released on netflix.
Ray is a fledgling entrepreneur who specializes in highend simulated abductions. Take me to the river is a 2015 american drama film directed by matt sobel and starring logan miller, richard schiff, and robin weigert. Bringing history to life for students, educators and the community. With logan miller, robin weigert, josh hamilton, richard schiff. There were so many different emotionsmemories that some of the main characters were dealing with and sometimes they made me uncomfortable. The first time i saw take me to the river was at its premiere at the 2015 sundance film festival, but while watching the movie again more. A gay californian teenagers visit to nebraskan relatives turns more nightmarish than he anticipated.
Feb 09, 2017 take me to the river legendado assistir filme completo dublado em portugues. Logan miller, robin weigert, josh hamilton, ursula parker, azura skye, richard schiff rated. Depravity lurks in take me to the river the boston globe. Nov 20, 2016 i interpreted it as keith being ryders father and molly possibly being ryders sister. Take me to the river works best in scenes like the one where logan gets goaded by his uncle and aunt into singing the homoerotic song that he did for a school talent show back westwhile hes sitting in a midwestern breakfast nook and drinking generic storebrand cola out of a plastic tumbler.
Sobel largely abandons the naturalism of his early scenes, shooting for something more spare and spooky. The first time i saw take me to the river was at its premiere at the 2015 sundance film festival, but while watching the movie again more than a year later, its impact came rushing back to. More than anything, take me to the river is a mood piece. The film was disturbing, the acting was subpar, and a. The film brings multiple generations of awardwinning memphis and mississippi delta musicians together and follows them through the creative process of recording a historic new album, take me to. When it debuted at the 2015 sundance film festival, matt sobels debut feature take me to the river provoked what one writer described as a polarizing reaction among critics. Never sensationalist or melodramatic, take me to the river the title always gets me thinking about the singing from fish in that fever dream episode of the sopranos feels like a timebomb that doesnt explode but gradually seeps out, bruising instead of maiming. Take me to the river soundtrack list 2014 complete tracklist, all songs played in the movie and in the trailer, who sings them, soundtrack details and the entire music playlist of the album. The take me to the river project has produced both a very enjoyable movie and this album, which contains all the songs heard in the movie, plus a few others. Theres a piquant dramatic kernel at the center of take me to the river, exploring the mutual suspicion between an uninhibited gay teenager from the. Mar 30, 2016 rural nebraska is the setting of matt sobels semiautobiographical, mostly imagined feature film debut take me to the river. Take me to the river by matt sobel official trailer.
Take me to the river unfolds in an atmosphere of mystery and dread that contrasts with its surroundings bucolic serenity. A scene from the nebraskaset family drama, take me to the river. From the original movie soundtrack of the commitments. Take me to the river celebrates the intergenerational and interracial musical influence of memphis in the face of pervasive discrimination and segregation. The film was released on netflix in august 2016, two years after its initial release. It looks like we dont have a synopsis for this title yet. Take me to the river 2016 cast and crew a gay teenager logan miller faces accusations of abusing his 9yearold cousin ursula parker during a family reunion in nebraska. With pat healy, taylor schilling, alycia delmore, jim oheir.
Memphis music documentary, take me to the river, now on. Sobels film skates past any persuasive sense of motivation. Formed in 1991 by working class music manager jimmy rabitte, the commitments performes a unique blend of soul music, described by trumpeter joey the lips fagan as. Can somebody explain the ending to take me to the river.
For the most part, take me to the rivers lurch into melodrama marks a permanent shift away from it being just another sensitive sliceoflife. Leon bridges, brittni jessie, maiya mcknight, grenard barr, jaylin j. Mar 18, 2016 in matt sobels take me to the river, a gay california teenager becomes enmeshed in scandal during a family reunion in nebraska. I hope this is the right way to go about starting one. Sep 11, 2014 take me to the river soundtrack list 2014 complete tracklist, all songs played in the movie and in the trailer, who sings them, soundtrack details and the entire music playlist of the album. Take me to the river immerses a teenager in scandal. In a weird way, take me to the river represents an inverted comingofage movie where, far from discovering his sexual identity and place in society, the hero, his homosexuality firmly. With americas redstatebluestate dichotomy as his dramatic basis, sobel deftly sketches a family situation thats all awkwardness and puzzlement, partly hidden, of course, by the miens of forced cheerfulness that families feel obliged to don. Take me to the river legendado assistir filme completo dublado em portugues.
Robin weigert and logan miller star in the upcoming drama take me to the river directed by matt sobel. Jul 20, 2018 i analyze the 2015 drama, take me to the river. The film follows the recording of a new album featuring legends from stax records and memphis mentoring and. Rural nebraska is the setting of matt sobels semiautobiographical, mostly imagined feature film debut take me to the river. Sep 26, 2014 take me to the river is a goodspirited but patchy documentary, less about dropping beats and more about dropping names. But the good parts are so well realized that its almost possible to cut sobel a break. Take me to the river is a 2014 american documentary film directed by martin shore about music of memphis, tennessee. I saw there wasnt a discussion post for this movie yet. Have a look below to see the official soundtrack list for the 2014 documentary movie, take me to the ri. Take me to the river includes just enough history of the civil rights era to lend it gravitas. Welcome to take me to the river take me to the river is an awardwinning fulllength documentary film directed and produced by martin shore that has grown into an worldwide education initiative and a national music tour. In 2004, al greens original version was ranked number 117 on rolling stone magazines list of the rolling stones 500 greatest songs of all time. It brings awardwinning memphis and mississippi delta musicians together for a oneofakind musical project, as. In matt sobels take me to the river, a gay california teenager becomes enmeshed in scandal during a family reunion in nebraska.
The movieclips channel is the largest collection of licensed movie clips on the web. Take me to the river director matt sobel interview duration. Originally released on october 2, 1974 originally recorded 1974, memphis. Hosted by terence howard, the vibrant inspiring new york times film take me to the river is a glorious celebration of the intergenerational, interracial and undeniable influence of memphis on american culture and its music. Take me to the river on imdb this article about a drama film with a lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender theme is a stub.
Curious to hear what other people thought about it, ill add my thoughts below. What looks like a comingofage premise, though, is upended. The main character was a very good actor in spite of his. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. The colorblind recording practices of studios like stax were an anomaly at the time and are well. A naive californian teen plans to remain above the fray at his nebraskan family reunion, but a strange encounter places him at the center of a long buried family secret. Take me to the river focused on a single event and just didnt let go, everything else became irrelevant. While telling the story of memphis and its music, this film centers around the recording of a new album. I dont know why i love her like i do all the changes you put me through take my money, my cigarettes i havent seen the worst of it yet. As children, cindy and keith have some degree of incestuous relationship, instigated by her natural childish discovery of the pleasure to be found by grinding her naughty bits against his neck in the chicken fight game. Take me to the river is an assured if oblique family psychodrama.
When it debuted at the 2015 sundance film festival, matt sobels debut feature take me to the river provoked what one writer described as. I interpreted it as keith being ryders father and molly possibly being ryders sister. A californian teenagers plan to come out at his nebraskan family reunion gets derailed when a bloodstain on his young cousins dress makes him the unwitting suspect of abuse. When it debuted at the 2015 sundance film festival, matt sobel s debut feature take me to the river provoked what one writer described as a polarizing reaction among critics. It premiered on march 11, 2014 at sxsw film festival in austin, texas. In sobels film, that kind of geographical distance informs the cultural differences between his hometown in. If the big questions in take me to the river remain naggingly unanswered, thats probably because the film is equally unsure about a smaller.