General Orders No. 9

Name: General Orders No. 9
Released: June 24, 2011
Duration: 72 min
Rating: 55

2011

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Variance Films | Release Date: June 24, 2011 | Not Rated

Summary: Awarded for its visionary cinematography, General Orders No. 9 breaks from the constraints of the documentary form as it contemplates the signs of loss and change in the American South. The stunning culmination of over eleven years’ work from first time writer-director Robert Persons, General Orders No. 9 marries experimental film makingAwarded for its visionary cinematography, General Orders No. 9 breaks from the constraints of the documentary form as it contemplates the signs of loss and change in the American South. The stunning culmination of over eleven years’ work from first time writer-director Robert Persons, General Orders No. 9 marries experimental film making with an accessible, naturalist sensibility to tell the epic story of the clash between nature and man's progress, and reaches a bittersweet reconciliation all its own. Told entirely with images, poetry, and music, General Orders No. 9 is unlike any film you have ever seen. A story of maps, dreams, and prayers, it’s one last trip down the rabbit hole before it’s paved over. (New Rose Window)… Expand

Director: Robert Persons

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 72 min

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Alison Willmore

Jun 23, 2011

General Orders No. 9 is bound to test the patience, but there are rewards to be found in its deliberate rhythms - foremost amongst them, the glorious, haunting visuals. Read full review

David Rooney

Jun 21, 2011

First-time writer-director Robert Persons' documentary on the Deep South introduces a new filmmaker with a distinctive sensibility. Read full review

Karina Longworth

Jun 21, 2011

Much of this commentary, equally in awe of progress and suspicious of it, is strikingly sincere. Read full review

Neil Genzlinger

Jun 24, 2011

Yet the urban images he presents are missing the thing that makes any city come alive: human beings. You begin to suspect that Mr. Persons hates humanity. This makes General Orders No. 9, for all its sheen of sophistication, rather simplistic: people bad, nature good. Read full review

Keith Uhlich

Jun 21, 2011

There is no depth or resonance to anything we see and hear-everything is as it seems, no more, no less, and the reactionary superficiality dulls the senses. General Orders No. 9 strains for elegiac profundity and ends up as bad, backward-looking poetry. Read full review

Joseph Jon Lanthier

Jun 21, 2011

Under the modern mannerisms lies a rather clumsily Romantic -- one might say Wordsworthian -- rant that juxtaposes urbanity against a nebulous, fictitious past. Read full review

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SilverBee

Nov 26, 2013

I came back this evening to finish watching and have forgotten anything annoying about the sound. Instead, I am even more enthralled by this film in poetry--or is it poetry in film. The film is not for someone seeking to be entertained. Rather, it is for those who seek to think and feel whatI came back this evening to finish watching and have forgotten anything annoying about the sound. Instead, I am even more enthralled by this film in poetry--or is it poetry in film. The film is not for someone seeking to be entertained. Rather, it is for those who seek to think and feel what they've not felt or thought before--or at least not in the way Robert Persons shows us. And William Davidson's voice, soft and richly nuanced, makes him the perfect narrator.… Expand

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CaptainHowdy

Jun 28, 2020

One of my favorite works of strange cinema. I would want it as my come-down film during a bad trip. I have passed out to it many times in pure pleasure. But it demands a larger place in the cult film world, as it is confusing, compelling, and deeply beautiful in its analysis of theOne of my favorite works of strange cinema. I would want it as my come-down film during a bad trip. I have passed out to it many times in pure pleasure. But it demands a larger place in the cult film world, as it is confusing, compelling, and deeply beautiful in its analysis of the natural world and how mankind's creation is always at its mercy.… Expand

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DTDunn

Feb 22, 2013

A mildly interesting montage of quality photos and video clips, overlaid by a soundtrack that has all the appeal of an emergency alert broadcast test signal. That combination is layered by an overly dramatic voiceover reading an often pretentious script. The challenge for most people isA mildly interesting montage of quality photos and video clips, overlaid by a soundtrack that has all the appeal of an emergency alert broadcast test signal. That combination is layered by an overly dramatic voiceover reading an often pretentious script. The challenge for most people is getting to the end without turning this film off. If you happen to live in, came from, or have some sort of unusual love for the State of Georgia, this work might actually keep your rapt attention. If not, then good luck with this thing.… Expand

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