Notes on an Appearance

Name: Notes on an Appearance
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Released: August 17, 2018
Duration: 60 min
Rating: 61
Cast: A.S. Hamrah, Bingham Bryant, Eleanore Pienta, James N. Kienitz Wilkins, Kathryn Danielle

2018

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Grasshopper Film | Release Date: August 17, 2018 | NR

Starring: A.S. Hamrah, Bingham Bryant, Eleanore Pienta, James N. Kienitz Wilkins, Kathryn Danielle, Madeleine James, Michael M. Bilandic, Sky Hirschkron, Tallie Medel, Zia Anger

Summary: A young man’s disappearance is at the center of an enigmatic, haunted film set inside New York City apartments, subway stations, bookstores, and cafés as the supporters of an elusive political theorist embark on a covert program of indiscriminate violence and censure. But Todd and Madeleine, who search for the missing David, soon enter theA young man’s disappearance is at the center of an enigmatic, haunted film set inside New York City apartments, subway stations, bookstores, and cafés as the supporters of an elusive political theorist embark on a covert program of indiscriminate violence and censure. But Todd and Madeleine, who search for the missing David, soon enter the company of strangers promising diversion and intrigue, and the reasons for David’s disappearance become much less preoccupying — and less meaningful.… Expand

Director: Ricky D'Ambrose

Genre(s): Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Rating: NR

Runtime: 60 min

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The Film Stage Ryan Swen

Sep 5, 2018

Though some of the larger, existential questions raised by the film may remain resolutely unresolved (for better and worse), this is a feature debut that proceeds with a forthright intelligence, moving in the exact thrilling and wonderfully bewildering manner that D’Ambrose wishes. Read full review

Danny King

Aug 16, 2018

D’Ambrose proves uncannily adept at conjuring zero-budget paranoia through the sheer accumulation of documents. Read full review

Ben Kenigsberg

Aug 16, 2018

If Mr. D’Ambrose doesn’t quite earn his pretensions, it’s refreshing to see a filmmaker thinking so far outside the box. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Aug 16, 2018

For all the technical prowess on display, Notes on an Appearance proves too fragmentary to hold the viewer's interest. Its minimalist aesthetic quickly becomes wearisome, lacking sufficient variety or substance to warrant even a brief running time. Read full review

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