Bark!
| Bark! | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Katarzyna Adamik |
| Written by | Heather Morgan |
| Starring | Lee Tergesen Heather Morgan Lisa Kudrow Vincent D'Onofrio Hank Azaria |
| Distributed by | TVA International[2] |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes[1] |
| Language | English |
Bark!is a 2002 film written byHeather Morgan,directed byKatarzyna Adamik(the daughter of directorAgnieszka Holland) and starring Morgan,Lee Tergesen,andLisa Kudrow.The film debuted at the 2002Sundance Film Festival,where it was nominated for a Grand Jury Prize.[citation needed]
The "extremely low-budget" film,[3]had its origins in a 90-second comedy sketch.[1]
Plot
[edit]The film depicts Lucy, a professionaldogwalker(played by Morgan), who gradually assumes the identity of a dog. Tergesen plays Peter, her embarrassed husband, and Kudrow plays their veterinarian.
Cast
[edit]- Lee Tergesenas Peter
- Heather Morganas Lucy
- Lisa Kudrowas Darla
- Vincent D'Onofrioas Malcolm
- Hank Azariaas Sam
- Mary Jo Deschanelas Betty
- Scott Wilsonas Harold
- Aimee Graham as Rebecca
- Wade Andrew Williamsas Tom
Release
[edit]The film was screened at several film festivals, including theMoscow International Film Festival,theMunich Film Festival,theWarsaw International Film Festival,and theCleveland International Film Festival,but never received a theatrical release.[citation needed]
The film was eventually released on DVD in 2003 by TVA International.[2]
Reception
[edit]Variety,reviewing the film after its Sundance screening, said it "seems to be a throwback to the craziness-as-higher-expression-of-individuality school that was in vogue betweenThe King of HeartsandHarold and Maude,noting "Lucy's withdrawal doesn't seem to spring from anything — unless urban life's everyday rudeness and an overbearingly suburban-banal family background count — and scene by scene,Bark!builds no discernible rhythm, viewpoint or mood apart from a faint, rudderless, shaggy-joke tenor.[1]
References
[edit]- ^abcdBark!Review,fromVariety
- ^abHouston, Don (November 22, 2003)."Bark".DVD Talk.
- ^AfterFriends:Looking for a Second Act,an August 18, 2002 article fromThe New York Times
External links
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