Ode

2010 0h 51m EN

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6.7

SOLID

★6.7TMDB · 9

Drama

Synopsis

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"Tallahatchie Bridge": With those two simple words, the powerful images of a lost innocence, a murky river and a mysterious suicide spring to mind. Scorning the demands of her overbearing family, Bobbie Lee Hartley and Billy Joe McAllister meet at their usual Choctaw Ridge trysting place and attempt to consumate their forbidden love. Ode attempts to reconcile modern moralites with a tradition-bound faith, and asks whether it's possible to commit a sin against a religion that won't even have you as a member.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Heather Gottlieb
Bobbie Lee
Kevin Poole
Billy Joe
Jon Wurster
James
Jim Wiley
Reverend Hartley
Bonnie Johnson
Mrs. Hartley
Bill Mooney
Father McGuire
Matt Neal
Fair Guy
Martin Baucom
Rude Passerby

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kelly Reichardt
Writers: Herman Raucher, Kelly Reichardt
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 51-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kelly Reichardt, shot by Kelly Reichardt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Philip Harrison shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Heather Gottlieb and Kevin Poole and Jon Wurster carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0276370 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kelly Reichardt directs. Kelly Reichardt behind the camera. Philip Harrison cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 51-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 16 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Kelly Reichardt, shot by Kelly Reichardt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Philip Harrison shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Heather Gottlieb and Kevin Poole and Jon Wurster carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0276370 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.