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Affliction is a 1997 American neo-noir crime drama directed and written by Paul Schrader. Based on the 1989 novel of the same name by Russell Banks, the film stars Nick Nolte, Sissy Spacek, James Coburn, and Willem Dafoe.
In a small New Hampshire town, washed-up cop Wade Whitehouse (Nick Nolte) has a troubled past, an abusive father (James Coburn), the contempt of his ex-wife (Mary...
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Feb 19, 1999 · Affliction: Directed by Paul Schrader. With Nick Nolte, Brigid Tierney, Holmes Osborne, Jim True-Frost. A deeply troubled small-town cop investigates a suspicious hunting death while other events jeopardize his sanity.
Feb 8, 1999 · The older man ( James Coburn) is a cauldron of alcoholic venom, a man whose consolation in life has been to dominate and terrorize his family. There are scenes where both men are on the screen together, and you can sense the sheriff shrinking, as if afraid of a sudden blow.
Summaries. A deeply troubled small-town cop investigates a suspicious hunting death while other events jeopardize his sanity. Boston University professor Whitehouse tells of the events leading up to the disappearance of his older brother Wade.
"Affliction'' stands as one of [Paul] Schrader's finest efforts, but the real star is [Russell] Banks, who tells a small story with universal implications and explores the devastating...
Paul Schrader’s 1997 film “Affliction” is one of the director’s most structurally ambitious films, and a true acting showcase for its male leads. It is also, as its director once claimed in an interview, outside his usual wheelhouse, with its themes of inherited familial trauma.
Driven by powerhouse performances from Nick Nolte and an Oscar-winning James Coburn, Paul Schrader’s searing adaptation of the novel by Russell Banks is an emotionally intense exploration of family, masculinity, and violence across generations.
Aug 29, 1997 · A piercing portrait of a middle-age, small-town man becoming unhinged, “Affliction” represents an unusually felicitous match-up of director and material.
Dec 30, 1998 · An emotionally shattering drama about a man (Nolte) who has taken several wrong turns in his life and who now finds himself on a collision course with his own destiny. (Lions Gate Films)
