Patrick Wang Returns With 'A. Rimbaud,' a Three-Hour Minimalist Biopic of French Poet Arthur Rimbaud
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Siddhant Adlakha
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Patrick Wang's latest micro-budget indie film "A. Rimbaud" is a three-hour, one-man biopic of French poet Arthur Rimbaud, shot in Winnipeg. The film features a breakthrough performance by unknown actor Blake Draper and is described as a stripped-bare, black box version of "Lawrence of Arabia." It marks Wang's first film in eight years and continues his tradition of form-breaking, minimalist filmmaking.
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Wang's Peter O'Toole is a young man by the name of Blake Draper, who you probably haven't heard of, but who delivers a...
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