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Shot against the barren sand dunes of Africa's Namib Desert, The King Is Alive is the fourth film to adhere to the stripped-down aesthetic of the Dogma 95 movement, and the first to bear the directori... read more
DVD Release Date: November 19, 2002
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November 12, 2009What an unpleasant and nasty little film. The film is a character study of human nature with a bunch of unappealing characters. You can hardly become involved in a film when everyone in it is a jerk. Very slow moving, but has some stunning visual moments. The acting is good.
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March 13, 2009The writing/directing style reminded me of Hotel. In other words, a bit too artsy-fartsy for my tastes. I'd be curious to see another Dogme 95 movie though before I pass judgment on the movement.
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March 18, 2007I found this film a bit disturbing...but the acting is great...and any film that makes its characters reenact Shakespeare gets a thumbs up from me!
Critic Reviews
July 6, 2008
Lisa Nesselson, Variety
July 20, 2001
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
It doesn't escape its own ascetic pretensions.
June 28, 2001
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
Pulsing with color and movement in a vast, dune filled landscape, this is a whole new way of using a now familiar bag of tricks. Full Review
June 15, 2001
Jay Carr, Boston Globe
Sinks under the weight of its ever more inescapably apparent contrivance.
June 14, 2001
Desmond Ryan, Philadelphia Inquirer
Has its flaws, but remains a fascinating and strangely involving piece.
June 8, 2001
Wesley Morris, San Francisco Chronicle
The project seems unsure about how to push the fighting, trysting and synthesized misery to higher ground. Full Review
May 18, 2001
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The more you appreciate what they're trying to do, the more you like it. Full Review
May 17, 2001
Robert K. Elder, Chicago Tribune
The King is Alive stands as a successful cinematic experiment and a gripping -- though a little too long -- study of humanity's most primitive instincts.
May 11, 2001
Jonathan Foreman, New York Post
The performances Levring gets from his international cast are almost strong enough to distract you from his failure to develop any of the grand themes so self-consciously set-up by the choice of King ...
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