lsanderson | The Temptation of St. Tony -- NYT Critics' Pick

Taavi Eelmaa as Tony in “The Temptation of St. Tony.”
A Take on Faith and Capitalism
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS
Published: September 16, 2010

Bizarre and beautiful, disturbing and droll, “The Temptation of St. Tony” wonders what it means to be a good man. Kicking off with a quotation from Dante’s “Inferno,” this delirious sophomore feature from the Estonian filmmaker Veiko Ounpuu observes Tony (Taavi Eelmaa), a triumphantly depressed middle manager. Dissatisfied with his adulterous wife and a boss who orders him to sack all his factory workers, Tony descends into a midlife crisis that manifests itself as a series of increasingly hilarious, horrific visions. More