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lsanderson ([personal profile] lsanderson) wrote2010-09-17 07:32 am
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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
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