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A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory

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A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory (2007)

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Reviews Counted:22

Fresh:17

Rotten:5

Average Rating:6.3/10

Consensus: A portrait piece of Danny Williams, set amongst New Yorks Factory, home of Andy Warhol, provides insight and flavour of the time and the setting, with an unresolved mystery at its heart.

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 78 mins

Genre: Musical & Performing Arts

Theatrical Release:Dec 14, 2007 Limited

Synopsis: In 1966, Danny Williams--a filmmaker and Warhol Factory regular who was for a time Andy Warhol's lover--disappeared. Williams had made more than 20 films featuring, among other Factory habitués,... In 1966, Danny Williams--a filmmaker and Warhol Factory regular who was for a time Andy Warhol's lover--disappeared. Williams had made more than 20 films featuring, among other Factory habitués, Paul Morrissey, Edie Sedgwick, and the Velvet Underground; he also designed Warhol's historic Exploding Plastic Inevitable light show. This documentary by Williams's niece, Esther Robinson, pieces together the last year of her uncle's life. Employing footage from Williams's rediscovered films, interviews with Factory members, and painful family memories, WALK INTO THE SEA offers an intriguing portrait of a forgotten figure, and a hidden history of the Warhol art machine. [More]

Starring: Brigid Berlin, John Cale, Albert Maysles, Billy Name

Starring: Brigid Berlin, John Cale, Albert Maysles, Billy Name, Paul Morrissey, Chuck Wein, Danny Fields

Director: Esther Robinson

Director: Esther Robinson
Producer: Esther Robinson, Doug Block, Tamra Raven
Composer: T. Griffin
Studio: Arthouse Films

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... if you can overlook [Robinson's] self-indulgent style, A Walk Into the Sea offers fascinating glimpses of the Warhol scene in the early 1960's.

Full Review Source: Playback:stl | comment Comment
09/21/08
Sarah Boslaugh
Sarah Boslaugh
Playback:stl

Robinson is his niece and, though she affects a needlessly shaky, blurry style at times, she does her uncle's creative work justice.

Full Review Source: Daily Telegraph | comment Comment
08/15/08
Sukhdev Sandhu
Sukhdev Sandhu
Daily Telegraph

Unsuprisingly, Robinson never really gets anywhere either, but her film at least gives a convincing flavour of the time.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
08/15/08
Andrew Pulver
Andrew Pulver
Guardian [UK]

Two other documentaries are released this week at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London. A Walk into the Sea, by Esther Robinson, is the better of the two.

Full Review Source: Times [UK] | comment Comment
08/15/08
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide
Times [UK]

Not what it wishes to be - it's actually a cautionary tale on the abuse of amphetamines.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
08/15/08
Holly Grigg-Spall
Holly Grigg-Spall
Channel 4 Film

First-time director Esther Robinson proves that a dash of subjectivity in documentary isn’t always a bad thing, showing a remarkable clarity of vision and thirst for knowledge in her superb ‘A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory’.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
08/15/08
David Jenkins
David Jenkins
Time Out

A Walk into the Sea traps us in an odd and compelling purgatory, one that’s unable to answer the central question of what happened to Williams, yet still resolves with its own sense of satisfaction.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
05/07/08
Mark Keizer
Mark Keizer
Boxoffice Magazine

Combining contemporary interviews with Factory survivors and an astounding treasure trove of archival footage shot by Williams himself, the film is an enigmatic, atmospheric portrait of a guy apparently too nice for the notorious Warhol crowd.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
05/02/08
Mark Olsen
Mark Olsen
Los Angeles Times
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Much more carefully shot and lit than most of the Factory output, [Williams's films] do suggest a talent and intelligence that might have led somewhere interesting.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles CityBeat | comment Comment
05/01/08
Andy Klein
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat

What's shown is undeniably elegant, which unfortunately only points up Robinson's technical ineptitude.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
12/18/07
David Noh
David Noh
Film Journal International

This is one for the Warhol archives, not theaters.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
12/14/07
Jack Mathews
Jack Mathews
New York Daily News
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We'll probably never know what became of Williams, but his short life and mysterious disappearance make for diverting viewing.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
12/14/07
V.A. Musetto
V.A. Musetto
New York Post
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In her search for her uncle, [director Esther] Robinson discovered something quite unexpected: A startlingly talented filmmaker.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
12/14/07
Ken Fox
Ken Fox
TV Guide's Movie Guide

A Walk Into the Sea is Esther B. Robinson’s documentary about Danny Williams, a former Harvard student who was a part of Andy Warhol’s Factory scene.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
12/14/07
A.O. Scott
A.O. Scott
New York Times
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Even if we don't expect to learn much new from another analysis of the irrational, the glimpses of the illusions of the Warhol period, and the work of Danny Williams, are not enough to keep this pic afloat.

Full Review Source: Monsters and Critics | comment Comment
12/14/07
Ron Wilkinson
Ron Wilkinson
Monsters and Critics

The result of the interviews is the most vivid, and perhaps most damning, portrait of Warhol seen on film.

Full Review Source: Film-Forward.com | comment Comment
12/13/07
Kent Turner
Kent Turner
Film-Forward.com

A Walk In The Sea is at its best when [director] Robinson contrasts the haziness of the Warhol crowd with the specificity of Williams' family, who can recall every anecdote he ever told them, including every perceived slight.

Full Review Source: AV Club | comment Comment
12/13/07
Noel Murray
Noel Murray
AV Club

While there is nothing here that will surprise Warhol aficionados, Robinson's interpolation of her uncle's ephemeral, slo-mo images lends a haunting authenticity to the talking heads recollections.

Full Review Source: Newsday | comment Comment
12/13/07
Jan Stuart
Jan Stuart
Newsday
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A lovely, dreamlike concoction.

Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment Comment
12/13/07
Andrew O'Hehir
Andrew O'Hehir
Salon.com
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Comprised of confused, conflicting recollections, and opinions that lead to no concrete truths, the film proves a case study in unknowability.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
12/12/07
Nick Schager
Nick Schager
Slant Magazine
 
 
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