The cinematic equivalent of that girl you might have met circa 1973 who insisted that the dog that just evacuated his bowels on your sidewalk was 'expressing his creativity.'
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1973)
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Reviews Counted: 8
Fresh: 1
Rotten:7
Average Rating: 3.7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins 15 secs
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Based on the best-seller by Richard Bach (who sued the production for not following his book) about Jonathan, an existential seagull in search of the meaning of life. Score by Neil Diamond (who... Based on the best-seller by Richard Bach (who sued the production for not following his book) about Jonathan, an existential seagull in search of the meaning of life. Score by Neil Diamond (who sued the production for replacing some of his music). Director Ovady Julber claimed the film plagiarized his film "La Mer." A troubled production that fell flat. Academy Award Nominations: 2, including Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing. [More]
Starring: James Franciscus, Juliet Mills, Hal Holbrook, Richard Crenna
Starring: James Franciscus, Juliet Mills, Hal Holbrook, Richard Crenna
Director: Hall Bartlett
Director: Hall Bartlett
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Reviews for Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Bartlett's background as a documentary film-maker is an advantage for a film that doesn't require any actors but a liability when it comes to adapting Bach's fiction
Truly one of the most boring pictures ever done but with enough attractive photography to merit your brief attention.
Now there's nothing wrong with uplift, except that exhortations customarily are banal. That is, the end is nearly destroyed by the means.
Richard Bach's best-selling parable for freshmen becomes on screen a very spelled-out allegory, complete with flat voice-overs and pretentious Neil Diamond soundtrack.
This has got to be the biggest pseudocultural, would-be metaphysical ripoff of the year.
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