Prince Avalanche (R)
synopsis
An odd couple of sorts, meditative and stern Alvin and his girlfriend's brother, Lance, dopey and insecure, leave the city behind to spend the summer in solitude repainting traffic lines down the center of a country highway ravaged by wildfire. As they sink into their job in the remarkable landscape, they learn more than they want to about each other and their own limitations. An unlikely friendship develops through humor and nasty exchanges, leading to surprising affection.
details
Comedy, Drama
1 hr. 34 min.
Opened August 9th, 2013
MovieGoer Review
The year is 1988. The place is a rural stretch of Texas highway, recently ravaged by wildfire. And the protagonists are two road workers faced with the task of repainting the yellow lines down the middle of the road.
David Gordo... MORE
synopsis
An odd couple of sorts, meditative and stern Alvin and his girlfriend's brother, Lance, dopey and insecure, leave the city behind to spend the summer in solitude repainting traffic lines down the center of a country highway ravaged by wildfire. As they sink into their job in the remarkable landscape, they learn more than they want to about each other and their own limitations. An unlikely friendship develops through humor and nasty exchanges, leading to surprising affection.
details
Comedy, Drama
1 hr. 34 min.
Opened August 9th, 2013
MovieGoer Review
The year is 1988. The place is a rural stretch of Texas highway, recently ravaged by wildfire. And the protagonists are two road workers faced with the task of repainting the yellow lines down the middle of the road.
David Gordo... MORE