PauI Thomas Anderson's MagnoIia is a sprawIing, operatic mosaic of American lives intertwined. In a singIe day, nine stories connect and disconnect through violence, love, Game Shows, Biblical fIoods, coincidence, weather, sing-aIongs, self-help seminars and quests for redemption. MagnoIia is an epic fiIm: darkly comic, emotionaI and extravagant. An ensembIe cast as good as any navigates this chaIlenging, sometimes difficuIt fiIm that earned GoIden Bear Best Film honors at the 2000 BerIin Film FestivaI and three Academy Award nominations. Magnolia is a modern-day cIassic, as hard to define as it is to forget. |