From producer Terrence Malick, a visually stunning illumination of the little-known childhood years of Abraham Lincoln and the women who molded him into one of the most revered men in American history.
Whereas other artists have presented the man in mythic terms, “The Better Angels” renders young Abe relatable, provided auds are willing to put themselves on its wavelength. Instead of scenes, the movie is composed of memory fragments, stitched together with jump cuts, yet powerfully evocative of such details as light, temperature and texture that impress themselves on us as children, casting sensory fossils we use to conjure a specific place and time many years later. Through this approach, Lincoln’s memories become our own. – Variety
Set in 1817.
Starring Jason Clarke, Diane Kruger, Brit Marling, Wes Bentley, Braydon Denney, Cameron Williams, McKenzie Blankenship, Ryan McFall, Madison Stiltner, Bruce Bayard, Veanne Cox, Robert vincent Smith, Adam Marton Teters, Ida Joy, Riley Brutvan, Alana Collopy, Byron Bradley, Joe Webber, Gary Sundown, Jamie Harrold.
Rated PG.