Directed by:
Sophie HuberCinematography:
Seamus McGarveyCast:
Harry Dean Stanton, David Lynch, Wim Wenders, Kris Kristofferson, Sam Shepard, Deborah Harry, Logan Sparks, Sophie HuberPlots(1)
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction is a mesmerizing, impressionistic portrait of the iconic actor comprised of intimate moments, film clips from some of his 250 films and his own heart-breaking renditions of American folk songs. Stunningly lensed in color and black and white by Seamus McGarvey, the film explores the actor's enigmatic outlook on his life, his unexploited talents as a musician, and includes candid reminiscences by David Lynch, Wim Wenders, Sam Shepard, Kris Kristofferson and Debbie Harry. The fragile soul of an actor emerges from the poignant collage. Uncensored, unguarded moments with wry humor pockmark scenes filmed at locations including Stanton's home and his favorite local watering hole, Dan Tana's in West Hollywood. Stanton discusses his friends Marlon Brando, Jack Nicholson, how his family influenced his musical leanings, the women he almost wed, and his preference for film over theatre. In the end it is an unflinching, unabashed, romantic Valentine from one artist to another, from a galvanizing truth teller to a yarn-spinning survivor. (Antidote Films)
(more)Cast
Harry Dean Stanton
USA
Best movies:
The Green Mile (1999)
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
David Lynch
USA
Best movies:
Lost Highway (1997)
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
The Fabelmans (2022)
Wim Wenders
Best movies:
Kings of the Road (1976)
Alice in the Cities (1974)
Summer in the City (1971)
Kris Kristofferson
USA
Best movies:
Payback (1999)
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
We Walk the Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash (2012) (concert)
Sam Shepard
USA
Best movies:
Black Hawk Down (2001)
Paris, Texas (1984)
The Notebook (2004)
Deborah Harry
USA
Best movies:
New York Beat Movie (1981)
My Life Without Me (2003)
Elegy (2008)
Sophie Huber
Switzerland