All the Beautiful Things
{{Infobox film
| name = All the Beautiful Things
| image = ALTB poster.jpg
| caption = Sundance poster
| director = John D. Harkrider
| producer = Justin Lundstrom
| writer = John D. Harkrider
| starring =
| music = Jeremy Pelt
| cinematography = Brian O'Carroll
| editing = Jim Mol
| studio = Riff Raff Films
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|2014|1|20|Sundance}}
| runtime = 137 minutes (2 hours and 17 minutes)
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
}}
All the Beautiful Things is a 2014 American documentary film written and directed by John D. Harkrider.{{cite web|title=LFM Reviews All the Beautiful Things @ The 2014 Sundance Film Festival|url=http://www.libertasfilmmagazine.com/lfm-reviews-all-the-beautiful-things-the-2014-sundance-film-festival/|accessdate=8 April 2014}} The film premiered in competition category of U.S. Documentary Competition program at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2014.{{cite web|title=Sundance 2014: U.S. Documentary Competition|url=http://www.indiewire.com/article/sundance-2014-us-documentary-competition|accessdate=8 April 2014}}
Premise
The film deals with relationship between two friends John and Barron. Barron was falsely accused of rape and with John's betrayal, face life in jail. Years later they met again to repair their damaged friendship.{{cite web|title=Sundance Film Festival: Day 7 (All the Beautiful Things, Low Down, Dear White People)|url=http://www.gimmesomeoven.com/film/sundance-film-festival-day-7/|accessdate=8 April 2014}}{{cite web|title=2014 Sundance Film Festival Releases US Documentary Competition Line Up|url=http://www.focusfilm.co.uk/5759-5759|accessdate=8 April 2014}}
Reception
The film received mixed reviews from critics. John DeFore in his review for The Hollywood Reporter said that "A pretty but enormously self-indulgent project that wants us to play therapist."{{cite web|title=All the Beautiful Things: Sundance Review|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/all-beautiful-things-sundance-review-673362|accessdate=8 April 2014}} Sean P. Means of The Salt Lake Tribune gave the film a negative review by saying that "This material might have worked as a stage play, but as a contrived "documentary" it feels phony and self-absorbed."{{cite web|title=Sundance review: 'All the Beautiful Things'|url=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogssundanceblog/57435746-50/beautiful-sundance-documentary-festival.html.csp|accessdate=8 April 2014}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|3415214|All the Beautiful Things}}
- {{Rotten-tomatoes|all_the_beautiful_things|All the Beautiful Things}}
Category:American documentary films
Category:2014 documentary films
Category:2010s English-language films
Category:English-language documentary films
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