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Night Train

  • 19991999
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  • 1h 20m
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5.9/10
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Night Train (1999)
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In this dark and dangerous Film Noir-metts-German Expressionism directorial debut from veteran visual effects man Les bernstien, paunchy ex-con Joe Butcher (John Voldstad of THE NEWHART SHOW... Read allIn this dark and dangerous Film Noir-metts-German Expressionism directorial debut from veteran visual effects man Les bernstien, paunchy ex-con Joe Butcher (John Voldstad of THE NEWHART SHOW) heads south of the border, tumbling head first into the boiling vat of corruption that s... Read allIn this dark and dangerous Film Noir-metts-German Expressionism directorial debut from veteran visual effects man Les bernstien, paunchy ex-con Joe Butcher (John Voldstad of THE NEWHART SHOW) heads south of the border, tumbling head first into the boiling vat of corruption that supports Tijuana's thriving snuff film industry. Through a booze-induced haze, Butcher enco... Read all
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
168
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  • Director
    • Les Bernstien
  • Writers
    • Les Bernstien
    • Gary Walkow
  • Stars
    • John Voldstad
    • Barry Cutler
    • Nikoletta Skarlatos
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  • Director
    • Les Bernstien
  • Writers
    • Les Bernstien
    • Gary Walkow
  • Stars
    • John Voldstad
    • Barry Cutler
    • Nikoletta Skarlatos
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    • 4User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins

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      • Les Bernstien
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      • Les Bernstien
      • Gary Walkow
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    Man With A Movie Camera
    Some guy tries to find his lost brother in Tijuana, Mexico. Beyond that, I remember very little of the story. But the story is not really the point. From director and camera expert Les Bernstien, "Night Train" is a low-budget film that wows the viewer with terrific B&W cinematography.

    In the opening credits sequence, noir visuals combined with a great theme song immediately grabbed my interest. It's one of the best intros to a film I can recall, and suggests a Western motif. As the plot progresses, the same high quality visuals prevail, with slanted camera angles, scenes transposed over other scenes, and other camera tricks.

    Background sounds are naturalistic, with no effort to edit out ambient traffic noise or people's voices, which adds enormously to a sense of realism. If nothing else, the viewer gets a harrowing impression of downtown Tijuana, an impression the local chamber of commerce probably would just as soon squash.

    None of the characters in this film are appealing, least of all Joe, the lead character, surrounded by thugs and general lowlife. Sometimes we seem to be watching Joe's reality. At other times we're watching his internal nightmares. Reality and nightmare blend together. And with a general absence of plot structure, the story can be confusing and hard to follow.

    But this is a film to watch for the terrific cinematography, not the story. It's like some brilliant cameraman happens on to some random thug, and then follows that thug through his desperate, chaotic search south of the border, and in the process the man with a camera creates a surreal home movie.
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    • Release date
      • July 1999 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Metropolis Pictures, Inc.
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Nyhterino treno
    • Filming locations
      • Tijuana, Baja California Norte, Mexico
    • Production company
      • Metropolis Pictures Inc. (II)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Ultra Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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