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• MOVIE page: Upstream Color (2013)
• Rate: 6.8/10 total 4,935 votes 
• Genre: Drama | Sci-Fi
• Runtime: 96 min
• Filming Location: Dallas, Texas, USA
• Gross: $415,067 (USA) (17 May 2013)
• Director: Shane Carruth
• Stars: Amy Seimetz, Shane Carruth, Andrew Sensenig | See full cast and crew
• Original Music By: Shane Carruth (original music by)  
• Plot Keyword: Drug | Birds | Actor Director Writer | Overdose | Pig

Writing Credits By:

(in alphabetical order)
• Shane Carruth 

     

Plot: A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the life cycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives. |  »

Story: A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the life cycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives.

Produced By:

• Meredith Burke known as co-producer
• Shane Carruth known as producer
• Scott Douglass known as executive producer
• Casey Gooden known as producer
• Brent Goodman known as executive producer
• Toby Halbrooks known as co-producer
• Ben LeClair known as producer

FullCast & Crew:

• Amy Seimetz known as Kris
• Shane Carruth known as Jeff
• Andrew Sensenig known as The Sampler
• Thiago Martins known as Thief
• Kathy Carruth known as Orchid Mother
• Meredith Burke known as Orchid Daughter
• Andreon Watson known as Peter
• Ashton Miramontes known as Lucas
• Myles McGee known as Monty
• Frank Mosley known as Husband
• Carolyn King known as Wife
• Kerry McCormick known as OB / GYN
• Marco Antonio Rodriguez known as MRI Tech
• Brina Palencia known as Woman in Club
• Lynn Blackburn known as HR Manager
• Trey Walpole known as Bank Investigator
• Dave Little known as Veterinarian #1
• Julie Mayfield known as Veterinarian #2
• Ben LeClair known as The Sampled
• Gerald Dewey known as The Sampled
• Leticia Magaña known as The Sampled
• Rebecca Frances known as The Sampled (as Rebecca Waldon)
• Lindsey Roberts known as The Sampled
• Cody Pottkotter known as The Sampled
• Julie Santosuosso known as The Sampled
• Steve Jimenez known as The Sampled
• Jack Watkins known as The Sampled
• Ted Ferguson known as The Sampled
• Juli Erickson known as The Sampled
• Karen Jagger known as The Sampled
• Jason Barnes known as Roth
• Wendy Welch known as Neighbor
• Keith Copeman known as EMT #1
• Nettie Yovanovitch known as EMT #2
• Tony Tomaj known as Intern #1
• Wheeler Williams known as Intern #2
• Tommy Watson known as Security Guard
• Joe Cutler known as Grocery Store Clerk
• David Blaine known as Neighbor (uncredited)
• Joy Leigh known as Dream Member (uncredited)
• Mollie Milligan known as Maggie (uncredited)

Production Companies:

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Upstream Color (2013) Review by Trentflix from trentflix.com

The last paragraph will contain mild spoilers; this is a film you don'twant to know anything about before going in so I still recommendskipping it. But I offer it as a jumping point into understanding thisfilm, as I'm sure many will be upset and wonder about that.

I attended the world premiere of Upstream Color at Sundance 2013 alongwith a Q&A from writer, director, actor etc. Shane Currath. I am a bigfan of Primer and I also appreciate esoteric/enigmatic and visualworks. Upstream Color definitely can be described with those words. Ithink Primer is complex and intelligent/intellectual yet can be enjoyedby a broad audience. Upstream Color is easy to understand on a literal,plot level but the themes and allegory are a little harder tounderstand (I don't claim to fully understand it yet). Needless to say,it's not one that the majority of movie-goers will appreciate.

Aesthetically, it is a beautiful film full of poetic-imagery. It isvery visual not unlike the work of Terrence Malick. Our protagonistsare exceptionally acted, especially Amy Seimetz as Kris, she iscaptivating as is the film itself. I'm not going to talk about the plotbut keep in mind that it is an allegory. I can't say whether or not I'enjoyed' this film, but while watching it, it had my fullest attentionand it has consumed my thoughts since trying to make sense of it. Iwonder if it could have been more effective if it had been clearer. Tothe movies credit, the last third has no dialogue but none is needed,the film has established an emotional and visual language that theaudience fully understands and embraces. This film could be genius; itcould just be a lot of pomp with a compelling façade. The film had somereal moments of emotional resonance yet at the end I felt hollow andunsatisfied. I probably will revisit this film to understand it and myresponse better.

The Q&A was interesting, Shane Currath didn't inspire confidence thathe had a singular vision and intent for this film (from his answers itsounded like he had some loose ideas and put it on screen). The filmprominently features Walden, I thought it may tie in thematically buthe stated that when he read Walden it seemed like something you wouldmake someone read as torture – and in the film, it is used loosely assuch. It may be ironic or purposeful that this film may be aWalden-esque torture as well for some in its transcendental/opaquenature. He also stated that this movie is about tearing people down andtheir having to build their own narratives. They also may notunderstand that there are outside forces affecting them, yet they canfeel it on some level. That's probably the most-helpful advice inunderstanding the film.

(mild thematic and plot detail spoilers follow): Keeping those last twostatements in mind, at one point 'The Thief' tries to sell drugs toindividuals with a worm inside of it that hypnotizes them, let's takethat both literally and figuratively as in he is a drug dealer who istrying to get people addicted to drugs which control them and make themdo mindless things whilst high and financially bankrupt them. The wormcan be viewed as the addiction itself. These people then hitrock-bottom and once they recover they aren't the same people anymore.There were external forces working on them that they weren't/aren'taware of but now they have to build a personal narrative of how to dealwith the consequences of their addiction. The part I haven't figuredout yet is The Sampler and the pigs but I'm sure the answer is theresomewhere, hopefully the previous interpretation I gave is somewhataccurate and helpful.

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Upstream Color (2013) Review by hellsfoxes from California
UPSTREAM COLOR is already baffling the hell out of the world and willespecially draw disapproval on IMDb.

The plot is not delivered in a way that is traditionallycomprehensible, only to those paying close attention to the themes thatunite it all. If you're already rolling your eyes THIS MOVIE IS NOT FORYOU.

If however you have experienced or would like to experience films whereyou have to dedicate your ability to assess and determine theunderlying idea that is linking a series of enigmatic actions andsubtle scenes, UPSTREAM COLOR will intrigue and probably charm you. Itvery much plays to the TREE OF LIFE crowd.

For me, it's undoubtedly a massive artistic accomplishment. Hugelyevocative and if you unearth those ideas, the ability to have humanconnection, abuse, hope and language among them, you'll have no problemfollowing along and the ending will be very satisfying.

If you want to say "you're not supposed to understand it, just feel it"that's fine. I think that if you stop and ask yourself what idea isdriving moments, you can follow along just fine. The story is in thethemes. Details are abstract to drive home this point.

I took off two stars because I found the serious tone and sombre scoreto be so focused and constant, the atmospherics became a little moremonotonous than I think was intended. The briefest of levity here andthere might have offset the heaviness.

If you're still reading, check it out.

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Upstream Color (2013) Review by David Ferguson (fergusontx@gmail.com) from Dallas, Texas
Greetings again from the darkness. This is no typical movie, so thesewill not be typical comments. In 2004, Shane Carruth became somethingof a cult hero with the Sundance Festival crowd when his debut filmPRIMER won a Grand Jury Award. Nine years later, we get his follow-up... the ultimate artsy, indie film for those who thrive on analysis andprefer to avoid a story ending wrapped up with a neat bow.

These comments will not give you much, but I can tell you the screeninghad many viewers who left frustrated and confused. The fragmentednarrative can be a bit disorienting and it avoids the usual staple of aresolution at the end. The audience knows more than the characters, yetthe audience is baffled while the characters just continue on.

The first segment of the film is when it's at its most traditional. Wesee Thief (Thiago Martins) perform some type of worm/parasite procedurethat slowly brainwashes Kris (Amy Seimetz) or leads to mind control orloss of personality ... just depends how you prefer to describe it. Wethen see The Sampler (Andrew Sensenig) help her overcome thanks to ablood transfusion on his pig farm. Yes, really. Finally, Kris bondswith Jeff (Shane Carruth) as they seek to reassemble their lives andre-discover themselves. Watching them bicker over who belongs to whatmemory is frightening and fascinating. It makes you question thedefinition of personal identity, and what if we lost that (or it wasstolen).

Nature plays a huge role here, along with the connection to Thoreau'sWalden. Many will use the term pretentious. Some will call it boring.Still others will be drawn in by the imagery and sound (or sometimeslack thereof). Shane Carruth does not fit Hollywood and neither do hisfilms. He is a writer, producer, director, co-editor, cinematographer,and actor. He clearly has a love of the material and his choice of AmySeimetz really makes the film work. She is outstanding (and also afilmmaker). The tired phrase "it's not for everyone" certainly applieshere, but if you are a Terrence Malick fan or just enjoy beingchallenged by somewhat abstract themes, this one is worth a look.

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