THE TIGER’S TAIL – Brendan Gleeson – d: John Boorman

The Tiger’s Tail (2007)
Direction and Screenplay: John Boorman
Cast: Brendan Gleeson, Kim Cattrall, Ciarán Hinds, Sinéad Cusack, Briain Gleeson, Sean McGinley
 

Brendan Gleeson, Kim Cattrall in The Tiger’s Tail
 

One might initially be surprised to find that John Boorman’s latest film, The Tiger’s Tail, has all but gone straight to DVD in the United States. Surely the director of Point Blank, Deliverance, and Hope and Glory deserves at least the benefit of the doubt of a significant theatrical release? (Especially since his 21st-century output, particularly the 2005 drama In My Country, has been among his best work.)
But the film industry being what it is these days, The Tiger’s Tail probably has a better shot at an audience on home video than it [...]

by Dan Erdman | September 1, 2009   
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