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White Noise
2022 136 min United Kingdom, United States of America R 12+
★6.0
Comedy, Drama
Director: Noah Baumbach
🎭 Based on
«White Noise»
byDon DeLillo
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Description
Jack Gladney, professor of Hitler studies at The-College-on-the-Hill, husband to Babette, and father to four children/stepchildren, is torn asunder by a chemical spill from a rail car that releases an "Airborne Toxic Event" forcing Jack to confront his biggest fear - his own mortality.
Budget:
$100M
Worldwide:
$71,476
Starring
Adam Driver
Actor
Greta Gerwig
Actor
Don Cheadle
Actor
Awards
Venice Film Festival 2022
— Green Drop Award
Venice Film Festival 2022
— Golden Lion
Golden Globe 2023
— Best Actor (Comedy or Musical)
Key opinion
White Noise is a polarizing adaptation of Don DeLillo’s novel that effectively captures a 1980s aesthetic and features strong performances from Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig. However, critics are divided over whether the film successfully translates the source material's complex satire, with many finding the narrative structure fragmented and the dialogue exhausting.
| Acting | Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig deliver organic and compelling performances that ground the film's eccentric characters. | |
| Production | The production design and cinematography successfully recreate a vibrant, nostalgic 1980s atmosphere. | |
| Screenplay | The film's ambitious attempt to adapt a postmodern classic results in a disjointed narrative where the second half loses the focus and tension of the first. | |
| Screenplay | The relentless, rapid-fire dialogue creates a divisive experience: some appreciate its sharp, absurd wit, while others find the cacophony irritating and tedious. | |
| Direction | The film's structural shift from domestic drama to ecological thriller creates a fragmented viewing experience that struggles to coalesce into a unified theme. |