Harmony korine was born on 4 january 1973, in bolinas, california usa, of jewish descent. This movie is enjoyable for all ages in any setting. Five favorite films with harmony korine ifc s alison willmore to talk about vhs, famous hunchbacks and, of course, his new film trash humpers. Captured via surveillancequality videos that look like unearthed 80s home movies, they do the sort of things that korine characters tend to do. Vo trash humpers 2009 harmony korine internet archive. Note that the head is in the form of a question, because the articlepost itself consists almost entirely of a. Korine conjures this perverse artifact with an abrasiveness that only shooting on vhs tape can convey, with tracking issues, dropouts and boxy, incamera harmony korines lastest film trash humpers follows. Trash humpers has been described as a handheld video of a losergang cultfreak collective who do antisocial things in a nonnarrative way, except for the songanddance numbers. Harmony korines lastest film trash humpers follows a gang of oldfaced degenerates, wandering through the streets of a suburbia, fking shit and fing shit up. This execrable mess of a film is called trash humpers. We were never told what the number of saves was raised to but since both our film and korines now have netflix distro, we assume it was probably around 500. Harmony korine, one time enfant terrible of the indie film scene, sits down with ifc s alison willmore to talk about vhs, famous hunchbacks and, of course, his new film trash humpers.
He is best known for writing kids 1995 and for writing and directing gummo 1997, julien donkeyboy 1999, mister lonely 2007 and spring breakers 2012. Cruelmente documentado pelos integrantes, seguimos as acoes chocantes desses verdadeiros sociopatas como nunca visto antes. Jun 17, 2010 trash humpers is a film that doesnt want to be thought of as a film. In trash humpers korine is at his most tender, his most focused and his most assured. Trash humpers is a 2009 experimental black comedydrama horror film written and directed by harmony korine.
For the most part it consists of what are essentially skits of humping, bigbottomed women being slapped on a sofa, a. The toronto international film festival will host the world premiere of trash humpers, a new feature film by harmony korine. Sep 12, 2009 video archive for the film trash humpers, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2009. Whatever one thinks of harmony korines work, with his latest cinematic assaultthe verrrry literally named trash humpers one thing becomes defiantly clear. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies.
Selena gomez to star in harmony korines spring breakers film. Trash humpers not banned, hump trash scanners roger ebert. Video archive for the film trash humpers, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2009. A film unearthed from the buried landscape of the american nightmare, trash humpers follows a small group of elderly peeping toms through the shadows and margins of an unfamiliar world. Trash humpers 2009 harmony korines new film, trash humpers, afflicts everyone, the afflicted and the comfortable. Harmony korines trash humpers is an ode to cinematic lawlessness and unadulterated mischief. Its like gummo, but where the latter possessed a diversity of characters and a veritable menagerie of freaks, losers, and assholes doing all manner of things, this film narrows it down to old people fornicating with public property.
Jul 07, 2010 the official soundtrack to harmony korines new film, trash humpers, is being released in a similar ultralimited edition run, although whether it will prove quite as attractive to collectors is. Financial analysis of trash humpers 2010 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Its oddly affecting in a deeply discomfiting way, but trash humpers pales in comparison with. This conversation was first published in the fall of 2009 when trash humpers screened at the toronto international film festival. Trust me, i have have seen a lot of movies but this one is the bees knees. Trash humpers 2010 a freak cult inhabits the city of nashville, tenn.
Times have changed, and the spectacle of an orgy of the impotent, enacted by performers behaving like threeyearolds whove just discovered their penises and are excited to a frenzy by mindless acts of destruction repeated ad infinitum, may not pack the. Harmony korines trash humpers will screen tomorrow night and friday night at the new york film festival. Trash is a 2014 crime drama thriller film directed by stephen daldry and written by richard curtis, based on andy mulligan s 2010 novel of same name. Trash humpers 2009 letterboxd social film discovery. Mar 28, 2020 trash humpers 2009 harmony korines new film, trash humpers, afflicts everyone, the afflicted and the comfortable. Harmony korines trash humpers soundtrack is a load of. Sep 18, 2009 trash humpers, by contrast, is the grotesque, exploitationflick equivalent of the gallery painting thats nothing but a mile of blank canvas with a single red dot in the precise centeran idea so simple and stupid that it had never occurred to anyone before, inevitably to be hailed by a select few as bold and visionary, a triumph of. Trash humpers is not a movie, but an unidentified film object, shot on old vhs tapes and later blown up to. Trash humpers is very much, literally, what the title says it is. Though just 78 minutes, it feels like the longest film of 2010, following the misadventures of three trash and tree and fire hydrant humpers in geriatric masks who look like crippled castaways from the hills have eyes. Korine, who is previously known for art house experiments like julien donkeyboy, trash humpers, and mister lonely, judges the generation, but not the individuals, it. The former enfant terrible who gave us gummo and julien donkeyboy before alienating a lot of fans with the almostlikearealmovie mister lonely has returned to his roots, so to speak, with trash humpers, a shotonvhscamcorderandblownupto35mm pseudofoundfootage extravanganza that literally screams look at me. Harmony is a screenwriter and director, known for working on a variety of films, including kids, julien donkeyboy, mister lonely, and spring breakers.
Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. I really enjoyed gummo but this, this is complete garbage about 3 people wearing. On the other extreme is harmony korines trash humpers 2010, where a group of masked vagrants roams through parking lots and back alleys in search of temporary communion with waste and detritus. Trash humpers, far being an authentic expression of the american id, is a nostalgic lament for an era in which korines films could be held up, rightly or wrongly, as transgressive. This is the strangest film korine has ever made, which says a lot seeing as he was the driving force behind gummo and julien donkeyboy, two of the most unique films of the nineties decade. He also created the film trash humpers which went on to win at the toronto international film. The participants themselves, as true sociopaths, crudely document their debased and shocking actions. Trash humpers is a film that doesnt want to be thought of as a film.
Sadly, both of these films point to a new reality a neorealism one where the city, once open, is now an abandoned territory. Trash humpers shows beauty in garbage the playlist. Trash humpers i like things that look like mistakes. Clips assembled from harmony korines great 2009 movie trash humpers. There are currently two videos available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Raphael, gardo, and rat junjun who spend their time.
It is a downpour on those who admire good taste, and those who admire bad taste. Trash humpers follows a small group of elderly peeping toms through the shadows and margins of an unfamiliar world. Harmony korine born january 4, 1973 is an american film director and screenwriter. The film looks messy but every moment is very much. The film stars rooney mara, martin sheen, wagner moura, and selton mello. Lestetica nobudget il film e girato in vhs va oltre i limiti di cio che chiamiamo film e. Trash humpers compilation from movie by harmony korine. This is trash humpers trailer by potemkine films on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. The complete saga of harmony korine on letterman and why he got banned for life duration. This articles plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. The film cuts out at one point, and cuts back to a badly degraded recording of childrens shoes in a massive puddle of bloodthe next scene is of the trash humpers waking up hung over. Trash humpers is a 2009 experimental black comedy horror film written and directed by harmony korine. A dadaist delight, harmony korines trash humpers is a direct descendant of jack smiths flaming creatures, perhaps the first and only.
I would definitely recommend it for family movie night or perhaps a romantic date night. Sep 23, 2011 well, it looks like they liked working together as korine has completed another short for the label, this time entitled snowballs, and film has unveiled two pretty nifty posters for the. Released on lofi vhs and edited in part while blindfoldedor so korine atteststhe 78minute movie follows a gang of miscreants who roam the streets of nashville, molesting garbage bins and causing random mayhem. For all of the immoral, irresponsible, often terrifying things that the four stars partake in, the film empowers them with agency. Also, like trash humpers we started a fb page to raise awareness about the issue trash humpers had 691 people supporting their efforts, we had 570. Movies like trash humpers if you like trash humpers you are looking for dark humor, not serious and realistic movies about with vandalism, prank, obsession, elderly, aging, dirty old man and anti social themes of comedy, drama and horror genre shot in uk or france. Shot on worn vhs home video, the film features a losergang cultfreak collective living in nashville, tennessee. His last feature, trash humpers, was shot on vhs and revolved around a group of geriatrics who get their. Defiantly unwatchable if occasionally transfixing, the film is essentially the home movies of three marauding burnouts. Based on a brash sketch of an ideaas well as being completed from first shot to. Well, it looks like they liked working together as korine has completed another short for the label, this time entitled snowballs, and film has unveiled two pretty nifty posters for the. Posters for harmony korines new short film snowballs.
The second result dated october 20, 2010 is an article from filmmaker magazine headlined. The official soundtrack to harmony korines new film, trash humpers, is being released in a similar ultralimited edition run, although whether it will prove quite as attractive to collectors is. This book, the trash humpers, is based on the photographic research for korines latest directorial project of the same name. There is no doubt in my mind that this is the best movie i have ever seen, hands down. Crudely documented by the participants themselves, we follow the debased and shocking actions of a group of true sociopaths the likes of which have never been seen before. His film trash humpers 2009 premiered at the toronto international film festival and won the main prize, the dox award, at the cph. In the summer of 2010, the underground trend of trashhumping jumped the nashville city limits as the film trash humpers spread across the nation, screening in movie theaters, galleries, bars and grills and anyplace, really, indoors or out, that could draw a crowd to see the thing. Jun 17, 2010 well, harmony korines new film, trash humpers, afflicts everyone, the afflicted and the comfortable. Theres a great moment in the wires fifth season where the city desk editor of the baltimore sun looks over a photograph of a domestic fire scene and balks at the ultimate cliche. This is trash humpers trailer by trash humpers on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and. Trash humpers is more than just korines ode to a specific piece of pop. A film unearthed from the buried landscape of the american nightmare.
Americana goes rancid in writerdirector harmony korines tale of three elderly. Follows the lives of a small group of sociopathic elderly people in nashville, tennessee. Garbage cans and trash bags are not the only inanimate objects to get dry humped in. Aforementioned surprise arose because the project, entitled trash humpers, was already completed, said to be a 78min feature, and set to premiere at next months toronto international film. Septien, worldpremiered at the 2011 sundance film festival and was picked up for. Mar 23, 20 that recipe will, undoubtedly, get you drunk. A conversation with harmony korine trash humpers hammer. Five favorite films with harmony korine film of 20. But hopefully it wont be until after september 21st, when trash humpers becomes available on dvd, complete with the extra. With rachel korine, brian kotzur, travis nicholson, harmony korine.
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