The Neon Bible(Movie, 1995)

Name: The Neon Bible
Genre: Drama
Released: 1995
Duration: T01:31:00
Rating: 3.2

1h 31min | Genre: Drama

Rating: 3.2/5 (with 8 votes)

The Neon Bible is a 1995 drama film written and directed by Terence Davies, based on the novel of the same name by John Kennedy Toole. The film is about a boy named David (Jacob Tierney) coming of age in Georgia in the 1940s. His abusive father (Denis Leary) enlists in the army during World War II and disappears, leaving David to take care of his mother (Diana Scarwid) with his Aunt Mae (Gena Rowlands), who is a singer. It was filmed in Atlanta, Crawfordville and Madison, Georgia. The film was a selection of the 1995 Cannes Film Festival and the 1995 New York Film Festival. ()

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About The Neon Bible

While on a train, a teenage boy thinks about his life and the flamboyant aunt whose friendship acted as an emotional shield from his troubled family. This film evokes the haunting quality of memory while creating a heartfelt portrait of a boy's life in a rural 1940s Southern town.

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Production countries: Spain, United Kingdom (UK)

Shot in: Georgia

Plays in: Georgia

Made by: Channel Four Films, Mayfair Films, Academy, Iberoamerica Films

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 4 languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES), Italian (IT), Portuguese (PT)

Status: Released

Release date US: 08/23/1995

Cast: Jacob Tierney, Gena Rowlands, Diana Scarwid, Denis Leary, Drake Bell, Leo Burmester

Director: Terence Davies

Producer: Elizabeth Karlsen

Screenwriter: Terence Davies, John Kennedy Toole

Director of Photography: Michael Coulter

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"La biblia de neón"

Keywords: 1940s, based on novel or book, evangelist, singer, southern usa, south

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