Michael cera stars in a selfindulgent tale of youths heading into the chilean desert for hallucinogenic kicks. Chilean filmmaker sebastian silva the maid brings in michael. The film, which premiered at sundance and set to hit theaters july 12, also stars gaby hoffmann. Crystal fairy and the magic cactus trailer youtube. A much better example of silvas undoubted filmmaking skill is his forthcoming magic magic, released in april and superior to crystal fairy in every way. Crystal fairy and the magical cactus official trailer hd.
The movie follows jack, an immortal, cannibalistic loner who has developed a routine for his life to stay away from society to protect both himself and others. Tumblr is a place to express yourself, discover yourself, and bond over the stuff you love. Dont bother at all with this, unless youre on the drugs they are searching for. The lowestpriced item in unused and unworn condition with absolutely no signs of wear. Smallest size with best quality and fast downloads at. Jamie is a boorish, insensitive american twentysomething traveling in chile, who somehow manages to create chaos at every turn.
It feels at times like a foreign film but mostly like one of the many american dramedies of the style that emerged in the last decade and a half. Played too close to caricature by gaby hoffmann, crystal fairy is often gratingly earnest, but still exudes a welcome warmth that gradually calms jamie. Crystal fairy and the magic cactus interview with michael cera and gaby hoffman duration. In this freewheeling comedy from the director of the maid, michael cera arrested development, superbad stars as jamie, a shaggy, boorish young american traveling through chile. Of course, i should be surprised that a movie called crystal fairy and the magical cactus is bad. But when jacks past comes back to rattle him and the outside world bangs on his door, hes thrust out of his comfort zone. Sebastian silva chile, 20 silvas hallucinogenic fable. As they prepare the cactus crystal tells jamie, its very important before taking drugs as a group that everybody sort of commune with one another. The movies full title is crystal fairy and the magic cactus and 2012, a selfindulgent sprawl of words that suits the movies psychedelic undercurrent. The film stars michael cera and gaby hoffmann at the films sundance premiere, silva said that his film, which is based on a reallife encounter, is about the birth of compassion in someones life. Its where your interests connect you with your people. In a fit of drunkenness at a wild party, jamie invites an eccentric womana radical spirit named crystal fairy to come along. His frustrated search for the cactus infuriates his companions, but provides a strong narrative drive that sadly evaporates as soon as the drugtaking begins. While searching for a rare hallucinogen the famed san pedro cactus with a trio of chilean brothers.
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