The Miraculous
October. 28,2014An imaginary portrait of the performance artist Bas Jan Ader's final days. Ader was a Dutch performance artist who was lost at sea in 1975, while he was attempting to cross the ocean during a performance called, In Search of the Miraculous. Ader, (Josh Elrod) travels through the desert of the American West, and joins forces with a fever dream companion (John Earl Jelks) and they make their way to the ocean where they perform Ader's final, miraculous performance. The film is set in Southern California.
Reviews
Just what I expected
I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.
It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.
The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;