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The Thin Blue Line

The Thin Blue Line

Errol Morris, 1988

Spine #753

Picked by 1 guest

Crime / Documentary

Criterion Letterboxd TMDB

Directed by Errol Morris

Written by Errol Morris

Cinematography Stefan Czapsky, Robert Chappell

Edited by Paul Barnes

Cast Randall Adams, David Harris, Gus Rose, Jackie Johnson, Marshall Touchton, Dale Holt, Sam Kittrell, Hootie Nelson

Picked by

Barry Sonnenfeld

“Thin Blue Line. Errol Morris. I shot part of one of his documentaries and what was interesting about his technique is, he sets up the camera... He just sits on it, never interrupts and just lets that silence live. And also, the other thing I love about this movie is, I love Philip Glass. I love his music. I love the tension of, 'When will he ever fucking resolve this chord?' I think he does resolve a chord within The Thin Blue Line. So check it out just for the tension of his soundtrack.”