From the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina to Verona, Rome and London, new truths are revealed and clues to other crimes and passions, darker and even more complex are uncovered. While it would be nice to report that after a 20 year absence cult director Monte Hellman has returned with some sort of existential masterpiece on the nature of movie-making, complete with tragic death and lost innocence as some of its themes, this torpid, nearly incomprehensible muddle of a story about a young director making a low-budget film merely leaves one confused and numb.

He might want to focus a little more on the directing next time, and find a script that has a compelling story and characters one can actually care about.


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But this has never been his forte, of course. A good deal of the blame goes to the editor, who allows scenes to meander a half a minute or more after they've effectively ended. The version I saw resembled a rough cut, not a finished film, complete with such snore-inducing moments as the main actress staring at a blow dryer for what seemed an eternity.

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If Hellman's goal was to make a "personal" film that he alone can connect to and appreciate, then perhaps he has succeeded. But wouldn't it have been wonderful if this revered auteur could have -- for once -- created something that others could appreciate, too, perhaps even understand and enjoy Alas, this mood experiment with digital photography, bland 1-dimensional characters, a s Leonard Cohen inspired soundtrack and a cryptic, fragmented storyline may appeal to his very close inner circle of fans, but will likely leave the rest of us out in the cold, bewildered, confused, and wondering what all the accolades could have been about back in the 60s and 70s.

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The "Road to Nowhere" is the droll nickname of an unfinished six-mile stretch of highway that is the result of an unfulfilled promise by the U.


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  • The genesis of the road began in the s and s, when the federal government and the Tennessee Valley Authority took over 67, acres of public and private land in Graham and Swain Counties to build Fontana Dam , creating Fontana Lake and part of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

    In compensation for the land, which had been owned by many families for generations, the government promised to reimburse Swain County for the loss of flooded Highway , which had provided access to the area. Another assurance was the construction of a road approximately 30 miles long that would follow the northern shore of the lake and help substitute for the highway and allow the displaced residents access to their family cemeteries. Begun in the s, this road, called Lakeview Drive, extended about six miles by but was stalled by environmental issues.

    It remains a sensitive issue for area residents, who continue to view the "Road to Nowhere" as a broken promise.

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    Despite the difficult social and political issues surrounding the road, it offers some of the least-crowded views of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Beginning about three miles outside of Bryson City , the drive provides views of Fontana Lake and the Tuckasegee River as well as encounters with woodlands and many small streams.

    Several hiking trails, like the approximately mile Lakeshore Trail, lead from the road to some of the highlights of the park, including its highest peak, Clingman's Dome, reached by Noland Creek Trail. Swain County Chamber of Commerce. The Road To Nowhere.

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