Marfa Girl

Director: Larry Clark
Theatrical Release Date: November 20, 2012

Synopsis: This is a coming-of-age story based on sex, drugs, rock and roll, art, violence and racism. In Marfa, Texas, the clash between the whites and the Mexican Americans intensifies when an eccentric community of artists moves in. The border patrol is a smothering presence for the citizens. Adam is a young Hispanic who lives with his other, Inez. Donna, his neighbour, is determined to seduce him. Tom, a border patrol, is strangely fixated on Adam’s family. Things are further complicated by a mysterious young woman... [Synopsis courtesy of Rome Film Festival]

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Larry Clark Says The Remake Of 'Mona Lisa' Is Dead, But A ‘Marfa Girl’ Trilogy Is In The Cards

For a filmmaker, being lost in the woods of development or financing is never fun. We always lament the absence of a filmmaker who’s spent far too much time away from the game trying to get a labor-of-love project off the ground (you can see examples of such features here, here and here); the purgat...
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Exclusive: Clip & Behind The Scenes Photos From Larry Clark's 'Marfa Girl'

Tonight, Larry Clark premieres "Marfa Girl" at the Rome Film Festival, his first full-length feature in seven years -- his last was 2005's "Wassup Rockers" -- and a picture that is boldly embracing the changing landscape of movie distribution. And we've got a peek behind the curtain with an exclusiv...
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First Look: 20 New Photos From Larry Clark's Culture Clash Drama 'Marfa Girl' That He Will Release Online For $5.99

"Kids" filmmaker Larry Clark is embracing the digital age. With his latest "Marfa Girl" set to unspool at the Rome Film Festival, the director reveals that will be the only place where you can see his latest on the big screen. "I will put the film on my first and only w...
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'Kids' Director Larry Clark Returns With 'The Smell Of Us' And 'Marfa Girl'

Looks like American enfant terrible Larry Clark is finally stepping up to the plate after a long absence. Independent French cinema group mk2 recently sat down with documentary producers Gérard Lacroix and Pierre-Paul Puljiz, and the two revealed they would be involved in the new project from the of...
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