Bernie 2011

7/10

Directors:

Richard Linklater

Creators:

Skip Hollandsworth

Languages:

Spanish , English , Brazilian Portuguese

Subtitles:

Spanish , English , Brazilian Portuguese , Swedish , Danish , Finnish , French

Genres:

Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama

Release Date:

2011

Run Time:

1h39m

Maturity Rating:

some violent images and brief strong language

We meet Bernie Tiede (1958- ), a chubby undertaker, who takes pride in his work. He's a Gospel-singing tenor. In a series of interviews with townspeople, mixed with flashbacks, we follow Bernie: he arrives in Carthage, Texas (pop. 7,000), where old ladies adore him; he befriends a wealthy, mean-spirited widow named Marjorie Nugent; they become companions in both daily routines and expensive vacations. Among those interviewed, only her stockbroker and Danny Buck, the local district attorney, are unsympathetic toward the sunny, sometimes saccharine Bernie. Marjorie changes from sour and alone to happy with Bernie; then she gets possessive. What will sweet Bernie do?