Mary Reilly
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German title | Mary Reilly |
Original title | Mary Reilly |
Country of production | United States |
original language | English |
Publishing year | 1996 |
length | 104 minutes |
Age rating | FSK 16 |
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Director | Stephen Frears |
script | Christopher Hampton |
production |
Norma Heyman , Nancy Graham Tanen , Ned Tanen |
music | George Fenton |
camera | Philippe Rousselot |
cut | Lesley Walker |
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Mary Reilly is an American film released in 1996 . The director was Stephen Frears , the screenplay was written by Christopher Hampton based on the novel “In the house of Dr. Jekyll ”by Valerie Martin , who wrote the famous novel The Curious Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde varied by Robert Louis Stevenson . The main roles were played by Julia Roberts and John Malkovich .
action
Mary Reilly is a maid to Dr. Jekyll. At first she looks at him in awe, but then a friendship slowly develops between the two. One day the Doctor's new assistant, Edward Hyde, shows up. Mary is fascinated by him. Only when it becomes apparent that Hyde knows a secret that Mary has entrusted to the doctor is his true identity revealed. Finally, Hyde relieves himself and the doctor by injecting the antidote in increased doses and both die.
Reviews
Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times of February 23, 1996 that the film was more in keeping with the spirit of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel than the earlier films because it relied less on special effects. Instead, the character of Mary Reilly with her conflicting feelings towards Jekyll / Hyde is worked out.
Awards
The director Stephen Frears was nominated for the Film Awards Golden Bear nominated. Stephen Frears and Julia Roberts were nominated for the Golden Raspberry .
backgrounds
The cost of producing the film was approximately $ 40 million , including $ 8 million for Julia Roberts' fee. With box office earnings in the US of around 6 million US dollars, the film is not considered economically successful.
literature
- Robert Louis Stevenson : The Curious Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Original title: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ). German by Grete Rambach . Insel-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main and Leipzig 2004, ISBN 3-458-34802-6
- Meinolf Zurhorst : Julia Roberts. "Pretty Woman" . Heyne Filmbibliothek Volume 168. (3rd edition.) Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-453-05757-0 , pp. 152–157, 199–200
- Lars Penning Julia Roberts Bertz Verlag 1st edition 2003
Web links
- Mary Reilly in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Mary Reilly in the online film database
- Mary Reilly atRotten Tomatoes(English)