The Homesman
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The Homesman |
| Original title | The Homesman |
| Country of production | United States , France |
| original language | English , Danish |
| Publishing year | 2014 |
| length | 123 minutes |
| Age rating |
FSK 16 JMK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Tommy Lee Jones |
| script | Tommy Lee Jones Kieran Fitzgerald Wesley A. Oliver |
| production |
Peter Brant Luc Besson Brain Kennedy |
| music | Marco Beltrami |
| camera | Rodrigo Prieto |
| cut | Roberto Silvi |
| occupation | |
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The Homesman is a film drama set against the backdrop of a Westerns by Tommy Lee Jones from the year 2014. Tommy Lee Jones was also involved in the screenplay on the novel by Glendon Swarthout is based in 1988, and sees not only Hilary Swank one of the two Leading roles. Meryl Streep , Hailee Steinfeld , John Lithgow and James Spader also appear in other roles .
The film competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2014 Cannes International Film Festival and was released in the United States with restrictions on November 14, 2014. In Germany, the film opened on December 18, 2014. The title of the film refers to the task of bringing immigrants back home, a task that was typically carried out by a man called The Homesman .
action
In the remote settlement of Loup in the American Midwest , three women have lost their minds because of the harsh living conditions . Mary Bee Cuddy, a single, devout farmer, agrees to take her to a Methodist parish in Iowa where she may be healed. For the long, dangerous journey, she gets help from an aged day thief who calls himself George Briggs for lack of alternatives. He has taken a farm, the owner of which was in the east on a bride's gaze, and should therefore be hanged. Cuddy saves him from certain death.
When an Indian attack threatens on the trip, Briggs can defuse the situation by offering the warriors a horse as a gift. Cuddy, who was desperately looking for a man to run the farm with her before the trip, is also trying to win George over. When the freedom lover refuses, she asks him to have sex instead. The next morning he finds her hanging dead from a tree. George takes Cuddy's money and for a moment thinks of running away, although he knows for sure that the three women are helpless without him. But when the women run after him, he takes pity on them and reverently continues his mission in Cuddy's name.
The travelers find a hotel in solitude. However, they are denied food and lodging because the owner is waiting for investors to buy plots near the hotel. Briggs is kicked out of the hotel. At night he returns, sets the building and all of its residents on fire and steals food for the starving women and himself.
When he handed over his “freight” to the pastor's wife, he was doing well thanks to the generous remuneration. He changes his clothes and orders a wooden plaque with an inscription for Cuddy's grave. His own reward has become worthless because of the bankruptcy of the Loup bank.
The lawless predator seems to have become a compassionate, responsible man. In the end he falls for the whiskey again and Cuddy's plaque is lost in the river.
background
The cost of production was estimated to be $ 16 million. The film was shot in New Mexico and Lumpkin (Georgia) in 2013 . A museum village called Westville was built near Lumpkin in the mid-1960s with historic houses from the 19th century , brought together from different parts of the country. Westville was the setting for the destination of the trip.
criticism
The reviews of the film were mostly positive. At Rotten Tomatoes , 80% of the reviews are positive, out of a total of 122 reviews. The average rating is 7.1 / 10. The critical consensus states: "A realistic, traditional, but somewhat progressive western, the film is another compelling contribution to Tommy Lee Jones' work." Metacritic gave the film a 68/100 rating based on 42 reviews.
The Los Angeles Times wrote, "Swank and Jones [...] are a successful bizarre couple who embody good and bad, but occasionally switch roles". The industry journal Variety said, unlike other actor-directors, Jones did not give his character anything exuberant. Although the characters are convincing, the depictions are generally inconspicuous. The Hollywood Reporter judged the film to be "a gripping, melancholy look at the tough lot of women of the day." The film is "both soulful and shocking, strangely funny and bitterly serious".
The film-dienst described the film as an "excellent adaptation of the novel " with "a good portion of bizarre and terrifying bursts of madness and depression", which set a monument to the "forgotten women pioneers". The change in the narrative perspective in the middle of the film was criticized, "which causes the film to lose density". The Cinema Although praised the "images of barren beauty" and "outstanding [n] achievements" of the performers, but described the film as "brittle [s] Wild West drama" that "a bleak, indeed hopeless mood" spread. Anke Sterneborg from epd Film praised the film and awarded it 4 out of 5 stars. Babel cameraman Rodrigo Prieto made “the unruly landscape the third leading actor and” gave “the barren prairie the silvery sheen of old daguerreotypes again and again”, the “soundtrack by Marco Beltrami” underlined “the tension of the travelers”. Tommy Lee Jones does not pursue old myths, but illuminates "the dark sides of American history".
Awards
| List of awards and nominations for The Homesman | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year | Award | category | Nominees | Result |
| 2014 | Cannes International Film Festival 2014 | Golden palm | Tommy Lee Jones | Nominated |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society | Best Actress (Best Actress) | Hilary Swank | Nominated | |
| Best Actor (Best Actor) | Tommy Lee Jones | Nominated | ||
| Indiana Film Journalists Association | Best Actress (Best Actress) | Hilary Swank | Nominated | |
| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | Best Actress (Best Actress) | Hilary Swank | Nominated | |
| Women Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Movie About Women | Tommy Lee Jones | Nominated | |
| Best Actor (Best Actor) | Nominated | |||
| Best Male Images in a Movie | Nominated | |||
| Courage in Acting Award | Hilary Swank | Nominated | ||
| The Invisible Woman Award | Hilary Swank | Nominated | ||
| Best Ensemble (Women's Work) | Won | |||
| World Soundtrack Awards | Composer of the Year (Film Composer of The Year) | Marco Beltrami | Nominated | |
Web links
- The Homesman in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- The Homesman atRotten Tomatoes(English)
- The Homesman in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Certificate of Release for The Homesman . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , September 2014 (PDF; test number: 146 918 K).
- ↑ Age rating for The Homesman . Youth Media Commission .
- ^ A b Todd McCarthy: 'The Homesman': Cannes Review. The Hollywood Reporter , May 18, 2014, accessed December 28, 2014 : “An absorbing, melancholy look at the hard lot of women in the Old West. [...] Tommy Lee Jones' adaptation of the late Glendon Swarthout's flavorful 1988 novel is both lyrical and shocking, weirdly funny and grimly serious. "
- ↑ 2014 Official Selection . In: Cannes . Retrieved April 17, 2014.
- ↑ Release Info. The Homesman (2014). Internet Movie Database , accessed December 28, 2014 .
- ^ The Homesman. Film releases , accessed December 28, 2014 .
- ↑ http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/lumpkin
- ^ The Homesman (2014). Rotten Tomatoes , accessed on December 28, 2014 : "A squarely traditional yet somewhat progressive Western, The Homesman adds another absorbing entry to Tommy Lee Jones' directorial résumé."
- ^ The Homesman. Metacritic , accessed December 28, 2014 .
- ↑ Betsy Sharkey: Review Harsh land and raw, maddening emotion test 'The Homesman'. Los Angeles Times , November 13, 2014, accessed December 28, 2014 (English): "Swank and Jones, in particular, are a very good odd couple, playing saint and sinner, sometimes reversing the roles."
- ^ Peter Debruge: Cannes Film Review: 'The Homesman'. Variety , May 18, 2014, accessed on December 28, 2014 (English): “Unlike other actor-directors, Jones never seems to indulge excess on the part of his cast. Though the characters are strong, the performances are understated. "
- ^ The Homesman. film-dienst , accessed on December 28, 2014 (short review).
- ^ The Homesman. Cinema , accessed December 28, 2014 .
- ^ Review of The Homesman. epd film , accessed on April 27, 2014 (review).