The wind is moving westwards
| Movie | |
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| German title | The wind is moving westwards |
| Original title | Paint your wagon |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1969 |
| length | 158 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Joshua Logan |
| script |
Paddy Chayefsky Alan Jay Lerner |
| production | Alan Jay Lerner |
| music |
Frederick Loewe André Previn |
| camera | William A. Fraker |
| cut | Robert C. Jones |
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Westward attracts the wind is a Western - musical film from the year 1969 . The film, directed by Joshua Logan , is based on the musical Paint Your Wagon by Frederick Loewe and Alan J. Lerner .
The story of the stage musical was fundamentally revised by Paddy Chayefsky for the filming. Many of the original songs were deleted or used in other sequences of scenes. New songs were composed by André Previn . The film was shot near Baker City , Oregon .
action
A migration of settlers drove past a dangerous ridge when a wagon crashed down the slope. The single gold digger Ben Rumson, who happened to be a witness of the disaster, was only able to find one survivor from the car. The other inmate is dead. At his funeral on a river bank, gold dust glistens in the pit. Ben Rumson is the first to claim the claim, and the dead man is immediately thrown out of the grave.
Ben Rumson takes the injured, surviving settler Sylvester Newel into his care as a "Pardner", with the promise to share all finds with him 50:50, even if "Pardner" cannot dig himself at first. In return, “Pardner” should take care of him once he has his “moral”.
Around the site, a new city is developing in no time at all, which is simply called "No Name City" and is only inhabited by men. One day when the Mormon Jacob Woodling and his two wives Sarah and Elizabeth move into the city, it immediately provokes indignation among the residents. They ask Woodling to sell one of his wives, and Woodling puts Elizabeth at risk.
In a drunk state, Ben Rumson offers Elizabeth the highest price at auction and is married to her to cheers. On the wedding night, "Pardner" withdrew discreetly, although Ben Rumson wanted to split 50:50, as agreed. If a Mormon could have two wives, a woman could have two husbands.
Life in “No Name City” is developing. "Dancers" have moved to the city to great cheer, but also businessmen to less great cheer. And also a strict preacher, Parson, appears who condemns the new immorality, especially that Elizabeth lives with two men.
But it is slowly becoming more and more difficult to find gold. Ben, “Pardner” and a few others find an easier way: They dig under the city to every saloon tunnel and bag the gold dust trickling through the floorboards. Ben and "Pardner" hardly speak to each other anymore, because "Pardner" has fallen in love with Elizabeth and Ben is jealous and complains about the "breach of contract" (50:50).
At a city festival, a bull breaks out and tramples everything down. He also gets lost in the tunnels that run through the whole city. As in “Sodom and Gomorrah”, all the houses collapse - “No Name City” has been destroyed and the residents set off for new shores. Ben Rumson also packs his things and leaves “Pardner” with Elizabeth.
criticism
- film-dienst : A western musical that atmospherically describes life in the gold digger's nest with a lot of backdrops and extras. The film version of a successful musical is not entirely fluid, but is entertainingly loosened up by comical interludes. It offers show entertainment of acceptable quality.
Movie songs
Clint Eastwood and Lee Marvin sing themselves. Jean Seberg's singing role was taken over by Rita Gordon . The country formation Nitty Gritty Dirt Band played in the piece Hand Me Down That Can O'Beans . Nelson Riddle conducted the orchestra . André Previn wrote some additional songs. In Europe, the song Wand'rin 'Star, hummed by Lee Marvin, became an unexpected success. But Clint Eastwood also proved that he has a passable singing voice.
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- I'm on my way
- I Still See Elisa ("Pardner" - Clint Eastwood)
- The First Thing You Know ("Ben Rumson" - Lee Marvin)
- Hand Me Down That Can O'Beans (Choir)
- They Call the Wind Maria ("Rotten Luck Willie" - Harve Presnell)
- A Million Miles Away Behind The Door ("Elizabeth")
- There's a Coach Comin 'In (chorus)
- Whoop-Ti-Ay! (Shivaree) (choir)
- I Talk to the Trees ("Pardner" - Clint Eastwood)
- Gospel of No Name City ("Parson" - Alan Dexter)
- Best Things ("Pardner", "Ben Rumson" + choir)
- Wand'rin 'Star ("Ben Rumson" - Lee Marvin)
- Gold Fever ("Pardner" - Clint Eastwood + choir)
useful information
- The western film musical was released at a time when film musicals were "going out of style," especially among affluent young audiences. The oversized budget became the talk of the day in the press.
- Clint Eastwood was annoyed by the long delays in filming and drew his consequences. He founded his own film company “Malpaso” in order to have more control over his career in the future and ultimately to become a director himself.
Awards
- 1970: Oscar nomination for Nelson Riddle for musical adaptation
- 1970: Golden Globe nomination for best film and for Lee Marvin as best actor
media
Sound carrier
Audio-visual media
- DVD: The wind is blowing westwards , Paramount - EAN 4010884604054
The DVD contains the English version in 5.1 stereo and the German, French, Italian and Spanish versions in mono. As in the cinema, the break music is also available on the DVD, but apart from the cinema trailer, there are no other extras.
Web links
- West wind moves in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- West wind pulls atRotten Tomatoes(English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The wind is moving westwards. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Charts DE Charts UK