All the beautiful horses

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Movie
German title All the beautiful horses
Original title All the pretty horses
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2000
length 112 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Billy Bob Thornton
script Ted Tally
production Jonathan Gordon ,
Sally Menke ,
Robert Salerno ,
Billy Bob Thornton
music Larry Paxton ,
Marty Stuart ,
Kristin Wilkinson
camera Barry Markowitz
cut Sally Menke
occupation

All the beautiful horses (Original title: All the Pretty Horses ) is an American drama film directed by Billy Bob Thornton from 2000 . Ted Tally wrote the screenplay based on a novel by Cormac McCarthy .

action

The action takes place in 1949 and tells the story of 19 year old John Grady Cole and his friend Lacey Rawlins. After Cole's grandfather dies, the family ranch is to be sold. Since Cole wants nothing more than to work on a horse ranch, and there are hardly any left in Texas , he and Rawlins ride to Mexico with the aim of hiring a ranch there. On the way there they meet the young runaway Jimmy Blevins, and together they cross the border into Mexico. Blevins' horse runs away in a thunderstorm. They rediscover the horse in a village, steal it back and split up to escape the pursuers.

Shortly afterwards, Cole and Rawlins find work on Hector de la Rocha's farm. There Cole falls in love with Hector's daughter Alejandra. After a while, the two meet secretly more often. But this relationship dishonors Alejandra as a woman and her family. That's why the patron Hector de la Rocha arrests Cole and Rawlins, who have long been wanted by the Mexican police for their connection to Blevins. Blevins came back to the village where they'd stolen his horse back to get his revolver back. He allegedly shot three men.

After a few days of detention and interrogation in the village, the three are taken to the penitentiary. Blevins is shot by a police officer on the way there in revenge for one of the three men Blevins killed. Shortly afterwards Rawlins is seriously injured in a knife fight in prison. Cole doesn't know if Rawlins survived the wounds and soon finds himself in a similar situation. In the dining room someone attacks him with a knife in front of everyone, but Cole now has one too and can assert himself. He brutally stabs the attacker and leaves the room. The two friends meet again in the infirmary and learn that they have been ransomed by Alejandra's aunt. You will be released from custody.

Fed up with Mexico, Rawlins takes the bus back to Texas. However, Cole desperately wants to see Alejandra again and secretly meets with her again, wants to marry her and take her to Texas. But Alejandra stays. Cole then gets his three horses back and takes the captain who shot Blevins hostage with him. A couple of Indians help him on the way and take the captain with them, with whom they still have a bill.

Back in Texas, Cole meets an assistant sheriff and has to answer to a judge about the horses and weapons. But he is very impressed by Cole and his story and lets him go.

Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes wrote that the film was " rather flat " and " not engaging ". The love story shown seems impetuous.

The lexicon of international films wrote that the film was a “ superficial film adaptation ” of the “ subtle ” novel. He is satisfied “ with the reproduction of the simple story ” and does not grasp the “ meta level ” of the novel. Conceived as a " cinema of great emotions and overwhelming " it offers " at best externalized entertainment, which even the actors cannot breathe life into ".

Cinema magazine wrote that the film was a " lame horse opera " and a " painful turning point in the career of the hitherto highly regarded Billy Bob Thornton ". The “ rough poetry ” and the storyline of the novel would “ fall by the wayside ”.

Awards

The soundtrack was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 2001. Lucas Black was nominated for the Young Artist Award in 2001. Matt Damon and Penélope Cruz were nominated for the 2001 Blockbuster Entertainment Award .

Ted Tally won the National Board of Review Award in 2000 and was nominated for the USC Scripter Award in 2001, along with Cormac McCarthy . The six nominations for the Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award in 2000 included those for Best Picture , for Matt Damon and Lucas Black, and for the screenplay by Ted Tally. The film was nominated for the Taurus Award in 2001 in the category Best Work with an Animal .

background

The film was shot in numerous locations in Texas and New Mexico , including San Antonio and Santa Fe . Its production amounted to an estimated 45 million US dollars . The film grossed approximately $ 15.5 million in US cinemas.

The film version, originally completed by Billy Bob Thornton, was about four hours long. The film was severely shortened by order of the management of the production company.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ www.rottentomatoes.com ( Memento of November 11, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on July 18, 2007.
  2. ↑ All the beautiful horses. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  3. ↑ a b www.cinema.de , accessed on July 18, 2007.
  4. ^ Filming locations for All the Pretty Horses , accessed July 18, 2007.
  5. ^ Box office / business for All the Pretty Horses , accessed July 18, 2007.