The hour of the seducer
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German title | The hour of the seducer |
Original title | The Leading Man |
Country of production | Great Britain |
original language | English |
Publishing year | 1996 |
length | 100 minutes |
Age rating | FSK 12 |
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Director | John Duigan |
script | Virginia Duigan |
production | Bertil Ohlsson |
music | Ed Shearmur |
camera | Jean-François Robin |
cut | Humphrey Dixon |
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The Leading Man (originally The Leading Man ) is a British film drama from 1996. It was directed by John Duigan .
action
The scheming Hollywood actor Robin Grange wants to get hold of a theater role in England. There he meets the author of the play, Felix Webb. He is married to Elena, but has an affair with the stage actress Hilary Rule. Elena suspects that her husband is cheating on her. This is where Robin Grange steps in and suggests that Felix start an affair with Elena to ease Felix's guilty conscience. Reluctantly, Felix agrees and Robin begins to approach Elena. Felix had doubts about the correctness of the idea. Especially when Elena admits to have fallen in love with Robin. When Felix accidentally overhears Robin flirting with Hilary and trying to seduce her, he becomes increasingly jealous and suspicious of Hilary, whereupon the two often argue.
Not up to the private and professional stress, he decides to get Robin out of the way. This is supposed to happen during the premiere of the play, for which he exchanges the prop pistol, with which the character Robin Granges is shot in the final scene, for a weapon loaded with live ammunition. Although he thinks about it at the last moment and wants to warn Robin on stage, he has to watch as he is shot, but is no less surprised when Robin rises with the final applause and lets the entire ensemble celebrate. A little later, Robin reveals that he saw through the planned killing and brazenly blackmailed Felix in front of the assembled premiere guests, claiming that Felix had promised him the lead role in his first movie. Robin Grange wins the coveted prize at the next Oscar ceremony. Hilary - now officially together with Felix - follows this on TV and tries to tell Felix the news. He is sitting at a new piece in his study, takes note of the whole thing rather calmly and continues typing on his typewriter.
background
Jon Bon Jovi can be seen in his first leading role in "The Leading Man" . Nicole Kidman makes a brief appearance showing her at the Academy Awards . It is unusual for director John Duigan to have someone else write the script, but this is his sister. Virginia Duigan is a full-time novelist. The theme song "Forever Love" by Gary Barlow OBE is taken from his 1996 number 1 debut album Open Road .
criticism
Lexicon of international film : "Theatrical drama with a criminalistic touch that appeals as an artfully constructed confusion, but takes on questions about the truth of (staged) appearances or the reality of fictions."
The German Film and Media Assessment FBW in Wiesbaden awarded the film the rating particularly valuable.
occupation
- Jon Bon Jovi : Robin Grange
- Anna Galiena : Elena Webb
- Lambert Wilson : Felix Webb
- Thandie Newton : Hilary Rule
- Barry Humphries : Humphrey Beal
- David Warner : Death
- Patricia Hodge : Delvene
- Diana Quick : Susan
- Harriet Walter : Liz Flett
- Tam Dean Burn : Henry
- Claire Cox : Serena
- Kevin McKidd : Ant
- Victoria Smurfit : Annabel
- Laura Austin-Little : Miranda Webb
- Danny Worters : Danny Webb (as Daniel Worters)
- Camilla Ohlsson : Jessie Webb
- Harry Jones : bouncer
- Sheridan Morley : TV interviewer
- Geoffrey Freshwater : Attendant
- Michael Gunn : Technician
- Lizzie Donor : Anne
- Roz Freeman-Atwood : Caro
- Nicole Kidman : Oscar presenter
- Robert McDonald : Michael
- Andrew Lucre : Rob
- Neve McIntosh : Cashier
- Ginny Holder : Georgina
- James Haggie : Jessie's friend
- Elliott Simon : Toby
- Anna Rose : Andrea
- David Smidman : George
- Georgia Reece : Lotte
Web links
- The Leading Man in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Leading Man. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed July 18, 2017 .