In a Valley of Violence
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | In a Valley of Violence |
| Original title | In a Valley of Violence |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2016 |
| length | 103 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Ti West |
| script | Ti West |
| production |
Jason Blum , Jacob Jaffke , Peter Phok |
| music | Jeff Grace |
| camera | Eric Robbins |
| cut | Ti West |
| occupation | |
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In a Valley of Violence is an American Western from the year 2016 with Ethan Hawke , Taissa Farmiga , James Ransone , Karen Gillan and John Travolta in the lead roles. Directed by Ti West , who also wrote the script. The film was made under the production of Jason Blum and his company Blumhouse Productions .
The film premiered on March 12, 2016 at the South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin , Texas and was released in the United States on October 21, 2016 in select theaters. In Germany, In a Valley of Violence was shown at the Oldenburg Film Festival on September 17, 2016 and was released on DVD and Blu-ray on January 12, 2017 .
action
The loner Paul is on his way to Mexico with his horse and his dog Abbie. On his journey through the Wild West , a drunken pastor tries to rob him, but he fails. Paul, who promised Abbie not to kill anyone else, spares the pastor's life and in return takes his water bottle with him. For a hot bath and to stock up on his provisions, Paul decides to ride to the small town of Denton, located in a valley, whose inhabitants are all sinners according to the pastor.
Once in Denton, however, the local shop is still closed and so Paul is waiting in the saloon across the street, where he meets the quick-tempered Gilly Martin. Paul asks Gilly to leave him alone, whereupon Gilly asks him to a duel in front of the saloon. When Paul continues to ignore Gilly, Abbie threatens to kill him. Then Paul leaves the saloon and knocks Gilly to the ground. Then Paul gets his provisions and goes to the local hotel, which is run by the two sisters Mary-Anne and Ellen. Mary-Anne gives him a hot bath and she becomes interested in him. Later it turns out that Ellen is Gilly's fiancé, and the marshal Clyde Martin, who confronts Paul in the hotel lobby, is Gilly's father. The marshal realizes that Paul appears to be a former US Army soldier and tells him to leave Denton immediately. While saddling his horse, Mary-Anne gives him a photo of her so that he will remember her.
Paul rides off and makes camp outside of Denton. During the night he is visited by Gilly and three of his men who want to take revenge on him. Gilly kills Abbie and lets Paul throw him down an abyss, believing that he won't survive the fall. Only slightly injured, Paul wakes up the next morning, buries Abbie and swears vengeance. On the way back to Denton he meets the pastor again, takes his revolver from him and rides on with his mule. Paul finally passes Mary-Anne and Ellen's house, where the two care for their sick father. After his revenge on Gilly, Mary-Anne asks Paul to take her to Mexico with him. However, Paul refuses because he already left his wife and daughter when he signed up for the army and gives her the photo back.
In Denton, Paul first kills Roy, who is taking a bath in the hotel. When Ellen and Mary-Anne discover the body, the marshal, Gilly and his men are alarmed by the screams. The marshal realizes that his son is responsible. He orders Harris to lock the weapons in the prison and hide on the roof. While the Marshal and Tubby try to get to the prison, Gilly takes care of the two women in the hotel. On the roof, Harris is forced by Paul to shoot the others. When Harris refuses, however, Paul kills him. Meanwhile, the Marshal and Tubby make it to prison, where Tubby is shot through the window. Paul explains to the marshal that he only wants to kill those who have his dog on their conscience.
In the hopeless situation, the marshal agrees to put down his weapon and negotiate with Paul. When both are facing each other on the street, Gilly joins them. An exchange of fire ensues in which the marshal dies in a hail of bullets, Paul is shot and saves himself in a barn. There Paul knots a lasso, which he throws around Gilly's neck and strangles him with it. After Gilly is on the ground, Paul continues to hit him. When Paul finally lets go of him, Gilly pulls out a knife - but Mary-Anne arrives and shoots Gilly. On their way back to the hotel, Mary-Anne and Paul meet the pastor, whom Paul suggests to stay in town.
background
In March 2014 it was announced that director Ti West was working on the western In a Valley of Violence , in which Ethan Hawke and John Travolta are being discussed as the main characters. A few weeks later, other roles with the actors Taissa Farmiga , Karen Gillan and James Ransone were cast. In an interview in July 2014, producer Jason Blum said that he and Ethan Hawke, after previously working together on Sinister (2012) and The Purge (2013), came up with the idea of producing a western that you worked on for a year and is currently shooting .
Filming for In a Valley of Violence began on June 23, 2014 in Santa Fe , New Mexico, and ended on July 25. The film was shot in analog 35 mm material .
reception
In a Valley of Violence received mostly mixed to positive reviews. At Rotten Tomatoes , 76 percent of the 68 reviews collected are positive, while Metacritic received a Metascore of 64 percent from 20 reviews.
The film service thinks the film is a “stringent story of revenge in the form of a classic western”, which scores with “clear dramaturgy, atmospheric music and good actors”.
For Christian Horn von Filmstarts , In a Valley of Violence is "rock solid, nostalgic western entertainment". Ti West repeatedly sprinkles surprisingly humorous moments into the "straightforward plot [...]," whereby "the helpless female characters in the context of the simple course of the plot seem rather disturbing".
In a Valley of Violence for Patrick Reinbott from Moviebreak.de turns out to be " a bitter disappointment [for] one of the most interesting, talented horror directors of the present [...]" . Although the film "has to offer some grandiose staged individual scenes and is well cast, the film gets lost in a dreary script that stubbornly strings out dusty genre clichés" and is "therefore never more [...] than an insignificant, uncompromising vengeance who lacks narrative innovations and surprises [...] ”.
Web links
- In a Valley of Violence in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Certificate of Release for In a Valley of Violence . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF).
- ↑ Andrew Barker: Film Review: 'In a Valley of Violence' . In: Variety . March 12, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- ↑ In a Valley of Violence . In: Box Office Mojo . Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- ^ Premiere of In a Valley of Violence . In: Internationales Filmfestival Oldenburg . Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- ↑ Vöffentlichung In a Valley of Violenc . In: Bluray-Disc.de . Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- ↑ Jen Yamato: Taissa Farmiga Joins Ethan Hawke, John Travolta In Revenge Western 'In A Valley Of Violence' . In: Deadline . May 22, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- ↑ Björn Becher: “Doctor Who” star Karen Gillan at the side of John Travolta in the revenge western “In A Valley Of Violence” by Ti West . In: film starts . May 24, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- ↑ Justin Kroll: 'The Wire's' James Ransone Joins 'In the Valley of Violence' . In: Variety . June 4, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- ↑ Haleigh Fouth: Jason Blum Talks INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 3, IN A VALLEY OF VIOLENCE, SINISTER 2, AMITYVILLE, JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS, and ASCENSION . In: Collider . July 18, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- ^ "In a Valley of Violence" Starring John Travolta and Ethan Hawke Acting Auditions Casting Call . In: Project Casting . June 5, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- ↑ In a Valley of Violence . In: Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- ↑ In a Valley of Violence . In: Metacritic . Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- ↑ In a Valley of Violence - short review . In: Filmdienst.de . Retrieved September 11, 2017.
- ^ Christian Horn: In a Valley of Violence - Critique of the Filmstarts editors . In: Filmstarts.de . Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- ↑ Patrick Reinbott: In a Valley of Violence - criticism . In: Moviebreak.de . Retrieved September 12, 2017.
