James Dean (TV movie)

Movie
German title	James Dean - A life in the fast lane
Original title	James Dean
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	2001
length	92 minutes
Age rating	FSK 6
Rod
Director	Mark Rydell
script	Israel Horovitz
production	George W. Perkins
music	John Frizzell
camera	Robbie Greenberg
cut	Antony Gibbs
occupation
James Franco : James Dean Michael Moriarty : Winton Dean Valentina Cervi : Pier Angeli Enrico Colantoni : Elia Kazan Amy Rydell : Christine White Mark Rydell : Jack L. Warner Samuel Gould : Martin Landau Wendy Benson : Julie Harris David Parker : James Whitmore Lisa Robins : Mildred Dean Kyle Chambers : James as a child Karen Kondazian : Mother Pierangeli Barry Primus : Nicholas Ray Craig Barnett : George Stevens Edward Herrmann : Raymond Massey Joanne Linville : Hedda Hopper Andrew Prine : Rogers Brackett Peggy McCay : Grandmother Dean Lisa Blake Richards : Stepmother Dean

James Dean is an American biopic about James Dean from the year 2001 with James Franco in the lead role.

action

Life in the fast lane suddenly ended when on September 30, 1955, James Dean, the role model and idol of an entire generation, died in a car accident. The film shows the short life of the rebellious actor - e.g. B. How he got his roles in ... because they don't know what they're doing , Giants or Beyond Eden . In addition to Dean's work as an actor, the previously unknown life of the private James Dean is shown.

To build

At the end of the film, there is a reference to the nature of what is shown, which as a whole is close to reality: “Most of this film was based on fact ... some was an educated guess.” (German: “Most of this film was based on facts ... some was an educated guess. ")

Awards

• Eddie - Best Edited Motion Picture for Commercial Television - Anthony Gibbs
• BFCA Award - Best Actor in a Picture Made for Television - James Franco
• Artios - Best Casting for TV Movie of the Week - Nancy Foy
• Emmy - Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special - Robert Pearson, Marc Dabe and Leslie McCarthy-Frankenheimer
• Emmy - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie - Michael Moriarty
• Golden Globe Award / Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Film - James Franco

All awards were given in 2002.

The film also received nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Award (once), for the Emmy (nine more times) and for the Directors Guild of America Award .

criticism

“The deliberately ambitious portrait of a difficult personality who attributes the star's shortcomings to the lifelong conflict with his father. A detailed biopic that deals largely with surface phenomena and whose thoroughly committed actors are left in the lurch by the script and direction, so that Dean's personality is ultimately not more understandable. "

- Lexicon of international film

Web links

• James Dean in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ James Dean. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed August 25, 2017 .