Mr. Jones (1993)

Movie
German title	Mr. Jones
Original title	Mr. Jones
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1993
length	114 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Mike Figgis
script	Eric Roth , Michael Cristofer
production	Jerry A. Baerwitz , Richard Gere , Debra Greenfield , Alan Greisman
music	Maurice Jarre
camera	Juan Ruiz Anchía
cut	Tom Rolf
occupation
Richard Gere : Mr. Jones Lena Olin : Dr. Elizabeth 'Libbie' Bowen Anne Bancroft : Dr. Catherine Holland Tom Irwin : Dr. Patrick Shaye Delroy Lindo : Howard Bruce Altman : David Lauren Tom : Amanda Chang Lisa Malkiewicz: Susan Thomas Kopache : Mr. Wilson Peter Jurasik : Dr. Roses

Mr. Jones is an American feature film by Mike Figgis from the year 1993 with Richard Gere and Lena Olin in the lead roles .

action

Mr. Jones has a manic-depressive illness (so-called bipolar disorder ). Great heights are followed by deep crashes. After his introduction to psychiatry , the doctor treating him, Dr. Elizabeth 'Libbie' Bowen and himself have a romantic relationship that goes beyond the purely professional patient-doctor relationship . This relationship between the two, which is not allowed in this way, ultimately has serious consequences.

background

In preparation for the film, Richard Gere, Mike Figgis and Eric Roth have dealt very intensively with manic-depressive illness (bipolar disorder), and have really researched and studied it. Richard Gere met with several patients who suffer from or suffered from this condition.

The film Mr. Jones was shot in Los Angeles and San Diego , both in California , USA. The film production company was Rastar Productions.

Mr. Jones came to US cinemas on October 8, 1993 and grossed over $ 8 million at box offices in the US . In Germany it started on May 26, 1994 on the screen.

The film was also featured in the 1994 documentary A Century of Cinema .

reception

On the Web site Rotten Tomatoes , the film reached 46 percent of the reviewers a positive rating.

The lexicon of international film ruled that the script is conventional, but that the director and the actors break this conventional. However, they would fail because of the “ compromise between aspiration and public appeal ”.

The German Film and Media Assessment FBW in Wiesbaden awarded the film the rating particularly valuable.

literature

• Berndt Schulz: Richard Gere. A gigolo and a gentleman . Lübbe Verlag , Bergisch Gladbach 1991, ISBN 3-404-61212-4 .
• Meinolf Zurhorst : Richard Gere. His films - his life (=  Heyne film library . Volume 180 ). 2nd Edition. Heyne Verlag , Munich 1994, ISBN 3-453-05976-X .

Web links

• Mr. Jones in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Mr. Jones at Rotten Tomatoes (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ IMDb Filming Locations Mr. Jones (1993) . Retrieved December 2, 2013 . 
2. ^ IMDb Company Credits Mr. Jones (1993) . Retrieved December 2, 2013 . 
3. ↑ Box Office Mojo Mr. Jones (1993)
4. ↑ JP's Box-Office Mr. Jones (1993)
5. ↑ IMDb Release Info Mr. Jones (1993)
6. ↑ Mr. Jones at Rotten Tomatoes (English). Retrieved December 3, 2013.
7. ↑ Mr. Jones. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .