Mr. Jones (2019)
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| Original title | Mr. Jones |
| Country of production |
Poland , Ukraine , United Kingdom |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2019 |
| length | 141 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Agnieszka Holland |
| script | Andrea Chalupa |
| production | Andrea Chalupa, Stanislaw Dziedzic , Klaudia Smieja |
| music | Antoni Łazarkiewicz |
| camera | Tomasz Naumiuk |
| cut | Michał Czarnecki |
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Mr. Jones is a 2019 film drama directed by Agnieszka Holland. The film tells how Gareth Jones traveled to the Soviet Union in 1933 and worked as an investigator .
action
Gareth Jones is an ambitious young journalist who became famous for his interview with Adolf Hitler . Thanks to his connections with the government of Lloyd George , he receives UK permission to travel to the Soviet Union. Jones tries to interview Stalin and find out more about the economic expansion of the Soviet Union and its five-year plan . Jones is confined to Moscow but unofficially travels to Ukraine to learn more about the Holodomor (the famine in Ukraine in 1932 and 1933).
premiere
The film had its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2019 and was nominated for best film there. The distribution rights for North America were acquired from Samuel Goldwyn Films in August 2019 .
reception
On Rotten Tomatoes , the film received a rating of 78% based on 18 reviews. On Metacritic, the film got a score of 63% based on reviews from 6 critics, indicating “generally favorable reviews”.
The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, calling it “a bold, heartfelt film with a real Lean-ian touch ”. The Telegraph's Tim Robey gave the film 3 stars out of 5. He praises Peter Sarsgaard for his performance and for bringing out the film's "unfortunately unused" potential.
Awards
- Grand Prix Golden Lions at the 44th Gdynia Polish Film Festival in 2019.
Web links
- Mr. Jones in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Selection for Competition and Berlinale Special Completed . In: berlinale . Retrieved January 17, 2019.
- ^ Gareth Jones: The Welsh Investigative Journalist .
- ^ A b Leo Barraclough: First Footage From Berlin Competition Film Mr. Jones (EXCLUSIVE) . January 28, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ^ Robert Mitchell: Samuel Goldwyn Films Takes US Rights to Berlin Competition Title 'Mr Jones' . In: Variety , August 22, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ↑ Mr. Jones (2019) . Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ↑ Mr. Jones . Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ↑ Peter Bradshaw: Mr Jones review - newsman's heroic journey into a Soviet nightmare . The Guardian . February 11, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ↑ Tim Robey: Mr. Jones. Berlin Film Festival review: James Norton makes history as the original fake news crusader . February 15, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ↑ Mr. Jones tames the Golden Lions at the Polish Film Festival in Gdynia . In: cineuropa . Retrieved October 27, 2019.