Mrs. Harris - murder in the best circles
| Movie | |
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| German title | Mrs. Harris - murder in the best circles |
| Original title | Mrs. Harris |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2005 |
| length | 94 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Phyllis Nagy |
| script | Phyllis Nagy |
| production | Chrisann Verges |
| music | Alex Wurman |
| camera | Steven B. Poster |
| cut |
Curtiss Clayton , Lee Percy |
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Mrs Harris - murder in the best circles is an American television - drama from the year 2005 . The film adaptation is based, among other things, on the book Very Much a Lady by Shana Alexander .
action
Jean Harris is driving a five-hour drive from Virginia to New York in the middle of a storm in a fit of jealousy . Her goal is to meet her lover, Dr. Herman Tarnower , cardiologist and inventor of the Scarsdale diet , to confront his infidelity to her and then to commit suicide. Harris has had a relationship with him for 15 years and has found that he is also having an affair with his secretary Lynne Tryforos. Arriving at Tranower, she pulls a gun from her purse. Tarnower tries to take the gun from her and in the scuffle a shot goes off that seriously injures him. She drives away to get help and when she returns the police are already in the door. The film then shows in flashbacks how Tranower had manipulated Harris and repeatedly postponed the promised wedding, only to tell her later that he wanted to marry another woman. During the trial, however, the prosecutor paints the picture of a cold and inconsiderate woman. Harris is eventually given a 15-year life sentence and serves her sentence at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility in Westchester County.
background
The story of Jean Harris, which is based on a court case from 1980, was already known in 1982 as "The People vs. Jean Harris ”filmed for television. Ellen Burstyn , who played the leading role at the time, also has a small role in this remake. The real Jean Harris was pardoned and released in 1993 after 13 years in prison.
criticism
"A film supported by great actors and fabulous supporting roles, which, apart from the dramatic core, expands into a biting social satire."
Nominations for film awards
The film was nominated for a total of 12 Emmy Awards . For, among other:
- Emmy Award for Best Miniseries or a TV Movie
- Emmy Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or a TV Movie : Annette Bening
- Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or a TV Movie : Ben Kingsley
- Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a TV Movie : Cloris Leachman
- Nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Mini-Series or TV Movie
- Nomination for the Satellite Award for Best Television Film
- Nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Mini-Series or TV Movie : Annette Bening
- Nomination for the Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or a TV Movie : Annette Bening
- Nomination for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or a TV Movie : Annette Bening
- Nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Mini-Series or TV Movie : Ben Kingsley
- Nomination for the Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or a TV Movie : Ben Kingsley
- Nomination for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie : Ben Kingsley
Web links
- Mrs Harris - murder in the best circles in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Mrs. Harris - murder in the best circles in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ↑ Phyllis Nagy: MRS HARRIS wasn't an adaptation of the Alexander book - it was one of the sources I used, along with 10,000 pages of trial transcript, public commentary by Jean Harris herself and reportage from the time of Herman Tarnower's death. Phyllis Nagy: On Screen Writing and CAROL , Interview, at the laughing lesbian, November 13, 2015
- ↑ Mrs. Harris - Murder in the Best Circles. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .