Robert the Bruce (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Robert the Bruce |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2019 |
| length | 123 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Richard Gray |
| script |
Eric Belgau , Angus Macfadyen |
| production |
Kim Barnard , Andrew Curry , Nick Farnell , Richard Gray, Anna Hutchison , Angus Macfadyen, Cameron Nugent |
| music | Mel Elias |
| camera | John Garrett |
| cut | Hayley Miro Browne |
| occupation | |
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Robert the Bruce is an American historical film by Richard Gray with Angus Macfadyen in the title role of the Scottish independence fighter and later King Robert I . The film focuses on a winter in which the whereabouts of Robert the Bruce is not clear and tells one of several traditional stories. The focus is on the rousing and formative encounter with a poor farming family. The film premiered on June 23, 2019 at the Edinburgh International Film Festival . It opened in theaters in the UK on June 28, 2019.
action
After a series of military losses and in doubt about the success of his rebellion, Robert the Bruce is alone and injured after his final battle and is also pursued by bounty hunters. He finds refuge with a poor peasant woman in the snowy highlands. Morag and her three children help him to get well again and let him decide to assemble the Scots and lead them to independence.
production
Directed by Richard Gray . The script was written by Eric Belgau and Angus Macfadyen . The actor can also be seen in the role of Scottish leader Robert the Bruce, as in the 1995 film Braveheart , in other leading roles Jared Harris as John Comyn and Zach McGowan as Brandubh. Anna Hutchison plays Morag.
The film was shown for the first time on June 23, 2019 at the Edinburgh International Film Festival . A first trailer was presented shortly beforehand. The film was released in selected US cinemas on April 24, 2020 and was released as DVD and Blu-ray on June 2, 2020. The cinema release in the United Kingdom was on June 28, 2019. In Germany, it is scheduled for March 26, 2021.
reception
Reviews
Leslie Felperin writes in The Guardian , although Robert the Bruce was directed by an Australian with Richard Gray, numerous American actors tried their hand at Scottish accents with varying degrees of success and the film was shot in Montana, which they find most scandalous is thought to be has become a stimulating historical drama. It takes about an hour before the film really starts, but then it develops into a real drama with rousing orchestral music. This should make the film a hit with Scottish audiences, but Felperin believes that a repeat of Braveheart's international success is unlikely.
Awards
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2019
- Nomination for the Audience Award (Richard Gray)
Web links
- Robert the Bruce in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Robert the Bruce - Trailer on YouTube (Video, English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Certificate of Release to Robert the Bruce . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF; test number: 200796 / V).
- ^ Program of the Edinburgh International Film Festival . Retrieved May 30, 2019 (PDF; 83.8 MB)
- ↑ Robert Fairnie: Trailer for Braveheart sequel released ahead of Edinburgh premiere. In: Edinburgh Live. June 8, 2019, accessed June 22, 2019 .
- ^ Robert the Bruce. In: blu-ray.com. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
- ^ Leslie Felperin: Robert the Bruce review - rousing return of the king of the Scots In: The Guardian, June 28, 2019.