Tom Brown's Schooldays (2005)
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| Original title | Tom Brown's Schooldays |
| Country of production | Great Britain |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2005 |
| length | 93 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
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| Director | David Moore |
| script |
Ashley Pharoah based on a novel by Thomas Hughes |
| production |
Suzan Harrison for Company Pictures |
| music | John E. Keane |
| camera | Ryszard Lenczewski |
| cut | Beverley Mills |
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Tom Brown's Schooldays is a British TV literary film adaptation by David Moore from 2005. It is the fifth adaptation of the novel by Thomas Hughes of the same name .
content
Tom Brown is a new student at Rugby School and soon learns the unwritten rules of the school. The younger students have to submit to the older ones and be of service to them. Every newcomer has to endure rituals , so he has to sing in front of all students and hold two burning candles while the bystanders throw garbage at him. If one of the flames goes out, he has to drink salt water.
With Tom Brown is also the ambitious teacher Dr. Thomas Arnold came to rugby as the new headmaster. He wants to turn the boarding school into a presentable school again and forbids horse betting, secret alcohol distilling and hunting, which older students like Flashman in particular go on. Flashman is the son of a wealthy patron of the school and the meanest thug of the boarding school. Tom Brown stands in his way again and again and is therefore most violently bullied by him. The more often Tom is bullied by Flashman, the stronger he defends himself. Without even realizing it, Tom Brown changes and, the older he gets, increasingly becomes a thief himself and harasses younger classmates. He is punished several times for his behavior by Thomas Arnold, among others, but after a particularly violent attack by Flashman he is sent home to his father for his own protection. Tom Brown, who is of the opinion that he is being treated unfairly by Thomas Arnold, only learns through a letter from Arnold to his father that he is certain of the support of the headmaster, who considers him an intelligent and courageous boy. Tom Brown returns to rugby. Thomas Arnold gives the young and fragile George Arthur into his care - Tom Brown is supposed to support and protect the newcomer in everyday school life.
While Tom Brown is out and about with his best friend Harry East, George Arthur is tormented by Flashman and his friends: They let him down upside down in a well and keep dipping him into the water. Tom Brown is alerted by friends but is too late to prevent the assault. In the subsequent fight with Flashman he only wins because he secretly uses a brass knuckles against Tom Brown in the fight . Meanwhile, George Arthur faints in the dormitory of the boarding school. He is diagnosed with heart failure in the sickroom .
Flashman has meanwhile impregnated a school clerk, Sally. Although he has promised her marriage, he refuses to marry her, as a result of which Sally almost dies in a secret abortion . After this incident and the torture of George Arthur and the ensuing duel with Tom Brown, Thomas throws Arnold Flashman from boarding school. George Arthur dies shortly afterwards. His coffin is carried to church by his four best friends, including Tom Brown and Harry East.
production
Filming took place at the Aldenham School in Hertfordshire and the Rugby School in Rugby , among others . They started on May 10, 2004 and ended on May 26, 2004.
The film partly deviates from the novel, so George Arthur survives in the novel and Flashman is not thrown from boarding school because of his behavior towards Sally, Tom and Harry, but because of his drunkenness. At the same time, the film includes facts from the life of the real Thomas Arnold that are not mentioned in the book, such as his prohibition of hunting at the beginning of the film.
Tom Brown's Schooldays is the fifth film adaptation of the Thomas Hughes novel and, after the 1971 TV series, the second film adaptation to be made for television. The film premiered on January 1, 2005 on ITV 1 and was released on DVD on January 10, 2005.
Reviews
The Daily Mail rated Tom Brown's Schooldays “one of the best TV adaptations of an English classic I've seen”, while Hollywood Reporter described the film as “an outstanding family viewing experience”.
Web links
- Tom Brown's School Days in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cf. isle of man film ( Memento of the original from July 4, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ "One of the best TV adaptations of an English classic I have seen" Cf. companypictures.co.uk ( Memento of the original from October 24, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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