Waking the Dead (film)
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| German title | Waking the Dead |
| Original title | Waking the Dead |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2000 |
| length | 105 minutes |
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| Director | Keith Gordon |
| script | Robert Dillon |
| production | Keith Gordon, Stuart Kleinman , Linda Reisman |
| music | Tomandandy |
| camera | Tom Richmond |
| cut | Jeff Wishengrad |
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Waking the Dead is an American thriller by Keith Gordon from the year 2000 . Robert Dillon's script is based on a novel by Scott Spencer .
action
Fielding Pierce is a United States Coast Guard officer in the early 1970s . In 1972 he met the socially committed Sarah Williams, with whom he fell in love. Two years later she dies in a bomb attack that affects two Chilean politicians in exile, whom she supervises , who sit with her in the car and are also killed. Pierce is left in deep despair.
Eight years later, Pierce is a member of the United States House of Representatives . Williams lives on in his visions. He follows her shadow several times, half desperate, half manic, and thereby endangers his political career. There is - in his mind - a final encounter between the two. Then he is ready to let go of her.
Reviews
Kevin Thomas wrote in the Los Angeles Times on March 24, 2000 that the film was a " powerful " tale of love and politics in the 1970s and 1980s and their " bittersweet aftermath ." The film was said to be of " unusual intelligence " and made Billy Crudup a star.
The Lexicon of International Films wrote that the film was a " largely convincing, well-acted political drama " that was as much about love as " about the question of whether political changes in committees and parliaments or through public pressure will be achieved " . “ The question of what remains when ideals are lost ” would also be addressed .
Awards
Robert Dillon was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award in 2001 for the script .
background
The film was shot in Montreal . It had its world premiere on January 22, 2000 at the Sundance Film Festival , on March 5, 2000 it was presented at the Santa Barbara Film Festival . During its production costs estimated at 8.5 million US dollars , respectively, the film played in the cinemas of the United States, where he was shown in only 62 cinemas, a about 327,000 US dollars.
Web links
- Waking the Dead in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Waking the Dead at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- Waking the Dead at Metacritic (English)