Cassidy the rebel
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Cassidy the rebel |
| Original title | Young Cassidy |
| Country of production | Great Britain |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1965 |
| length | 110 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director |
Jack Cardiff , John Ford |
| script | John Whiting |
| production |
Robert Emmett Ginna , Robert D. Graff |
| music | Seán Ó Riada |
| camera | Edward Scaife |
| cut | Anne V. Coates |
| occupation | |
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Young Cassidy is a British biopic from the year 1964 . The directors Jack Cardiff and John Ford , who is not mentioned in the opening credits, directed the film, which is about the life of the Irish playwright and political activist Seán O'Casey (1880–1964). The basis for the script was O'Casey's 1956 published autobiography Mirror in My House .
action
In the Irish city of Dublin in 1911 protests against the British Crown grew stronger. Young John Cassidy is a day laborer. In the evening and at night he distributed leaflets calling for protests against the British authorities. Cassidy is a member of the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union and the Irish Citizen Army , which rebel against the British.
Cassidy realizes that his leaflets lead to ever new and growing unrest. He realizes that he can do more with the pen than with the gun. During the riots, he meets the dancer Daisy Battles and falls in love with her. But their romance doesn't last long. A short time later, Cassidy meets Nora. Nora works in a bookstore and encourages Cassidy to write. It doesn't take long for the woman to fall in love with the aspiring writer.
Cassidy brings one of his manuscripts for a play to the director of the Abbey Theater , William Butler Yeats . The play was rejected, but another, The Shadow of a Gunman , was accepted. As with two other pieces, the performance was a great success. Cassidy's play The Plow and the Stars , which is about sex, religion and Irish patriotism, causes rioting among the audience when it premieres. Cassidy loses many of his friends as a result, but he is also considered Ireland's greatest playwright. When he travels to Europe, Nora realizes that he no longer needs her.
criticism
The lexicon of international film criticized: "Despite ambitious attempts to fix the social and socially critical position of the writer using the example of this dramatically eventful life, the film does not go beyond the usual cinematic biography."
The film magazine Cinema , on the other hand, found the film "captivating and dramatic, despite minor weaknesses."
Awards
Maggie Smith was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best British Actress in 1966. Margaret Furse received another nomination in the category Best Costumes (Color) .
background
The film premiered in London in February 1965 . In Germany it first appeared in cinemas on November 12, 1965.
The film was shot in MGM's UK studios in Borehamwood and in County Wicklow , Ireland .
John Ford filmed O'Casey's play The Plow and the Stars in 1936 . O'Casey was not enthusiastic about Ford's adaptation of his play. However, the film was re-cut by the producers and many scenes were re-shot, so that Ford's original close connection to the original story could no longer be seen. O'Casey changed his mind over time, however, and shortly before his death gave his approval for his autobiography to be made into a film.
Ford fell ill while filming and had to be replaced by Jack Cardiff. Ford's work includes approximately 10 minutes of the film. After his recovery, Ford made just one more movie.
Web links
- Young Cassidy in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cassidy, the rebel. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Critique of Cinema
- ↑ Rob Nixon on TCM (Eng.)