Nov 14, 2014 the west, as seen in the homesman, is an unforgiving place, with flashes of stark and nightmarish beauty. Swank and jones are particularly good in the leading roles. The journey in tommy lee jones the homesman, based on the 1988 novel by glendon swarthout, travels from west to east, from the unmarked nebraska territory to a town in iowa. Soon to be a major motion picture directed by tommy lee jones, the homesman is a devastating story of early pioneers in 1850s american west.
The homesman lacks the scope and depth of jones dynamite 2005 directorial debut, the three burials of melquiades estrada. It is a reverse trajectory of the typical western path, the wildness of the prairies and plains reverting, startlingly, to a tame village perched on the edge of the placid missouri river. At times melodramatic and grim, and at other times comedic and even silly, the homesman is out of place on every level. But i cant think of a recent film that ends like the homesman. Tommy lee jones and hilary swank in the homesman share on twitter opens new window. The film stars jones and hilary swank and also features meryl streep, grace. More than 500 broadcast partners in over 150 territories worldwide. Nov, 2014 the homesman lacks the scope and depth of jones dynamite 2005 directorial debut, the three burials of melquiades estrada. It is the feature fulllength directorial debut of american director, producer, and screenwriter steven spielberg, and is distributed by universal pictures dennis weaver portrays david mann, a business commuter from california driving a plymouth valiant while on his way. Jones also cowrote the film s script based on the novel by glendon. One of the top independent record labels in the world. The storyline is quite unusual with some rather unexpected detours. The film stars jones and hilary swank and also features meryl streep, grace gummer, miranda otto, hailee steinfeld, john lithgow, and james spader.
Fighting for its life in the antebellum nebraska territories is heroism itself. Best of red carpet for the homesman by tommy lee jones with hilary swank, miranda otto, sonja richter for the cannes film festival 2014. In the homesman, a most unromantic american west hilary swank and tommy lee jones play two very different people taking a dangerous trip across the arid plains in a beautifully photographed film. Three women have lost their minds in the homesman, but honestly, everyone you meet in the film is slightly crazy, the homesman most of all. I dont understand the ending of the movie and was wondering if anyone else can shed some light on the rest of the movie after tommy lee jones drops off the three women. Simply streep the meryl streep archives the homesman. It is an intricately designed film, unpredictable in its execution and refusing to fall into any genre. The homesman is a 2014 historical period drama set in the 1850s midwest, directed by tommy lee jones. Duel is a 1971 american action thriller film written by richard matheson, which is based on his own short story. Hell, you might even be angry, like many audiences were with the underappreciated the grey. Sep 12, 2014 the upcoming western the homesman stars oscarwinners tommy lee jones and hilary swank as, respectively, claims jumper george briggs and pioneer woman mary bee cuddy an odd couple who team up to transport three mentallyill women from nebraska to a mental hospital in iowa. The homesman by michael sragow on november, 2014 tommy lee jones, who reached a midcareer high in the coen brothers adaptation of cormac mccarthys no country for old men and later directed mccarthys novel in dramatic form, the sunset limited, for hbo, has made a movie that declares the nebraska territory in the. One of swarthouts skeletons, the old colts, the melodeon, etc. The homesman ou une fois, vous pouvez noter ce film.
Depression, madness and sympathy in 19thcentury nebraska make for a confident, insightful film. Mockingjay part 1, the homesman, winter sleep and get on up audio film talk the homesman s tommy lee jones. A period drama with a stellar cast, based on the glendon swarhout novel. Set in the unforgiving landscape of 1850 nebraska the movie follows the experiences of several people trying to cope with the isolation and brutality of nineteenth century frontier life. The western drama, directed by tommy lee jones and starring jones, hilary swank, james spader, john lithgow and meryl streep in a cameo performance, had its world premiere at the cannes film festival this spring and released french theaters shortly after hence the early home media release. The homesman started out in competition at cannes before hitting telluride. A homesman must be found to escort a handful of them back east to a sanitarium. Nov, 2014 in the homesman, a most unromantic american west hilary swank and tommy lee jones play two very different people taking a dangerous trip across the arid plains in a beautifully photographed film. The homesman 2014 film streaming complet vf en francais. The homesman soundtrack list the homesman movie 2014. The screenplay by jones, kieran fitzgerald and wesley oliver is based on the 1988 novel of the same name by glendon swarthout. Hilary swank lights up this wild west parable directed by tommy lee jones.
Nov 14, 2014 the homesman is the work of that perfectionist redneckaesthete, all right the kid from san saba, texas, who now owns a string of polo ponies in argentina. The homesman is a 2014 historical drama set in the 1850s midwest, directed by tommy lee jones. With tommy lee jones, hilary swank, grace gummer, miranda otto. As previously mentioned, the homesman has been released on dvd and bluray in france, yesterday. Hit content that connects with families, from peppa pig to pj masks. The homesman soundtrack list movie 2014 tracklist ost list listen to original score, theme music from the motion picture, film score list, the playlist of all of the songs played in the movie, who sings them, including end credits. The homesman as in the missing, tommy lee jones plays support to a strong female character in this sturdy crosscountry western. Sep 11, 2014 tommy lee jones latest writerdirector effort, like the details of its plot, has made a long trek this festival season. The homesman is a dark, complex story of gender issues and changing conventions on the frontier, and in an era that sees this genre fading, jones has made a western winner. The film never delves deeply enough and is made even worse by clashing tones. Spoilers a question about the ending of the homesman 2014. Tommy lee jones latest writerdirector effort, like the details of its plot, has made a long trek this festival season.
Spoilers a question about the ending of the homesman. Three women who have been driven mad by pioneer life are to be transported across the country by covered wagon by the pious, independentminded mary bee cuddy, who in turn employs lowlife drifter george briggs to assist her. Nov, 2014 the film never delves deeply enough and is made even worse by clashing tones. Entertainment one bringing the best content to the world. December 9, 2014 below you can view the complete the homesman. Tommy lee jones the homesman is haunted by how the west. Mary bee has volunteered for the job because the local menfolk are incapable of carrying it out, and briggs goes along because he said he would, and because in all likelihood he has nothing better to do. The homesman is a 2014 frenchamerican period drama film produced and directed by tommy lee jones, based on the 1988 novel of the.
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