If it is a western then, outside the assassination of jesse james, its arguably the best one thats been made since unforgiven. On september 1, 2015, vincent cassel was cast in the film as an assassin who tracks bourne. To finance the homesman, a 1850s western drama playing in competition at this years cannes film festival, tommy lee jones turned to some of his closest friends. 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. May 18, 2014 tommy lee jones also stars in his second film as a director a fullbodied quasifeminist western in which he and swanks gutsy singleton escort three disturbed women across the midwest plains. Directed by tommy lee jones, the film does a fantastic job of capturing the brutal nature of frontier life at the time, and the interesting societal and gender dynamics at play. Riveting film about a spinster, a drifter and a peculiar promise, being slickly developed by actordirector tommy lee jones. Jason bourne is a 2016 american action thriller film directed by paul greengrass and written by paul greengrass and christopher rouse. Cannes film festival 2014 the homesman clip tommy lee jones western drama hd by movieclips indie. Tommy lee jones born september 15, 1946 is an american actor, director, producer and.
Pfcs award nominee 2014 best actor in a leading role. Tommy lee jones is an american actor, director, producer and screenwriter. Han vandt en oscar for bedste mandlige birolle i 1994 for sin rolle som marshal samuel gerard i filmen flygtningen. It costars hilary swank, miranda otto, grace gummer and sonja richter. Tommy lee jones i dont think theres a woman who hasnt been objectified or trivialised because of her gender. In tommy lee jones cowrote, directed, and starred in the homesman 2014, a western about a pioneer woman played by hilary swank and a claim jumper jones who must shepherd three mentally unstable women from the nebraska territory to iowa in the late 19th century. He has received four academy award nominations, winning best supporting actor for his performance as u. Tommy lee jones was born in san saba, texas, the son of lucille marie scott, a police officer and. Tommy lee jones with hilary swank in a scene from the film the homesman. On july 28, 2015, tommy lee jones joined the film s cast to play a senior cia officer. Screenplay written by tommy lee jones, kieran fitzgerald the ballad. The homesman trailer german deutsch 2014 abonnieren.
Tommy lee jones biography affair, married, wife, ethnicity. The journey in tommy lee jones the homesman, based on the 1988 novel by glendon swarthout, travels from west to east, from the. It is the fifth installment of the bourne film series and a direct sequel to the bourne ultimatum 2007. A harsh, yet engaging and moving story, shot in equally hard yet beautiful style by tommy lee jones and cinematographer rodrigo prieto. Tommy lee jones is an american actor as well as a filmmaker. Tommy lee jones simple english wikipedia, the free. The homesman trailer deutsch german 2014 tommy lee jones. He later played a doctor who transfers the consciousness read more. The emphasis on women do add some freshness but this is very much an old school track western with some revisionist flavor the film i most often remember while watching it was the walter hillrobert duvall track tv. With tommy lee jones, hilary swank, grace gummer, miranda otto. Tommy lee jones, as a director, homes in on the surreal aspects of the story with beautiful sensitivity and strangeness the homesman is an extremely strange film, highlighting the monotony of the landscape in which figures are either dwarfed by the vastness of it or tower above the flat horizon. Best feature film tommy lee jones director the javelina film company production company ithaca production company boston society of film critics awards 2014 nominee bsfc award. Tommy himself worked in underwater construction and on an oil rig. The emphasis on women do add some freshness but this is very much an old school track western with some revisionist flavor the film i most often remember while watching it was the walter hillrobert duvall track tv western broken trail from a few years ago.
In addition, the film stars tommy lee jones, alicia vikander, julia. The homesman official trailer 2014 tommy lee jones, hillary swank. Tommy lee jones discusses his new film, the homesman, and five films. Tommy lee jones simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. May 09, 2016 transporting the women by covered wagon to iowa, she soon realizes just how daunting the journey will be, and employs a lowlife drifter, george briggs tommy lee jones, to join her.
The homesman official trailer 2014 tommy lee jones. Criminal is a 2016 american action thriller film directed by ariel vromen and written by douglas cook and david weisberg. The homesman trailer deutsch german 2014 tommy lee. Jul 23, 2019 tommy lee jones biography affair, married, wife, ethnicity, nationality, salary, net worth, height married biography who is tommy lee jones. Nov 20, 2014 tommy lee joness western about a womans lot on the wild frontier refuses to sugarcoat its subject, and is all the more satisfying for it. Old codger western done with genuine care by tommy lee jones. Tommy lee jones celebrity profile check out the latest tommy lee jones photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Nov 16, 2014 tommy lee jones i dont think theres a woman who hasnt been objectified or trivialised because of her gender. His other notable starring roles include texas ranger woodrow f. Transporting the women by covered wagon to iowa, she soon realizes just how daunting the journey will be, and employs a lowlife drifter, george briggs tommy lee jones, to join her. Xan brooks, catherine shoard and peter bradshaw report from the 2014 cannes film festival. Tommy lee jones biography affair, married, wife, ethnicity, nationality, salary, net worth, height married biography who is tommy lee jones.
The homesman hilary swank and tommy lee jones go west with volatile cargo 4 out of 5 stars. Tommy lee jones was born in san saba, texas, the son of lucille marie scott, a police officer and beauty shop owner, and clyde c. In october 2014, connect 2 cleanrooms installed a cleanroom in surrey quays road, london, for the scene where tommy lee jones character operates on kevin costners. Homesteaders on the nebraska frontier in the mid19th century did not have it easy, to say the least. The homesman international trailer 2014 a movie directed by tommy lee jones. On september 15, 2015, the hollywood reporter confirmed that actor ato essandoh was cast in the film as an unspecified character. Credit dawn jonesroadside attractions, via associated press. Nov 14, 2014 a strongwilled woman recruits a loathsome drifter to help transport three insane women across the unforgiving nebraska territories so that they may find sanctuary with a compassionate minister and his wife in this drama directed and cowritten by tommy lee jones. 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. Tommy lee jones women are objectified and trivialised.
May 18, 2014 apart from the surly old bandit referred to by the film s title, nearly all the characters of import in tommy lee jones the homesman are women. In the homesman, hilary swank and tommy lee jones help three women. May, 2014 to finance the homesman, a 1850s western drama playing in competition at this years cannes film festival, tommy lee jones turned to some of his closest friends. The homesman stars hilary swank and tommy lee jones the. Tommy lee jones on the homesman the new york times. The homesman hilary swank and tommy lee jones go west with volatile cargo. Apart from the surly old bandit referred to by the film s title, nearly all the characters of import in tommy lee jones the homesman are women. Credit dawn jonesroadside attractions, via associated press homesteaders on the nebraska frontier in the mid19th century did not have it easy, to say the least.
Tommy lee jones also stars in his second film as a director a fullbodied quasifeminist western in which he and swanks gutsy singleton escort three disturbed women across the. He won the academy and the golden globe awards in 1993 for his role in the movie the fugitive. Dec 31, 2015 the homesman is a 2014 frenchamerican period drama film produced and directed by tommy lee jones, based on the 1988 novel of the same name by glendon swarthout. A strongwilled woman recruits a loathsome drifter to help transport three insane women across the unforgiving nebraska territories so that they may find sanctuary with a compassionate minister and his wife in this drama directed and cowritten by tommy lee jones. Marshal samuel gerard in the 1993 thriller film the fugitive. Director, star and cowriter tommy lee joness earthy adaptation of. The film is about a convict who is implanted with a dead cia agents memories to finish an assignment. The screenplay by jones, kieran fitzgerald and wesley oliver is based on the 1988 novel of the same name by glendon swarthout. Georgia film critics association gafca 2015 nominee oglethorpe award. Depression, madness and sympathy in 19thcentury nebraska make for a confident, insightful film. The film stars kevin costner, gary oldman, and tommy lee jones, in the second collaboration among all three following the 1991 film jfk. Swank is outstanding and praise for the score is deserved.
Apr 14, 2014 the homesman international trailer 2014 a movie directed by tommy lee jones. I think we were both doing plays at the public theater. On october 23, aerial drone filming was undertaken featuring costner in a car chase scene on whites row in east london. The film stars jones and hilary swank and also features meryl streep, grace. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Popular videos tommy lee jones tommy lee jones topic. Bekijk alle films waar tommy lee jones in speelt of heeft geregisseerd. The homesman 2014 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Thomas tommy lee jones born september 15, 1946 is an american actor and movie director. She saves or spares the life of george briggs tommy lee jones and enlists him on her arduous five week journey. The homesman official trailer 2014 tommy lee jones, hillary. Four and a half stars out of five tommy lee jones directed, cowrote and stars in this westerndrama film set in the 1850s midwest about a spinster and a drifter transporting three women, driven mad by the hardships of the time, across the country.
And the public theater used to be a library, i think, because it has labyrinthine hallways and spaces. The homesman is a 2014 historical drama set in the 1850s midwest, directed by tommy lee jones. The homesman is a 2014 frenchamerican period drama film produced and directed by tommy lee jones, based on the 1988 novel of the same name by glendon swarthout. 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. The homesman adds another absorbing entry to tommy lee jones.
He had also received four academy award nominations, winning best supporting actor for his performance in 1993. Tommy lee joness western about a womans lot on the wild frontier refuses to sugarcoat its subject, and is all the more satisfying for it. He won the academy and the golden globe awards in 1993 for his role in the movie the fugitive early life. The homesman hilary swank and tommy lee jones go west with volatile cargo 4. The homesman official us release trailer 2014 tommy lee jones, hilary swank western hd. May 18, 2014 the homesman, written and directed and starring tommy lee jones tells the story of mary bee cuddy hilary swank a spinster who takes on the responsibility of bringing three insane women to iowa where they can be taken care of. Call in the tv miniseries lonesome dove, agent k in the men in black film series, sheriff ed tom bell in no country for old men, the villain twoface in batman forever, terrorist william bill.
Matt damon reprises his role as the main character, former cia assassin jason bourne. Tommy lee jones born september 15, 1946 is an american actor, director, producer and screenwriter. Dec 10, 2014 tommy lee jones with hilary swank in a scene from the film the homesman. Despite a typically strong performance from tommy lee jones, emperor does little with its fascinating historical palate, and is instead bogged down in a cliched romantic subplot.
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