Cara buckley is your guide on the red carpet to the news and the nonsense of awards season, covering the golden globes, the oscars and more. Dec 10, 2014 and therein lay the challenge of costuming the homesman, a bleak frontier tale that finds mary bee cuddy, a desperate, homely spinster played by hilary swank, and george briggs, a noaccount drifter played by the films director and one of its writers, tommy lee jones, on a fiveweek journey to guide three disturbed women across the. Well, in the movie nebraska is still a territory statehood was in march 1867 and odds are the pioneering was from the homestead act very little happened before that, you were literally risking your life for multiple reasons, 160 free acres was good enough reason to risk it for many that lincoln signed in 1862. Its an unusual story about four women who loose their minds after a hard winter in the nebraska territory in the 1850s. The homesman went off on a strange tangent and i found myself not really caring how it was going to end. The homesman stars hilary swank and 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. Complete summary of glendon swarthouts the homesman. Nov 05, 2014 the homesman soundtrack list 2014 complete tracklist, movie score details, the entire ost playlist, all songs played in the movie and in the trailer and who sings them. John freeman because of its limited distribution, i was lucky to catch this at our local art theatre.
Tommy lee jones, trapped in a covered wagon with three. Nov, 2014 set on the great plains in the mid1800s, the homesman aims for a story thats poignant and told sparely, but comes across as mawkish, tedious and selfindulgent. The homesman is a 2014 historical period drama set in the 1850s midwest, directed by tommy lee jones. 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. A homesman must be found to escort a handful of them back east to a sanitarium. A rare 21stcentury western without shootouts or explosions, the welldirected the homesman based on a novel by the author of the shootist paints a striking portrait of two. Near the end, on his own, george briggs must ford a dangerous river. 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 pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released the homesman pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie pictures archive. The point of the homesman, directed by tommy lee jones and based on glendon swarthouts novel of the same name, is not that these adjectives are inappropriate. Nov 12, 2014 a rare 21stcentury western without shootouts or explosions, the welldirected the homesman based on a novel by the author of the shootist paints a striking portrait of two. Mar 06, 1988 the homesman went off on a strange tangent and i found myself not really caring how it was going to end. One throws a baby away in an outhouse, and other dead babies are also shown.
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. A frontier farm woman hilary swank saves the life of a claimjumper tommy lee jones and persuades him to help her escort three insane women to a safe. Thats just about the worst thing mary bee cuddy could ever say. I am a fan of tommy lee jones so this piqued my interest. Anyone who imagines that a homesteaders life on americas great plains was all little house on the prairie hasnt tried it. Tommy lee jones, hilary swank, grace gummer, miranda otto, sonja richter, david dencik, john lithgow, tim blake nelson, james spader. Georges tommy lee jones character in the homesman 2014 pulls up in front of a hotel in the middle of nowhere seeking nothing out of the ordinary.
The storyline is quite unusual with some rather unexpected detours. In the homesman, why did mary bee hang herself screenprism. I purchased the book on amazon cheaper and read it in about three sittings. Set on the great plains in the mid1800s, the homesman aims for a story thats poignant and told sparely, but comes across as mawkish, tedious and selfindulgent. 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. Tommy lee jones rustles up fine feminist western, homesman. Spend six months trapped inside a dark sodhouse with sickly children, your food and firewood running low, and your nearest neighbor many. Spend six months trapped inside a dark sodhouse with sickly children, your food and firewood running low, and your nearest neighbor many miles away so you are forced to deliver your baby by. The homesman is an oddcouple western with the emphasis on the odd. Its really difficult for authors to come up with a twist in a storyline whichmore the fact that this story made a hard left turn is what set it apart. Tommy lee jones in competition western stars hilary swank, john lithgow, james spader, hailee steinfeld and meryl streep. Its really difficult for authors to come up with a twist in a storyline which isnt predictable and somewhat expected. She could plow, she could shoot, and she wasnt afraid to take on duties that other men shied away from.
Suite francaise it follows the duke of burgundy shaun the sheep movie. Mary bee cuddy is a 30ish spinster, tough as nails but yearning for a man, who has set up a nice homestead out near the town of loup, in oklahoma territory. Based on the novel by glendon swarthout, the homesmans title refers to the task of. Spoilers a question about the ending of the homesman. This book, the homesman, caught my eye at costco because of the cover. He asks for lodging and food, is willing to pay, and shows complete hospitality to the hotel management. The homesman is a 2014 historical drama set in the 1850s midwest, directed by tommy lee jones. Nov 14, 2014 the point of the homesman, directed by tommy lee jones and based on glendon swarthouts novel of the same name, is not that these adjectives are inappropriate. Swank and jones are particularly good in the leading roles. Mockingjay part 1, the homesman, winter sleep and get on up. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Storytelling tips from the homesman 2014 slap happy larry.
Tommy lee jones directs and stars in a new western. The homesman by hilary swank, meryl streep, grace gummer. Her methods are invisible, and she never stops until the case is closed. The homesman is a quirky, slowmoving, ultimately depressing western based on a novel. May 18, 2014 tommy lee jones in competition western stars hilary swank, john lithgow, james spader, hailee steinfeld and meryl streep.
The homesman soundtrack list 2014 complete tracklist, movie score details, the entire ost playlist, all songs played in the movie and in the trailer and who sings them. Its about a bossy spinster named mary bee cuddy hilary swank who agrees to transport three mentally ill women on a monthlong trip from loupan arid nebraska territory thats suffering widespread crop. The 2014 homesman film is closely based on the novel by glendon. Buy the homesman by glendon swarthout from amazons fiction books store. The screenplay by jones, kieran fitzgerald and wesley oliver is based on the 1988 novel of the same name by glendon swarthout. The film stars jones and hilary swank and also features meryl streep, grace gummer, miranda otto, hailee steinfeld. And then theres the fact that she looks exactly like his late wife. I think this was a labor of love for tommy lee jones, who produced. The homesman is a devastating story of early pioneers in 1850s american west.
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. In the homesman 2014, mary bee hilary swank was the antithesis of a regular woman in 1850. One of swarthouts skeletons, the old colts, the melodeon, etc. Parents need to know that the homesman is a western based on a novel by glendon swarthout with disturbing material, mostly related to three frontier women who go insane. The homesman soundtrack list the homesman movie 2014. The journey in tommy lee jones the homesman, based on the 1988 novel by glendon swarthout, travels from west to east, from the. Robert belew the fact that this story made a hard left turn is what set it apart. The homesman jordan hoffman 05182014 you are a man of low character. 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, the second theatrical feature directed by actor tommy lee jones, has the slippery, stubbornly imperfect feel of a vintage acid western. The homesman is a remarkable western delving into numerous social issues all but ignored by other films of the genre such as the role of marriage, the churchs role in society, womens role in. It was a what an odd and ultimately disappointing read this was.
Jones is also wise enough to step into the supporting role, giving swank room to do her best stuff as mary bee, an extraordinary woman whos as strong as a man yet full of yearning and forever. At the end, the white picket fences and neat gardens of iowa come as a shock. They scream, thrash, and moan, and one cuts herself with a needle. The film stars jones and hilary swank and also features meryl streep, grace gummer, miranda otto, hailee steinfeld, john lithgow, and james spader. As previously mentioned, the homesman has been released on dvd and bluray in france, yesterday. The rough lot handed to women in the old west remains a footnote in the.
Well, in the movie nebraska is still a territory statehood was in march 1867 and odds are the pioneering was from the homestead act very little happened before that, you were literally risking your life for. Simply streep the meryl streep archives the homesman. Have a look below to see the official score list for the 2014 western movie, the homesman. Thats just about the worst thing mary bee cuddy could ever say to a person.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the homesman. The look of the film brings to mind a john ford western, set on the plains, and its a hard tale of. Soon to be a major motion picture directed by tommy lee jones. 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. I think this was a labor of love for tommy lee jones, whomore because of its limited distribution, i was lucky to catch this at our local art theatre. The carpetbagger will take a look at films and the people who make and star in them. However, that film is downright muted compared to jones latest effort, the homesman. Mary bee cuddy, an ironwilled spinster tough enough to manage a claim by herself, cant bear to see the demented women left to their fates.
December 9, 2014 below you can view the complete the homesman soundtrack list, score album. When missing teens begin turning up dead in a small southern town, samantha is assigned to help local chief connor wolfe find the killer. Tommy lee jones, directing his second feature, takes the opposite approach in the homesman. 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. Depression, madness and sympathy in 19thcentury nebraska make for a confident, insightful film. Glendon swarthout, who wrote the 1988 novel on which the film is based, reportedly spent eight years researching failed pioneer.
Belying its novelised origins, the homesman is alltoooften a series of odd andor off putting scenes joined by some striking scenery and a compelling central partnership. Spoilers a question about the ending of the homesman 2014. The homesman stars hilary swank and tommy lee jones the. The homesman depicts this stark world in authoritative detail. The west, as seen in the homesman, is an unforgiving place, with flashes of stark and nightmarish beauty.