Janet maslin of the new york times wrote that film was the best and funniest clint eastwood movie in quite a while, and praised eastwood s directing, intricately juxtaposing the old west and the new west. Clint eastwood the beguiled 1971 machinae supremacy gimme more. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the beguiled 1971 near you. Clint eastwood a list of 28 titles created 1 month ago 1971 a list of 27 titles created 29 jul 2012 see all related lists.
Its a claustrophobic curiosity from 1971the third of his five collaborations with. Jun 22, 2017 the beguiled isnt just a sofia coppola movie the 1971 clint eastwoodstarring version is a haunting masterpiece by adam nayman jun 22, 2017, 9. I didnt know this was a horror movie until i got that rosemarys baby kind of vibe. The beguiled trailer directed by don siegel and starring clint eastwood, charlie briggs, george dunn, charles martin, matt clark. Apr 01, 1971 donald siegels the beguiled, which opened yesterday at the cinerama and the r. Watch the beguiled 1970 full movie free online streaming tubi. Clint eastwood is torn between his love and his life in this tense drama about a wounded union soldier sheltered by a girls.
Yet coppola tells her own version with gusto and wit. The soldier is mutilated and turned into a gruesome spectacle not by the war or the system but by the uncontrollable. The beguiled 1971 that mean you gonna cut off his leg. The script was written by albert maltz and is based on the 1966 novel written by thomas p. Correctly describing siegels 1971 iteration of the beguiled as basically having the plot of a porn movie, owen gleiberman in variety goes on to say that, after stripping down. Nonetheless, the sexual power plays of siegels film are just the primary manifestation of its richer deconstruction of masculinity. Nous sommes des filles the girls recite during their lessons, and the beguiled, which remakes and revises don siegels 1971 film with clint eastwood in mr. At first it looks like its very much an antiwar film of its era, like johnny got his gun.
Jul 14, 2017 correctly describing siegels 1971 iteration of the beguiled as basically having the plot of a porn movie, owen gleiberman in variety goes on to say that, after stripping down. The film stars clint eastwood as a wounded civil war veteran who is taken in by a boarding school composed entirely of confederate women. Jul, 2017 as screenwriter, coppola worked from the original novel by thomas p cullinan and the 1971 don siegel movie version starring clint eastwood. The beguiled isnt just a sofia coppola movie the 1971 clint eastwood starring version is a haunting masterpiece by adam nayman jun 22, 2017, 9. Sofia coppolas won the 2017 best director award in cannes, with this remake of clint eastwoods 1971 drama, also based on thomas p.
Great actors clint eastwood, geraldine page and elizabeth hartmann star in this the 5th film produced by malpaso films. A rguably the quintessential hollywood poster boy for stoic masculinity, clint eastwood s most iconic characters have always embodied a potent form of lone wolf heroism, filling the shoes of a rugged host of maverick cops and solitary gunslingers unafraid to operate outside of society. The beguiled is great fun, but its script doesnt push deep enough into the rich premise. The beguiled is an atmospheric thriller from acclaimed writerdirector sofia coppola. A wounded union soldier is sheltered at a girls boarding school in rural virginia during the american civil war, igniting pentup passions and jealousy in this pale imitation of the 1971 clint eastwood classic, itself based on the 1966 southern gothic novel a painted devil by thomas p.
The leg amputation scene was edited by the censors for the films original uk. As it turns out, the beguiled a study of repressed female libido boiling. Clint eastwood is torn between his love and his life in this tense drama about a wounded union soldier sheltered by a girls academy in the south during the height of the civil war. The beguiled is the story of a union soldier who is found wounded by the girls of a boarding school in a confederate area, during the american civil war. During the civil war, a wounded union soldier is sheltered by the headmistress and students of a. Director don siegel and eastwood made this film just prior to dirty harry. With nicole kidman, kirsten dunst, elle fanning, colin farrell. Jun 22, 2017 nous sommes des filles the girls recite during their lessons, and the beguiled, which remakes and revises don siegels 1971 film with clint eastwood in mr. These words, of course, do not make any sense together. May 18, 2017 sofia coppolas new version of the beguiled will debut at the cannes film festival next week, ahead of its theatrical release in the u. Clint eastwood is star of siegels the beguiled the new. Sofia coppola to remake clint eastwoods the beguiled.
The emasculation of clint eastwood in the beguiled little white lies. The meaning is not explicit in the images, although you could read plenty into it if you wanted to the women are glimpsed between the iron bars of the gate, isolated from the world of men, etc. But it took me out of the movie just as it was reaching its dramatically chilling zenith. Nicole kidman has been on a roll as of late and her newest film, the beguiled, could well earn her another oscar nomination. Directed by don siegel, with whom eastwood collaborated on several films, it was made a year before eastwoods directorial debut with play misty for me. Clint eastwood was already 40 years old when he acted in the beguiled. During the civil war a wounded union soldier is sheltered by the headmistress and students of a girls academy in the south. As his health returns his desire increases, but can he trust these enemy women not to turn him in.
Clint eastwood s unconventional performance is pretty riveting and all the girls are a wonder. Based on a novel by thomas cullinan, the beguiled is a remake of the 1971 clint eastwood film of the same name. I also bought it to watch pattye mattick in her only major film appearanceshe is the girl with glasses. As it turns out, the beguiled a study of repressed female libido boiling over is a natural fit for coppola, and an enormously baffling one for siegel. During the civil war, a wounded union soldier is sheltered by. The story unfolds during the civil war, at a southern girls boarding school. The allstar cast includes colin farrell, nicole kidman, kirsten dunst and elle fanning. The beguiled is a 1971 american southern gothic film directed by don siegel, starring clint eastwood and geraldine page. The beguiled, clint eastwood in a weird, southern gothic experiment. The beguiled 1971 cast and crew offbeat civil war drama in which a wounded yankee soldier, after finding refuge in an isolated girls school in the south towards the end of the war, becomes the. The beguiled is a 2017 american southern gothic film written and directed by sofia coppola, based on the novel of the same name originally published as a painted devil by thomas p.
In fact, every major character in the movie, with the exception of eastwood, is a female suffering to a greater or lesser degree from the need for a man, including the little girl pamelyn ferdin who first finds the soldier, the precocious 17yearold jo. I was initially drawn into the movie not because of its leading man, a pregrizzled clint eastwood whose dirty harry later that same year and. Apr 20, 2016 for hit me with your best shot this week, nathaniel has selected the beguiled, the 1971 don siegel film starring clint eastwood with a newlyannounced sofia coppola remake on the way. The beguiled 1971 clint eastwood and pamelyn ferdin in the beguiled 1971. Sep 19, 20 clint eastwood and geraldine page star in this tense psychological drama of love and betrayal. The beguiled 1971 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The unexpected arrival of a wounded union soldier at a girls school in virginia during the american civil war leads to jealousy and betrayal. Sofia coppola on how she turned clint eastwoods macho the. The way this movie is shot is really something, with so many interiors and beautiful ilumination, and slow paced character interactions that make for terrific suspense. Farrell, fanning, dunst, kidman and coppola have made a sickly sweet firecracker that fizzles out rather. The beguiled is a 1971 gothic horror feature film adaptation of a 1966 novel writted by thomas p. It stars nicole kidman, kirsten dunst, and elle fanning.
The first sign that we are in for a somewhat queasier affair than your average eastwood thriller comes in the opening minutes of the film, when. Watch the beguiled 1970 full movie free online streaming. Based on thomas cullinans 1966 novel, originally published as a painted devil,and directed by don siegel, the beguiled 1971, is clint eastwood s strangest, boldest and most surprising film as an actor take warning by me, dont go for a soldier, dont join no army for the dove she will leave you, the raven will come and. The beguiled isnt just a sofia coppola movie the ringer. While imprisoned in a confederate girls boarding school, an injured union soldier cons his way into each of the lonely womens hearts, causing them to turn on each other, and eventually, on him. The emasculation of clint eastwood in the beguiled. As his health retuns his desire increases but can he trust these enemy women not to turn him in. Directed by don siegel, with whom eastwood collaborated on several films, it was made a year before eastwood s directorial debut with play misty for me. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing clint eastwood. It revealed so much about female sexuality and repressed desire and the relationships between women. In this film, clint eastwood plays a wounded union soldier during the civil war who takes refuge in a prim southern girls school overseen by geraldine page. Don siegel and clint eastwood used their combined box office clout to get universal to make this arty, ambrose biercelike civil war gothic melodrama full of. For hit me with your best shot this week, nathaniel has selected the beguiled, the 1971 don siegel film starring clint eastwood with a newlyannounced sofia coppola remake on the way. Released later in 1980, any which way you can, was the sequel to every which way but loose and also starring eastwood.
Jun 20, 2017 the 1971 movie adaptation of the novel, with clint eastwood as the soldier, created more emotion among the characters and felt more dangerous for the women. The beguiled 1971 movie i missed monday mimm by miss movies. Clint eastwood, as a wounded yankee soldier, charms. Jun 26, 2017 perhaps, by this time, the director can get away with such a fantasy sequence that feels like a war between the statesthemed prom. The beguiled 1971 clint eastwood elizabeth hartman original italian poster size 39x55. Sofia coppolas mundane beguiled is much ado about nothing. Clint and director siegel had to fight with universal to keep the ending of the film as. Clint eastwood and geraldine page star in this tense psychological drama of love and betrayal. Mar 01, 2017 donald siegels the beguiled, which opened yesterday at the cinerama and the r. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 48 hours to finish it. Clint eastwood never made another movie like this, thats for sure. Sofia coppolas the beguileda remake sort of of the 1971 don siegelclint eastwood filmis full of such tableaux. I was blown away by the 1971 version of this movie with clint eastwood and geraldine page.
May 24, 2017 the beguiled can be considered anomalous in eastwoods career simply for placing him in such an explicitly erotic context. If you are set on remaking a clint eastwood movie, then the beguiled is a pretty weird one to choose. Cullinan, and previously adapted into a film in 1971 by don siegel and starring clint eastwood, the beguiled tells the story of an injured union fighter who. With clint eastwood, geraldine page, elizabeth hartman, jo ann harris. Clint eastwood, geraldine page, elizabeth hartman, jo ann harris, darleen carr, mae mercer, pamelyn ferdin, melody thomas, peggy. Bad mans river lee van cleef, gina lollobrigida youtube movies duration.
Clint eastwood, as a wounded yankee soldier, charms and then terrorizes the ladies who nurse him back to health at a very peculiar, more or less forgotten, louisiana seminary during the closing days of the war between the states. Check out this behind the scenes look at bad boys for life read more. Sofia coppola is on board to write and direct a remake of the 1971 clint eastwood drama the beguiled, with nicole kidman, elle fanning and kirsten dunst. The beguiled 1971 cast and crew cast photos and info. During the stay, more and more strange events begin to take place. Interesting movie about a soldier from the north during the american civil war 186165 that is given refuge in a girls academy in the south after he is found wounded and things get complex as the plot thickens. It is true that eastwood dominates the first beguiled more than farrell does in his, and that is just what coppola. Beguiled, the 1971 internet movie firearms database. Sofia coppolas dreamy, womans eye adaptation of a us civil war story brings the battleground indoors. John mcburney geraldine page martha farnsworth elizabeth hartman edwina dabney jo ann harris carol darlene carr doris mae mercer. Donald siegels the beguiled, which opened yesterday at the cinerama and the r. Trivia during the making of this movie, clint eastwood directed his first movie, a behind the scenes look at producer and director don siegel at work called the beguiled. Sofia coppolas the beguiled is a remake with a radically new perspective. Sofia coppola on how she turned clint eastwoods macho.
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