The film "The Mysterious River": actors. "The Mysterious River": the plot of the film
In the year 2003 it was not easy for Academy members to choose whom to award to the Oscar, as this year was a harvest for good films. Among the list of nominees were "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl", "The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King" and "Cold Mountain". But the actors in the movie "The Mysterious River" won in the most prestigious nominations.
Film "The Mysterious River"
In the year 2001 famous novelist Dennis Leehein published a detective story "Mystic River". Rights to the film adaptation of this work were almost immediately redeemed from the author. Brian Helgeland based on the book Lihane wrote a screenplay, and soon began work on the film. The director's seat was taken by Clint Iswood, in addition, he acted as the co-producer of the project and voiced the trailer.
In record time - 39 days - the film was withdrawn and soon went into the rental. With a budget of $ 30 million at the box office, the film earned about 157 million.
The picture was well received by critics andnominated for prestigious awards. Two Oscars were cast. "The Mysterious River", in addition, was awarded two "Golden Globes", as well as a prize of the Boston Society of Film Critics.
Plot
In the center of events, three friends Jimmy, Dave and Sean.
30 years before the events, when the heroes werechildren, they were caught during another trick the stranger, who introduced himself as a policeman, and took Dave to the station. Later it turned out that the unknown was a pedophile and, together with a priest friend, tormented the kid for 4 days, until he managed to escape.
Due to the fact of a child's trauma, eccentric behavior and traces of blood in his car, Dave was summoned to the station. However, he denied, the evidence was not enough, so he was released and continued investigation.
Jimmy, after learning about suspicions, decided to punish himselffriend of childhood. He, along with his friends, took him to the bank of the river and forced him to confess to the murder of his daughter. Then he shot Dave and threw his body into the water.
The next morning it turned out that the realkillers found - a company of teenagers who have obtained weapons somewhere and accidentally wounded his daughter Jimmy. To silence her, they beat the girl to death.
From the behavior of Jimmy, Sean understands that Dave is killed by him. But he decides to hide this crime.
Interesting Facts
- This tape was planned to be shot in Canada, but Eastwood made sure that the shooting was in the US.
- They were approved for the role without problems, Tim Robbins,Sean Penn and other actors. The "mysterious river" was full of professionals. Kevin Bacon got into the project by accident. Initially, the role of Sean was to be performed by Michael Keaton, but due to a quarrel with the director he was forced to leave the project - he was replaced by Bacon. The same fate befell Forest Whitaker - he was replaced by Lawrence Fishburnom.
- The author of the book "Mystic River" starred in the final episode of the picture - he was one of the participants in the parade.
- Jimmy's name in the book was Marcus, but herchanged to Marcoum. Also an interesting name was given to the black colleague of Sean Devin - Vaiti Powers, which is a reference to the well-known motto of the Ku Klux Klan "White Power".
- In the novel "Mystic River" the second kidnapper was notpriest. However, because of the sensational scandal associated with the corruption of ministers of the Catholic Church by ministers of the parishioners, the scriptwriter turned one of Dave's tormentors into a cleric.
Sean Penn - Performer of the role of Jim Markum
The role of a grief-stricken father was given to the hooligan of Hollywood, Sean Penn.
Actors and the roles they perform areare very similar to each other. So it happened with the scenic image, which entrenched behind Sean Penn. From his childhood the boy was very violent, many of his characters had a similar character. Despite his specific appearance, in 21 years, Sean was able to get one of the main roles in the film "Cadets".
After a successful debut, the directors began to exploit the image of the hooligan Penn, so he often got similar roles.
By the end of the 80s, Sean had the fame of an amateurdissolve his hands: he beat one of the photojournalists and went to jail for a month, and, being Madonna's husband, beat her repeatedly. Despite this, as well as the love of alcohol, the actor was often invited to appear. In 1991, he sat in the chair of the director of the film "Running Indian," and in the following years Penn shot 4 more tapes.
2003 became for the actor successful: he played the main roles in two films-nominees for Oscar - "The Mysterious River" and "21 Grams." For the first he received this award and the Golden Globe. And for the second he was awarded the Volpi Cup at the Venice Film Festival.
In subsequent years, Sean Penn won many new prestigious awards. Today he continues to be in demand in the profession. Professionalism is respected by fellow actors.
"The Mysterious River": Tim Robbins (Dave Boyle) and Kevin Bacon (Sean Devin)
Although most of the glory for the film went to Sean Penn, the play of other actors did not remain invaluable. So, the performers of the other two main roles also became famous.
Tim Robbins became the second owner of the Oscar for the film "The Mysterious River". Actors (photo below) Robbins and Penn were familiar before this project.
In 1995, they worked on the picture "Dead Man Goes." Sean was the main character in it, and Tim was the director.
His career in film Robbins began six years earlier than Penn, but became famous in 1986, playing Sam Wells in the "Best shooter." Soon the actor was invited to the main roles.
In 1992, Robbins wrote the script and shot him a motion picture "Bob Roberts" with him in the title role. For this work, Tim was nominated for the Golden Globe.
This actor has played in more than four dozen paintings for his career, in addition, he shot three films himself. For spectators, he was remembered for the role of Andy Dufrey in "Escape from Shawshank."
The stars of the first magnitude are all the actors listed above. The "mysterious river" made them all famous. Kevin Bacon, despite the fact that he played dozens of roles, remained an actor in the background.
Despite his attractive appearance andtalent, he often got the role of a friend of the protagonist, not giving the opportunity to fully reveal their talent. Despite this, he managed to achieve a lot.
In recent years, the most significant achievementactor is the role of Sebastian Shaw in the "X-Men: First Class", and in 2015 he got the main role in the low-budget picture "Police car". He also successfully played the role of FBI agent for 3 seasons of the series "Followers".
Kevin Bacon has many awards. Most of them he received for his roles in the television series (Golden Globe and Saturn). By the way, for the role of Devin in the "Mysterious River", Bacon was awarded the Boston Society of Film Critics prize, and even if it's not the most popular award in the film world, it's nice that his work was appreciated.
Lora Linney as Annabeth Marcum
The performer of one of the main female roles in the "Mysterious River" was the magnificent actress Laura Linney.
During her career, she failed three timeswas nominated for an Oscar, with most of her achievements associated with the series. Starting her career in the early 90's, the actress did a lot in film and television, but became famous only in 1998, when the movie "Truman Show" was released. After him, Laura was in demand in the profession, however, more often she was given secondary roles.
Linney in 2003 has achieved much, like other actors. "The Mysterious River" gave her a start in life. In addition to participating in this film, she appeared in two more sensational paintings ("Real Love", "The Life of David Gale") and one television series ("Frazier").
Since then, the actress has been removed a lot on secondary roles in the cinema. On television, it is often given to play the main characters, for which she deserves two "Golden Globes" and "Emmy."
Marsha Gay Harden - the performer of the role of Celeste Boyle
Unlike Linney, Marsha Gay Harden quickly resigned herself to the fact that her destiny is secondary heroines, becoming queen of episodic roles.
During his career in film, which began in 1979., she starred in more than a hundred paintings and serials. March easily played the most diverse heroines, without becoming a hostage of one role. In her money box, a lot of awards: "Oscar" (Pollock), "Emmy", "Saturn", "Tony" and others.
Despite the age of the actress (50), she is still in demand, as in the days of her youth. This is probably the highest praise for the talent of this woman.
"The Mysterious River": actors playing secondary characters
Among the lesser known actors of the "Mysterious River", Emmy Rossum, who played the murdered girl.
In addition, Emmy - a good singer, she has several albums and video clips on her account.
Another notorious participant of this project -Lawrence Fishbourne, famous for the role of Morpheus in "Martice". The image of a law enforcement officer, which he well embodied on the screen, soon became his trademark. After the "Mysterious River", he often played special agents, police and military. Among the achievements of the last years of the actor - the role of the chief editor of "Daily Planet" in the films about Superman.
Other performers of secondary roles: Jenny O'Hara, Spencer Trit Clark and Robet Wahlberg, as well as Ellie Wallach.
Clint Eastwood - Director and Producer
Despite the many notable actors in the film,they were able to cooperate effectively on the set. In this great contribution of Clint Eastwood - director of the tape "The Mysterious River". The film crew and actors unconditionally trusted him, and not for nothing, because he rightfully wears the nickname of "Oscar's legends": Eastwood was nominated for him 12 times in different categories.
This man managed to succeed in his lifein all fields where he tried himself. In the 50's and 60's, he became famous for the role of a sullen cowboy-single ("For a Fistful of Dollars", "Two Mules for Sara's Sister", "Good, Bad, Evil"). In the 70's he changed the role from the cowboy to the "dirty" Harry.
During the same period, Eastwood began his directorialcareer. Today, despite his solid age (he turned 86 in 2016), he continues to make a great movie, and sometimes he plays in his films.
In addition to the "Mysterious River", among his famous works are the films "Bridges of Madison County", "Space Cowboys", "The Little One in Million", "Substitution", "Gran Torino", " Edgar "and" American Sniper ".
More than ten years have passed sincethe film "The Mysterious River", but it is still relevant to this day. As in 2003, and now the viewer is attracted to the plot and actors. "The Mysterious River" is a film that, despite the appearance of oppressive impressions after its viewing, it is necessary to see everyone to learn from other people's mistakes not to allow oneself.
