The Dead Don't Hurt
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| Directed by | Viggo Mortensen |
| Written by | Viggo Mortensen |
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| Cinematography | Marcel Zyskind |
| Edited by | Peder Pedersen |
| Music by | Viggo Mortensen |
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Running time | 129 minutes[3] |
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| Language | English |
The Dead Don't Hurt is a 2023 Western film written, directed and produced by Viggo Mortensen, and starring Mortensen, Vicky Krieps, Solly McLeod, Garret Dillahunt, Colin Morgan, Ray McKinnon, Luke Reilly, Atlas Green and Danny Huston. Mortensen also composed the score to the film.
The Dead Don't Hurt premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.[4]
Synopsis[edit]
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In the 1860s, Franco-Canadian Vivienne Le Coudy falls in love with Danish immigrant Holger Olsen in San Francisco. They are separated and kept apart by American Civil War.[5][6]
Cast[edit]
- Viggo Mortensen as Holger Olsen
- Vicky Krieps as Vivienne Le Coudy
- Garret Dillahunt as Alfred Jeffries
- Solly McLeod as Weston Jeffries
- Danny Huston as Mayor Rudolph Schiller
- Nadia Litz as Martha Gilkyson
- W. Earl Brown as Alan Kendall
- Marc Dennis as Fishmonger Stevens
- John Getz as Reverend Simpson
- Ray McKinnon as Judge Blagden
Production[edit]
In October 2022, it was revealed that Mortensen would direct and star in a film he had written, with Vicky Krieps, Solly McLeod, Danny Huston, Tom Bateman, Lance Henriksen, and W. Earl Brown also appearing in the film. Mortensen worked once again with a number of people who worked with him in his previous films including Marcel Zyskind, production designer Carol Spier, art director Jason Clarke, and costume designer Anne Dixon.[7]
In an interview with The Times, Krieps described working with Mortensen on the film:[8]
In the world of Westerns there were not many women. So that was very tough. Of all men he is very soft and open and very 'there'. But still it reminded me why I like to work with women.
The film is a joint production between Talipot Studio, Recorded Picture and Perceval Pictures.[9]
Principal photography began in Canada on 12 October 2022 on locations in Ontario and British Columbia, with some filming also taking place in Durango, Mexico. Filming was reported to have wrapped in December 2022.[10]
Release[edit]
HanWay Films handles sales for the film worldwide.[11][2]
In February 2024, Shout! Studios acquired North American distribution rights to the film.[1]
The Dead Don't Hurt is scheduled to be released in the United States on May 31, 2024.[12]
Reception[edit]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 85% of 21 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.4/10.[13]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Viggo Mortensen Western 'The Dead Don't Hurt' Strikes North American Deal with Shout! Studios". Deadline.
- ^ a b "Viggo Mortensen Western 'The Dead Don't Hurt' Scores Further Sales for HanWay, Including France and U.K. (EXCLUSIVE)". variety. February 12, 2024.
- ^ "The Dead Don't Hurt (15)". BBFC. April 18, 2024. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ Anthony D'Alessandro, "TIFF Lineup Unveiled Amid Strikes: Awards Contenders ‘Dumb Money’, ‘The Holdovers’, ‘Rustin’; Starry Pics For Sale With Scarlett Johansson, Kate Winslet, Michael Keaton, Viggo Mortensen & More". Deadline Hollywood, July 24, 2023.
- ^ "Garret Dillahunt stars in Dead to Me and teases new western". Undeadwalking.com. November 8, 2022.
- ^ "Top 200 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2023: #49. Viggo Mortensen's The Dead Don't Hurt". ioncinema.com. January 17, 2023.
- ^ "Viggo Mortensen to Direct Western 'The Dead Don't Hurt,' Starring Vicky Krieps". Deadline. October 6, 2022.
- ^ Maxwell, Dominic. "Vicky Krieps: 'I love men, but there is something linear in their thinking'". The Times.
- ^ "Viggo Mortensen to Direct Western 'The Dead Don't Hurt,' Starring Vicky Krieps". Variety. October 6, 2022.
- ^ "Viggo Mortensen heeft nieuwe western klaar". Cinenews.be.
- ^ "Viggo Mortensen to direct, star in 'The Dead Don't Hurt' with Vicky Krieps, Solly McLeod". Screen Daily.
- ^ "'The Dead Don't Hurt' Trailer, Release Date: Vicky Krieps & Viggo Mortensen Are Star-Crossed Lovers In Mortensen's Second Feature". Deadline. March 25, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ "The Dead Don't Hurt". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
