Hemingway & Gellhorn
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 Poster for the series |
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| Directed by | Philip Kaufman |
| Produced by | Peter Kaufman Trish Hoffman James Gandolfini Alexandra Ryan Barbara Turner |
| Written by | Jerry Stahl Barbara Turner |
| Starring | Nicole Kidman Clive Owen |
| Music by | Javier Navarrete |
| Cinematography | Rogier Stoffers |
| Editing by | Walter Murch |
| Studio | HBO |
| Release date(s) |
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| Running time | 154 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $14 million |
Hemingway & Gellhorn is an HBO film about the lives of journalist Martha Gellhorn and her husband, writer Ernest Hemingway. It was directed by Philip Kaufman, and first aired on HBO on May 28, 2012.[1]
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Plot [edit]
Telling the story of one of America’s most famous literary couples, the movie begins in 1936 when the pair meet for the first time in a Key West bar. They ran into each other again in Spain where they were both covering the Spanish Civil War. They were staying in the same hotel on the same floor, and she resisted his advances. However, during a bombing raid, they found themselves trapped in the same room, frightened for their lives, and lust overcame them. They became lovers and stayed in Spain until 1939. In 1940 Hemingway divorced his second wife so that they could marry. Over time she became prominent in her own right. In 1945 she asked Hemingway for a divorce. He credits her with inspiring him to write the novel, For Whom the Bell Tolls.[2]
Cast [edit]
- Nicole Kidman as Martha Gellhorn
- Clive Owen as Ernest Hemingway
- David Strathairn as John Dos Passos
- Molly Parker as Pauline Pfeiffer
- Parker Posey as Mary Welsh Hemingway
- Rodrigo Santoro as Paco Zarra (based on José Robles)
- Mark Pellegrino as Max Eastman
- Peter Coyote as Maxwell Perkins
- Lars Ulrich as Joris Ivens
- Robert Duvall as General Petrov[3]
- Tony Shalhoub as Mikhail Koltsov
- Leonard Apeltsin as Russian Operative
- Jeffrey Jones as Charles Colebaugh
- Santiago Cabrera as Robert Capa
- Aitor Inarra as Felipe Leon
- Diane Baker as Mrs. Gellhorn
- Steven Wiig as Simo Häyhä
- Keone Young as Mr. Ma
- Joan Chen as Madame Chiang
Production [edit]
Pat Jackson, the film's sound effects editor, said that the biggest challenge in doing sound for the film was "making the archival footage and the live-action footage shot locally appear seamless."[4]
Reception [edit]
The film received mixed reviews with much praise going for Nicole Kidman's portrayal of Martha Gellhorn.[5][6] Mark Roseman of Paste Magazine commented "In terms of the acting, there’s little room for complaint. At 45, Kidman remains a fetching and powerful screen presence. Here, she captures Gellhorn’s idealistic, gung-ho leftism without making herself sound overly self-righteous." but was less positive about Clive Owen's role as Ernest Hemmingway stating "While Owen easily embodies Hemingway’s extraordinary charisma (and certainly his legendary temper), his performance is often undermined by the British actor’s inability to hold his American accent."[7] Jeremy Heilman of MovieMartyr.com agreed with Roseman's opinions stating "Kidman is strong here as Martha Gellhorn, using her exceptional figure and old-fashioned movie star glamour to full effect." and that Owen's performance was "inconsistent, goofy one moment and strongly seductive the next." [8]
Accolades [edit]
5 wins and 33 nominations
| Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
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| 64th Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Miniseries or Movie | James Gandolfini, Alexandra E. Ryan, Barbara Turner, Peter Kaufman, Nancy Sanders, Trish Hofmann and Mark Armstrong | Nominated |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie | Clive Owen | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Nicole Kidman | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | David Strathairn | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special | Philip Kaufman | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special (Original Dramatic Score) | Javier Navarrete | Won | |
| Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special | Kim Foscato, Andy Malcolm, Casey Langfelder, Pete Horner, Joanie Diener, Goro Koyama, Steve Boeddeker, Pat Jackson, Douglas Murray, Andrea S. Gard and Daniel Laurie | Won | |
| Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special | Jim Erickson, Nanci Noblett and Geoffrey Kirkland | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special | Rogier Stoffers | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special | Ann Roth | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special | Frances Mathias and Yvette Rivas | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries or a Movie (Non-Prosthetic) | Kyra Panchenko, Gretchen Davis and Paul Pattison | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special | Walter Murch | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special | Douglas Murray, Pete Horner, Lora Hirschberg and Nelson Stoll | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Miniseries or a Movie | Nathan Abbot, Kip Larsen, Chris Morley and Chris Paizis | Nominated | |
| 28th Television Critics Association Awards | Outstanding Movie, Miniseries or Special | James Gandolfini and Barbara Turner | Nominated |
| 1st PAAFTJ Television Awards | Best Miniseries or TV Movie | Nominated | |
| Best Directing for a Miniseries or TV Movie | Philip Kaufman | Nominated | |
| Best Lead Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie | Clive Owen | Nominated | |
| Best Lead Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie | Nicole Kidman | Won | |
| Best Writing for a Miniseries or TV Movie | Jerry Stahl and Barbara Turner | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie | Tony Shalhoub | Nominated | |
| Best Cast in a Miniseries or TV Movie | Cast of Hemingway & Gellhorn | Nominated | |
| Best Production Design in a Miniseries or TV Movie | Geoffrey Kirkland | Nominated | |
| Best Editing in a Miniseries or TV Movie | Walter Murch | Nominated | |
| 14th Women's Image Network Awards | Best Made-For-Television Movie | James Gandolfini and Barbara Turner | Nominated |
| Best Actress in a Made-For-Television Movie | Nicole Kidman | Won | |
| Best Film/Show Written By a Woman | Barbara Turner | Nominated | |
| 2012 Satellite Awards | Satellite Award for Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Film | Clive Owen | Nominated |
| Satellite Award for Best Actress - Miniseries or Television Film | Nicole Kidman | Nominated | |
| Satellite Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film | James Gandolfini | Nominated | |
| 19th Screen Actors Guild Awards | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie | Clive Owen | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie | Nicole Kidman | Nominated | |
| 70th Golden Globe Awards | Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Film | Clive Owen | Nominated |
| Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film | Nicole Kidman | Nominated | |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Writing - Longform | Barbara Turner and Jerry Stahl | Pending |
| Women Film Critics Circle Awards 2012 | Best Theatrically Unreleased Movie by or about Women | Won | |
| Art Directors Guild Awards 2012 | Best Production Design, Miniseries or TV Movie | Geoffrey Kirkland | Pending |
References [edit]
- ^ HBO/Cinemax 2011/2012 Programming Overview. The Futon Critic. July 28, 2011.
- ^ "A Spanish romance". The Olive Press. 1 December 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- ^ Duvall heads into HBO's 'Hemingway' Variety. 14 March 2011
- ^ "A Sound Education". SF State Magazine. Spring/Summer 2012.
- ^ http://www.vanityfair.com/online/wolcott/2012/05/No-Time-for-Tulips-On-Hemingway-Gellhorn
- ^ http://watching-tv.ew.com/2012/05/28/hemingway-and-gellhorn-nicole-kidman-hbo/
- ^ http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2013/04/hemingway-gellhorn.html
- ^ http://www.moviemartyr.com/2012/hemingwaygellhorn.htm
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