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Fearless
Fearless
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Peter Weir
Written by	Rafael Yglesias; based on his novel
Starring	Jeff Bridges; Isabella Rossellini; Rosie Perez; Tom Hulce; Benicio del Toro; John Turturro; Deirdre O'Connell
Cinematography	Allen Daviau
Edited by	William M. Anderson; Armen Minasian; Lee Smith
Music by	Maurice Jarre
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release dates	October 15, 1993
Running time	122 min.
Country	United States
Language	English

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Fearless is a 1993 film directed by Peter Weir and written by Rafael Yglesias from his novel of the same name. It was shot entirely in California.

Rosie Perez was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Carla Rodrigo. She lost to Anna Paquin for The Piano. Jeff Bridges' role as Max Klein is widely regarded as one of the best performances of his career.^[1]^[2]^[3] The film's soundtrack features part of the first movement of Henryk Górecki's Symphony No. 3, subtitled Symphony of Sorrowful Songs.

Plot summary

Max Klein is a survivor of a plane crash. Many die, including his business partner. The trauma transforms his entire life. He enters an altered state of consciousness; soon after the crash he even thinks he is dead, and begins rethinking life, death, God, and the afterlife. Existential questions start to preoccupy his life. He moves away from his wife, son, and friends but, encouraged by an airline contracted psychiatrist, he tries to break the depression and apathy of another survivor, Carla Rodrigo, who lost her baby son during the flight. Eventually Max's increasingly dramatic attempts at pushing the boundaries between life and death succeed in jolting Carla from her uncertain state. However, after parting company with Carla, Max remains preoccupied, which endangers his relationship with his wife and son. Max has another, more serious near-death experience after eating strawberries, to which he has a severe allergic reaction. He survives and (it is implied) he recovers his emotional connection to his family and the world.

Cast

Jeff Bridges... Max Klein
Isabella Rossellini... Laura Klein
Rosie Perez... Carla Rodrigo
Tom Hulce... Brillstein
Benicio del Toro... Manny Rodrigo
John Turturro... Dr. Bill Perlman
Deirdre O'Connell... Nan Gordon
John de Lancie... Jeff Gordon

Historical connections

The doomed flight in the movie bears many resemblances with the real-life crash landing of United Airlines Flight 232 in 1989:

The plane suffered a failure in the hydraulics system, following an engine explosion.
The crew attempted an emergency landing, and many of the passengers and crew survived.
A man receives media coverage for saving the life of a small child who is supposed to be a real-life survivor. This child, in real life was Spencer Bailey. In real life, the man was Lt. Colonel Dennis Nielsen.
The plane skids into a cornfield.

References

External links

[1] "100 Essential Male Film Performances: Part 4 - From Page to Screen".

[2] "A superb Bridges turns in Fearless performances".

[3] "5 for the Day: Jeff Bridges".

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 == Plot summary ==
-Max Klein is a survivor of a plane crash. Many die, including his business partner. The trauma transforms his entire life. He enters an altered state of consciousness; soon after the crash he even thinks he is dead, and begins rethinking life, death, God, and the afterlife. Existential questions start to preoccupy his life. He moves away from his wife, son, and friends but, encouraged by an aircraft company psychiatrist, he tries to break the depression and apathy of another survivor, Carla Rodrigo, who lost her baby son during the flight.  Eventually Max's increasingly dramatic attempts at pushing the boundaries between life and death succeed in jolting Carla from her uncertain state.  However, after parting company with Carla, Max remains preoccupied, which endangers his relationship with his wife and son.  Max has another, more serious near-death experience after eating strawberries, to which he has a severe allergic reaction.  He survives and (it is implied) he recovers his emotional connection to his family and the world.
+Max Klein is a survivor of a plane crash. Many die, including his business partner. The trauma transforms his entire life. He enters an altered state of consciousness; soon after the crash he even thinks he is dead, and begins rethinking life, death, God, and the afterlife. Existential questions start to preoccupy his life. He moves away from his wife, son, and friends but, encouraged by an airline contracted psychiatrist, he tries to break the depression and apathy of another survivor, Carla Rodrigo, who lost her baby son during the flight.  Eventually Max's increasingly dramatic attempts at pushing the boundaries between life and death succeed in jolting Carla from her uncertain state.  However, after parting company with Carla, Max remains preoccupied, which endangers his relationship with his wife and son.  Max has another, more serious near-death experience after eating strawberries, to which he has a severe allergic reaction.  He survives and (it is implied) he recovers his emotional connection to his family and the world.
 == Cast ==