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Myers tells Zara that he Met with Duffy, who told Myers that Senator Pullman intended to guarantee his victory by offering Senator Thompson ([[Jeffrey Wright (actor)|Jeffrey Wright]]), whose endorsement will be vital to the eventual nominee, the position of Secretary of State. |
Myers tells Zara that he Met with Duffy, who told Myers that Senator Pullman intended to guarantee his victory by offering Senator Thompson ([[Jeffrey Wright (actor)|Jeffrey Wright]]), whose endorsement will be vital to the eventual nominee, the position of Secretary of State. |
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Ida, ([[Marisa Tomei]]), Myers' friend and a reporter for the ''[[New York Times]]''reveals that the press leaked his encounter with Duffy to her, and that she will publish in unless |
Ida, ([[Marisa Tomei]]), Myers' friend and a reporter for the ''[[New York Times]]''reveals that the press leaked his encounter with Duffy to her, and that she will publish in unless Zara gives her all of the information about his meeting with Senator Thompson. |
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Myers comes to Zara for help. Zara reveals that he leaked the meeting with Duffy to Ida, and fires Myres from the campaign for showing a "lack of loyalty" in meeting with Duffy. |
Myers comes to Zara for help. Zara reveals that he leaked the meeting with Duffy to Ida, and fires Myres from the campaign for showing a "lack of loyalty" in meeting with Duffy. |
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Myers offers his services to Duffy, but Duffy doesn't want to hire Myers. In a complicated scheme, Duffy met with Myers in order to induce Myers to tell |
Myers offers his services to Duffy, but Duffy doesn't want to hire Myers. In a complicated scheme, Duffy met with Myers in order to induce Myers to tell Zara about the meeting. Duffy correctly predicted that this would lead Zara (in his paranoia) to remove Myers from Morris' campaign, thus weakening Morris. |
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Meanwhile, Molly learns that Myers has been fired and, fearing that he will use her secret to get revenge on Morris, commits suicide. Myers feels guilty about this, as he did intend to expose Morris' affair to Duffy in exchange for a job on Senator Pullman's campaign. |
Meanwhile, Molly learns that Myers has been fired and, fearing that he will use her secret to get revenge on Morris, commits suicide. Myers feels guilty about this, as he did intend to expose Morris' affair to Duffy in exchange for a job on Senator Pullman's campaign. |
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Myers later confronts Morris, and tells Morris that he will expose the affair with Molly if Morris doesn't fire |
Myers later confronts Morris, and tells Morris that he will expose the affair with Molly if Morris doesn't fire Zara, hire Myers to take Zara's place as Senior Campaign Manager, and offer Senator Thompson the Vice Presidency in exchange for Thompson's support. Morris relents, and Zara compliments Myers on using his own secrets to his advantage. |
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Now Senior Campaign Manager, Myers attends a press conference organized by Ida. He suddenly realizes that Duffy was right, and he has betrayed everything he believed in for success and revenge. Disgusted with himself, Myers considers revealing the truth behind his return to Morris' campaign and exposing Morris' secrets. |
Now Senior Campaign Manager, Myers attends a press conference organized by Ida. He suddenly realizes that Duffy was right, and he has betrayed everything he believed in for success and revenge. Disgusted with himself, Myers considers revealing the truth behind his return to Morris' campaign and exposing Morris' secrets. |
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| The Ides of March | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | George Clooney |
| Screenplay by | George Clooney Grant Heslov Beau Willimon |
| Produced by | George Clooney Grant Heslov Brian Oliver |
| Starring | Ryan Gosling George Clooney Philip Seymour Hoffman Paul Giamatti Marisa Tomei Jeffrey Wright Evan Rachel Wood |
| Cinematography | Phedon Papamichael |
| Edited by | Stephen Mirrione |
| Music by | Alexandre Desplat |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 101 minutes[1] |
| Country | Template:Film US |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $12.5 million[2] |
| Box office | $10,400,000[3] |
The Ides of March is a 2011 American political drama film directed by George Clooney from a screenplay written by Clooney, along with Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon. The film is an adaptation of Willimon's 2008 play Farragut North. It stars Ryan Gosling, Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Marisa Tomei, Jeffrey Wright and Evan Rachel Wood.
The Ides of March was featured as the opening film at the 68th Venice International Film Festival and was shown at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival.[4] It received a wide theatrical release on October 7, 2011.
Plot
Stephen Myers (Ryan Gosling) is the Junior Campaign Manager for Mike Morris (George Clooney), Governor of Pennsylvania and a Democratic presidential candidate, competing against Arkansas Senator Ted Pullman (Michael Mantell). Myers and Senior Campaign Manager Paul Zara (Philip Seymour Hoffman) are attempting to enlist Ohio's support for Morris, which would nearly guarantee his nomination.
After a debate, Myers is approached by rival Campaign Manager Tom Duffy (Paul Giamatti). Myers calls Zara, who doesn't pick up. Myers leaves a message that something is important. Myers meets with Duffy, and Duffy offers him a position in Senator Pullman's campaign. Myers refuses, and asserts that he believes in Morris' political views. Duffy tells Myers that his optimism won't last, and that Morris will eventually be cynical and corrupt like the other candidates. Zara calls Morris back and asks what was important but Myers conceals his meeting with Duffy.
Myers starts a sexual relationship with Molly Stearns (Evan Rachel Wood), an intern for Morris' campaign and daughter of Jack Stearns, the chairman of the Democratic National Committee. One night, Myers discovers that Morris is trying to call Molly. She and Morris had a brief sexual liaison at a previous campaign stop in Iowa several weeks previously, and Molly is pregnant with Morris' baby. Myers helps her raise money for an abortion and drives her to the clinic.
Myers tells Zara that he Met with Duffy, who told Myers that Senator Pullman intended to guarantee his victory by offering Senator Thompson (Jeffrey Wright), whose endorsement will be vital to the eventual nominee, the position of Secretary of State.
Ida, (Marisa Tomei), Myers' friend and a reporter for the New York Timesreveals that the press leaked his encounter with Duffy to her, and that she will publish in unless Zara gives her all of the information about his meeting with Senator Thompson.
Myers comes to Zara for help. Zara reveals that he leaked the meeting with Duffy to Ida, and fires Myres from the campaign for showing a "lack of loyalty" in meeting with Duffy.
Myers offers his services to Duffy, but Duffy doesn't want to hire Myers. In a complicated scheme, Duffy met with Myers in order to induce Myers to tell Zara about the meeting. Duffy correctly predicted that this would lead Zara (in his paranoia) to remove Myers from Morris' campaign, thus weakening Morris.
Meanwhile, Molly learns that Myers has been fired and, fearing that he will use her secret to get revenge on Morris, commits suicide. Myers feels guilty about this, as he did intend to expose Morris' affair to Duffy in exchange for a job on Senator Pullman's campaign.
Myers later confronts Morris, and tells Morris that he will expose the affair with Molly if Morris doesn't fire Zara, hire Myers to take Zara's place as Senior Campaign Manager, and offer Senator Thompson the Vice Presidency in exchange for Thompson's support. Morris relents, and Zara compliments Myers on using his own secrets to his advantage.
Now Senior Campaign Manager, Myers attends a press conference organized by Ida. He suddenly realizes that Duffy was right, and he has betrayed everything he believed in for success and revenge. Disgusted with himself, Myers considers revealing the truth behind his return to Morris' campaign and exposing Morris' secrets.
The movie ends before Myers' decision is revealed.
Cast
- Ryan Gosling as Stephen Myers, the mastermind behind Morris' campaign[5]
- George Clooney as Mike Morris, Governor of Pennsylvania and a Democratic presidential candidate[5]
- Paul Giamatti as Tom Duffy, a rival campaign manager[6]
- Marisa Tomei as Ida Horowicz, a reporter for the New York Times[6]
- Evan Rachel Wood as Molly Stearns, an intern for Morris' campaign[6]
- Philip Seymour Hoffman as Paul Zara, Morris' campaign manager and Meyrs' superior and mentor[7]
- Max Minghella as Ben Harpen[7]
- Jeffrey Wright[7] as Senator Thompson
Production
In October 2010, Variety reported that Clooney signed on to produce, direct, and star in the film adaptation of Beau Willimon's Broadway play Farragut North. Exclusive Media Group, Cross Creek Pictures, Smoke House Pictures, and Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way Productions financed the film.[6] Filming in Cincinnati, Ohio began in February 2011 in Downtown Cincinnati at Fountain Square, Over-the-Rhine historic district, Northside, Mount Lookout, Xavier University, other neighborhoods and at Miami University's Farmer School of Business.[8][9] Principal photography also took place in Downtown Detroit and Ann Arbor, Michigan. On March 14, filming began at the University of Michigan and included 1,000 extras.[10]
Release
The Ides of March premiered on August 31, 2011 as the opening film of the 68th Venice International Film Festival.[11] Sony Pictures Entertainment bought the distribution rights for the United States and Canada. Sony wanted Clooney to keep the play's title, but The Ides of March was finalized.[5] The Ides of March was originally planned to have a limited release in December 2011 and a wide release in January 2012.[5] However, Sony eventually moved the film's opening date to October 14, 2011.[12] This was later moved again, to October 7, 2011.
Critical reception
The film received positive reviews. Rotten Tomatoes reports that 82% of 131 critics have given the film a positive review, with a rating average of 8.2 out of 10.[13] Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, gives the film a score of 67 based on 42 reviews.[14] CinemaScore polls reported that the average grade moviegoers gave the film was a B on an A plus to F scale.[15]
According to A. O. Scott, the film is "in large part the tale of a professional politico's loss of innocence. Not Morris's, but that of Stephen Meyers, a young hotshot on the governor’s campaign staff who is played, with sad-eyed intensity, by Ryan Gosling." But "it is difficult, really, to connect this fable to the world it pretends to represent. Whatever happens in 2012, within either party or in the contest between them, it seems fair to say that quite a lot will be at stake. That is not the case in The Ides of March, which is less an allegory of the American political process than a busy, foggy, mildly entertaining antidote to it."[16]
Accolades
On September 9, 2011, the film won the Brian Prize at the 68th Venice International Film Festival.[17]
References
- ^ "The Ides of March (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 2011-09-12. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
- ^ Kaufman, Amy (October 6, 2011). "Movie Projector: 'Real Steel' to crush 'Ides of March'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
- ^ "The Ides of March (2011)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com. Retrieved October 9, 2011.
- ^ "TIFF 2011: U2, Brad Pitt, George Clooney Films Featured At 2011 Toronto International Film Festival". The Huffington Post. The Canadian Press. July 26, 2011. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
- ^ a b c d Fischer, Russ (November 2, 2010). "Sony Picks up George Clooney's 'The Ides of March' For December 2011 Release". /Film. Archived from the original on September 18, 2011. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d McNary, Dave (October 27, 2010). "Clooney to direct Gosling in 'Ides of March'". Variety. Reed Business Information. Archived from the original on September 18, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c "The Ides of March (2011)". All Media Guide (published by The New York Times. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
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{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Kiesewetter, John (February 28, 2011). "Clooney team films 'Ides' at fast pace". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Gannett Company. Archived from the original on September 18, 2011. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Movie extras needed for George Clooney film in Ann Arbor". WXYZ. February 15, 2011. Archived from the original on September 18, 2011. Retrieved September 18, 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Vivarelli, Nick (June 22, 2011). "Venice confirms 'Ides' as opener". Variety. Reed Business Information. Archived from the original on September 18, 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Sony Sets Release Date for George Clooney's 'The Ides of March'". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. March 3, 2011. Archived from the original on September 18, 2011. Retrieved April 11, 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "The Ides of March (2011)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
- ^ "The Ides of March Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
- ^ Kaufman, Amy (October 9, 2011). "Box Office: 'Real Steel' KOs competition, including George Clooney". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 9, 2011.
- ^ Scott, A. O. "Estranged Bedfellows". The New York Times. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
- ^ "Brian Award at Venice Film Festival 2011" (in Italian). Union of Rationalist Atheists and Agnostics. September 9, 2011. Archived from the original on September 18, 2011. Retrieved September 18, 2011.
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