Has some odd stuff to it, but seems true to the time period, which it depicts. Sofia coppolas won the 2017 best director award in cannes, with this remake of clint eastwood s 1971 drama, also based on thomas p. She manages to get him back to the school, and at first, the allfemale staff and pupils are scared. Eastwood was born on may 31, 1930 at saint francis memorial hospital in san francisco, california to ruth nee runner. Clint eastwood is torn between his love and his life in this tense drama about a. When a shirtless clint eastwood starred in the beguiled in 1971 he played a wounded yankee soldier who finds refuge from the civil war on the grounds of a southern girls school he was the. Great actors clint eastwood, geraldine page and elizabeth hartmann star in this the 5th film produced by malpaso films. Jul, 2017 based on a novel by thomas cullinan, the beguiled is a remake of the 1971 clint eastwood film of the same name. On the louisiana set of clint eastwoods 1971 original.
Clint eastwood is torn between his love and his life in this tense drama about a wounded union soldier sheltered by a girls academy in the south during the height of the civil war. The beguiled and the big sick sofia coppolas civil war movie, starring nicole kidman, kirsten dunst, and colin farrell, and a comedy starring and cowritten by kumail nanjiani. May 24, 2017 don siegels 1971 civil war drama the beguiled, starring clint eastwood as a wounded union soldier hiding out at a girls boarding school in rural mississippi, is a quintessential film. The beguiled is the story of a union soldier who is found wounded by the girls of a boarding school in a confederate area, during the american civil war. The movies appeal comes from its careful manipulation of atmosphere and theme.
Looks like they have remade the 1971 movie the beguiled. During the civil war, a wounded union soldier is sheltered by the headmistress and students of a. The beguiled is een amerikaanse dramafilm uit 1971 onder regie van don. Eastwood plays an injured union army corporal during the civil war who is taken in by a southern school for girls until he recovers from his wounds. With clint eastwood, geraldine page, elizabeth hartman, jo ann harris. Nicole kidman and colin farrell in the beguiled, 2017 left, and geraldine page and clint eastwood in the beguiled, 1971 right. The beguiled trailer directed by don siegel and starring clint eastwood, charlie briggs, george dunn, charles martin, matt clark. During the civil war, a wounded union soldier is sheltered by the headmistress and students of a girls academy in the south. While imprisoned in a confederate girls boarding school, an injured union soldier cons his way into each of the lonely womens hearts, causing them to turn on each other, and eventually, on him. The beguiled is one of my favorite clint eastwood films, and a departure from his typical early roles.
No clint eastwood to be found in this one but in his place, colin farrell. The beguiled is a remake of a 1971 clint eastwood movie, set during the civil war. Apr 01, 1971 donald siegels the beguiled, which opened yesterday at the cinerama and the r. The allstar cast includes colin farrell, nicole kidman, kirsten dunst and. Interesting movie about a soldier from the north during the american civil war. In three words, sofia coppolas new film the beguiled casually dispenses with one of the great shames of the american republic. Its definitely the most offbeat, a gothic western set during the civil war. Eastwood was nicknamed samson by the hospital nurses because he.
As the costly american civil war still rages on, a twelveyearold student of the. Clint eastwood is star of siegels the beguiled the. A 12yearold southern girl comes across a severely wounded yankee soldier. Interesting movie about a soldier from the north during the american civil war 186165 that is given refuge in a girls academy in the south after he is found wounded and things get complex as the plot thickens.
Clint plays john mcburney, a wounded, halfdead yankee found in the woods by one of the girls from miss marthas seminary for young ladies. The beguiled, a 1966 novel about the american civil war by thomas p. Clever psychosexual drama about a wounded union soldier clint eastwood who seeks refuge in an isolated confederate school for young women during the civil war. I was blown away by the 1971 version of this movie with clint eastwood and geraldine page. The original 1971 version of the film, directed by don siegel and starring clint eastwood, was a work of civil war era pulp fiction, but coppolas remake seems gauzy and discreet, given less to. Coppolas film is an elegant southern gothic tale of masculine charms and feminine vengeance, completely stripped of its historical and racial context.
Clint eastwood gran torino 2008 bites the apple as a world champion charlatan for the first 23 of beguiled. Sofia coppola defends erasure of slavery in civil warera. Donald siegels the beguiled, which opened yesterday at the cinerama and the r. A wounded union soldier is sheltered at a girls boarding school in rural virginia during the american civil war, igniting pentup passions and jealousy in this pale imitation of the 1971 clint eastwood classic, itself based on the 1966 southern gothic novel a painted devil by thomas p. With a broken leg he is nursed back to health with the help of the school owner martha farnsworth geraldine page as the rest of the women tend to him. Geraldine page takes your breath away, and clint is excellent as the northern civil war soldier stud. The leg amputation scene was edited by the censors for the films original uk cinema. The beguiled 1971 offbeat civil war drama in which a wounded yankee soldier, after finding refuge in an isolated girls school in the south towards the end of the war.
Clint eastwood is star of siegels the beguiled the new. She helps the soldier walk to the isolated boarding school for girls she attends. During the civil war, injured yankee soldier corporal john mcburney clint eastwood is rescued on the verge of death by a teenage girl from a southern boarding school. He soon discovers that the ladies hospitality had a hidden agenda. The beguiled is a 2017 american southern gothic film written and directed by sofia coppola, based on the novel of the same name originally published as a painted devil by thomas p. The beguiled is a 1971 gothic horror feature film adaptation of a 1966 novel writted by thomas p. Feb 08, 2017 looks like they have remade the 1971 movie the beguiled. The beguiled is a 1971 american southern gothic film directed by don siegel, starring clint eastwood and geraldine page. During the american civil war in 1863, amy, a 12yearold student at the miss martha farnsworth seminary for.
A comparison of the 1971 and 2017 versions of the beguiled. Apr, 2016 the beguiled was the third of five collaborations between star clint eastwood and director don siegel. Beguiled, the 1971 internet movie firearms database. The film marks the third of five collaborations between. Directed by don siegel, with whom eastwood collaborated on several films, it was made a year before eastwoods directorial debut with play misty for me. A doublebill of the beguiled, thomas cullinans source novel is a civil war drama positing a tantalizing scenario where a wounded union soldier fetches up in a southern allgirls school, nurtured to recovery by the apparently goodwilled women but also subjected to temptations from female gazes and one false move, he will go through purgatory of his sorry life.
During the civil war a wounded union soldier is sheltered by the headmistress and students of a girls academy in the south. Clint eastwood, as a wounded yankee soldier, charms. Three years into the american civil war, in 1864, the dilapidated mansion of miss martha farnsworths seminary for young ladies is still running, occupied by the matriarch, a teacher and five students in spanish mossdraped virginia. In the middle of a civil war battle, union soldier john mcbee mcburney eastwood is severely wounded and separated from his company behind confederate lines. The beguiled 1971 offbeat civil war drama in which a wounded yankee soldier, after finding refuge in an isolated girls school in the south towards the end of the war, becomes the object of the. During her sons fame, ruth was known by the surname of her second husband, john belden wood 192004, whom she married after the death of clinton sr. He is found by 12 year old amy, who takes him to an allgirls school run by. The beguiled 1971 is a drama film directed by don siegel, starring clint eastwood and geraldine page. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title beguiled. Great american director don siegel escape from alcatraz 1979 has said that beguiled has. A wounded union soldier is sheltered at a girls boarding school in rural virginia during the american civil war, igniting pentup passions and jealousy in this pale imitation of the 1971 clint eastwood classic, itself based on the 1966 southern gothic novel a. Watch the beguiled 1970 full movie free online streaming.
The beguiled remake trailer american civil war forums. One of clint eastwood s least eastwood like roles adds to the intrigue. Rent the beguiled 1971 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. The beguiled 1971 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Slowly, eastwood begins to seduce every girl in sight, until the tables are turned and he becomes the pursued in an unsettling, gothictoned finale. It revealed so much about female sexuality and repressed desire and the relationships between women. An injured civil war soldier clint eastwood takes refuge in a fancy southern girls school and quickly becomes the center of attention as the girls clamor for his affections, and the headmistress geraldine page freely practices her surgical skills on him.
During the making of this movie, clint eastwood directed his first movie. I was intrigued by the amount of vitamin pills he took before each meal. It sounds like a readymade soap its a remake of a clint eastwood starrer from 1971, also called the beguiled but. Clint eastwood is not dirty harry or a cowboy here. It stars nicole kidman, kirsten dunst, and elle fanning. Saw this on hbo, then the remake was on directky afterward. During the stay, more and more strange events begin to take place. The film stars clint eastwood as a wounded civil war veteran who is taken in by a boarding school composed entirely of confederate women. The eastwood movie was proudly overripe, and its caveman sexual politics in line with dirty harry, which came later that same year turned the beguiled into a. Possibly the oddest of all clint eastwood s westerns in that,despite its civil war setting, it has more in. The beguiled, sofia coppolas new film, looks like a historical drama its set in virginia during the civil war but it often behaves more like a fairy tale. Clint eastwood and geraldine page star in this tense psychological drama of love and betrayal.
Elizabeth hartman, scary, and the rest of the cast brilliant. Director don siegel and eastwood made this film just prior. During the civil war union corporal john mcburney clint eastwood is wounded and is discovered in the woods by a young girl from a school for women in louisiana. Sofia coppola has responded to backlash against the way her film the beguiled has eliminated slavery in the civil war era south in a column published at indiewire, the filmmaker explained.
During the civil war, a wounded union soldier is sheltered by the. Clint and i were having lunch in his trailer one day while shooting two mules for sister sara. Actor clint eastwood and 11yearold pamelyn ferdin are photographed in april 1970 on the set of director don siegels civil war era drama the beguiled at ashlandbelle helene plantation home. As the costly american civil war still rages on, a twelveyearold student of the forgotten. Its a battle of the sexes in sofia coppolas the beguiled. Jun 20, 2017 lost in adaptation sofia coppolas the beguiled cuts the books black characters, whitewashing its tale of the civil war era south. Clint eastwood a list of 42 titles created 2 months ago us siegel don a list of 34 titles created 26 jun 2017 see all related lists. The beguiled 1971 cast and crew offbeat civil war drama in which a wounded yankee soldier, after finding refuge in an isolated girls school in the south towards the end of the war. Jul 15, 2017 sofia coppola has responded to backlash against the way her film the beguiled has eliminated slavery in the civil war era south in a column published at indiewire, the filmmaker explained. Don siegel and clint eastwood used their combined box office clout to get universal to make this arty, ambrose biercelike civil war gothic melodrama full of notsorepressed psychosexuality. As his health returns his desire increases, but can he trust these enemy women not to turn him in. Rent the beguiled 1971 starring clint eastwood and geraldine page on dvd and bluray. However, when a young student stumbles upon corporal john mcburney. Oct 02, 2017 interesting movie about a soldier from the north during the american civil war 186165 that is given refuge in a girls academy in the south after he is found wounded and things get complex as the plot thickens.
Sofia coppola on how she turned clint eastwoods macho the. The script was written by albert maltz and is based on the 1966 southern gothic novel written by thomas cullinan, originally titled a painted devil. Clint eastwood and geraldine page star in this tense psychological drama of love. The allstar cast includes colin farrell, nicole kidman, kirsten dunst and elle fanning. Its a gothic tale set in the civil war and as such all the films action, or lack thereof, takes place inside a house populated by southern belles of all ages and shapes. In the last third, the suspense really takes off, and particularly geraldine page sweet bird of youth 1962, who plays headmistress martha, does outstandingly. During the brief period between clint eastwoods string of spaghetti westerns and his dirty harry films, he and director don siegel teamed up to make this unusual picture. In this film, clint eastwood plays a wounded union soldier during the civil war who takes refuge in a prim southern girls school overseen by geraldine page. During the civil war, a wounded union soldier is sheltered by. Contentsshow plot close to the end of the american civil war, injured yankee soldier john mcburney is rescued on the verge of death by a.
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