The frontier of the old west has rarely been evoked as a more miserable, barren land than it is in this melancholy novel by the author of the shootist. Four pioneer women, all of them wives, for one reason or another have gone insane in a territory lacking an asylum. Those scenes, to me, were great examples of a different time, a time when life was hard and people died. See the complete the trailsman series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. She could plow, she could shoot, and she wasnt afraid to take on duties that other men shied away from. Nov, 2014 the homesman lacks the scope and depth of jones dynamite 2005 directorial debut, the three burials of melquiades estrada. In the homesman, why did mary bee hang herself screenprism. A period drama with a stellar cast, based on the glendon swarhout novel. In the homesman 2014, mary bee hilary swank was the antithesis of a regular woman in 1850. She employs a feisty lowlife drifter, george biggs jones, to join her. Nov, 2014 in the homesman, a most unromantic american west hilary swank and tommy lee jones play two very different people taking a dangerous trip across the arid plains in a beautifully photographed film.
The screenplay by jones, kieran fitzgerald and wesley oliver is based on the 1988 novel of the same name by glendon swarthout. Nov 14, 2014 when three women living on the edge of the american frontier are driven to the brink, the task of saving them from their surroundings falls to independentminded mary bee cuddy swank. May 18, 2014 the homesman an absorbing, melancholy look at the hard lot of women in the old west. It would rain cats and dogs, then stop, then drip awhile, then stop while it made up its m.
Spoilers a question about the ending of the homesman 2014. Women are the center of the action, women drive the action forward, women are not only damsels in distress but heroic figures of grit and courage sometimes in the same moment. Soon to be a major film directed by and starring tommy lee jones and costarring meryl streep, hilary swank, and john lithgow, this classic western novel captures the devastating realities of early pioneers in the american west through the eyes of one extraordinary woman. A homesman must be found to escort a handful of them back east to a sanitarium. The men are helpless bystanders or ambiguous allies. Tommy lee jones rustles up fine feminist western, homesman. Spend six months trapped inside a dark sodhouse with sickly children, your food and firewood running low, and your nearest neighbor many. Hailed as a feminist western by some, the homesman only is up to a point. The homesman by glendon swarthout overdrive rakuten. Our goal is to save you time and money by sharing our thoughts and recommendations on which movies to race to theaters for, which to watch at home and those to actively avoid. Have a look below to see the official score list for the 2014 western movie, the homesman.
Alternate ending was formed when three friends realized they all shared a passion for movies. Twitter tommy lee jones in competition western stars hilary swank, john lithgow, james spader, hailee. The homesman quotes by glendon swarthout goodreads. When three women living on the edge of the american frontier are driven to the brink, the task of saving them from their surroundings falls to independentminded mary bee cuddy swank. I dont understand the ending of the movie and was wondering if anyone else can shed some light on the rest of the movie after tommy lee jones drops off the three women. Mar 06, 1988 the homesman went off on a strange tangent and i found myself not really caring how it was going to end. Tommy lee jones and hilary swank are unforgettable in a ruthless, classic western both leads are stunning in a bleak. But, the first and last times she speaks in the film, shes proposing to a man who turns her down. Parents need to know that the homesman is a western based on a novel by glendon swarthout with disturbing material, mostly related to three frontier women who go insane. Spoilers a question about the ending of the homesman. The homesman hilary swank and tommy lee jones go west with volatile cargo 4 out of 5 stars. The homesman is a 2014 historical drama set in the 1850s midwest, directed by tommy lee jones. Soon to be a major motion picture directed by tommy lee jones, the homesman is a devastating story of early pioneers in 1850s american west.
But jones and swank, walking the tightrope between comic and tragic. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. We all know tommy lee jones is a great actor but hes also a really fine filmmaker, i thought that after his first film, the three burials of melquiades. Dec 10, 2014 and therein lay the challenge of costuming the homesman, a bleak frontier tale that finds mary bee cuddy, a desperate, homely spinster played by hilary swank, and george briggs, a noaccount drifter played by the films director and one of its writers, tommy lee jones, on a fiveweek journey to guide three disturbed women across the. One of swarthouts skeletons, the old colts, the melodeon, etc.
Soon to be a major motion picture directed by tommy lee jones. The homesman is a 2014 frenchamerican period drama film produced and directed by tommy lee jones, based on the 1988 novel of the same name by glendon swarthout. Nov 05, 2014 the homesman soundtrack list 2014 complete tracklist, movie score details, the entire ost playlist, all songs played in the movie and in the trailer and who sings them. Anyone who imagines that a homesteaders life on americas great plains was all little house on the prairie hasnt tried it. Set on the great plains in the mid1800s, the homesman aims for a story thats poignant and told sparely. May 18, 2014 the homesman was a tragedy and because of it, some people might not be able to pallet the story. Nov 28, 2014 the homesman movie clip meeting 2014 tommy lee jones, hilary swank movie hd duration. This book, the homesman, caught my eye at costco because of the cover. Complete summary of glendon swarthouts the homesman.
The homesman is a remarkable western delving into numerous social issues all but ignored by other films of the genre such as the role of marriage, the churchs role in society, womens role in. Nov 14, 2014 the point of the homesman, directed by tommy lee jones and based on glendon swarthouts novel of the same name, is not that these adjectives are inappropriate. The homesman is a devastating story of early pioneers in 1850s american west. The west, as seen in the homesman, is an unforgiving place, with flashes of stark and nightmarish beauty. I am a fan of tommy lee jones so this piqued my interest. Adapted from a novel by glendon swarthout who also wrote the book on which the john wayne movie the shootist was based, tommy lee joness the homesman might be described as the african queen on the range, but with less happy an ending. The homesman stars hilary swank and tommy lee jones the. It was a what an odd and ultimately disappointing read this was. Set in the unforgiving landscape of 1850 nebraska the movie follows the experiences of several people trying to cope with the isolation and brutality of nineteenth century frontier life. Its an unusual story about four women who loose their minds after a hard winter in the nebraska territory in the 1850s. Mary bee cuddy is a 30ish spinster, tough as nails but yearning for a man, who has set up a nice homestead out near the town of loup, in oklahoma territory. The film stars jones and hilary swank and also features meryl streep, grace gummer, miranda otto, hailee steinfeld, john lithgow, and james spader. By default, mary bee cuddy is chosen as the homesman, the person who will.
Three women have lost their minds in the homesman, but honestly, everyone you meet in the film is slightly crazy, the homesman most of all. Three women who have been driven mad by pioneer life are to be transported across the country by covered wagon by the pious, independentminded mary bee cuddy, who in turn employs lowlife drifter george briggs to assist her. I purchased the book on amazon cheaper and read it in about three sittings. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the homesman. Nov 14, 2014 hilary swank in the homesman roadside attractions the homesman.
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