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Philip KaufmanCinematography:
Rogier StoffersComposer:
Javier NavarreteCast:
Nicole Kidman, Clive Owen, Robert Duvall, Parker Posey, Connie Nielsen, Rodrigo Santoro, Jeffrey Jones, Tony Shalhoub, Molly Parker, David Strathairn (more)VOD (4)
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Powerful drama that recounts one of the great love stories of the 20th century: the relationship between literary giant Ernest Hemingway and trailblazing war correspondent Martha Gellhorn. Nicole Kidman and Clive Owen star. Starring Clive Owen and Nicole Kidman and directed by Philip Kaufman, Hemingway & Gellhorn recounts the passionate love affair and tumultuous marriage of Ernest Hemingway and the trailblazing war correspondent Martha Gellhorn - as it follows the adventurous writers through seven countries, from the Spanish Civil War and beyond. The combined magnetism of Hemingway and Gellhorn made them one of the first celebrity power couples and ushered them into social circles that include the elite of Hollywood, the aristocracy of the literary world and the First Family of the United States. As witnesses to history they covered some of the great conflicts of their time. (official distributor synopsis)
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Wonderful television work. Kidman and Owen shine and play some of their best roles. And the story of Gellhorn and Hemingway's marriage is an excellent subject for them. Despite the minimal budget, there are many very creative ideas to relive the ups and downs of 1936-1945 in a very authentic way. There's no need to simulate all those war conflicts because there's a lot of documentary footage mixed in with the new footage and it works. The blending of color and sepia is very effective. Sometimes it's really great to see those big movie faces in more intimate TV productions. For Kidman, the path from Gellhorn to HBO was to Big Little Lies, and that was and is another triumph. If you are also tempted by this marriage in book form, I recommend Paula McLain's novel "Love and Ruin"; it is the next book in the series, the author having previously covered another of Hemingway's wives, Hadley Richardson, in her novel "The Paris Wife."
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I understand that Hemingway was a pretty unbearable character with all his drinking, but I think that when the creators decided to turn his life into a biopic, in which one of his wives also played an important part, they could at least make it in the way that I would enjoy. The acting performances are great, but the movie suffers from being incredibly long and very boring.
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