Cradle Will Rock

Cradle Will Rock ( Original title: Cradle Will Rock ) is an American film drama from 1999 was directed by Tim Robbins, who also wrote the screenplay and co-produced the film. .

Action

The action takes place in the U.S. in the 1930s. The film begins with a young, impoverished Olive Stanton manages to sneak into a theater building to sleep there. She is discovered and thrown out. Furthermore, the samples of Marc Blitzstein's musical The Cradle Will Rock, directed by Orson Welles shown.

The Works Progress Administration shortens the promotion of Federal Theatre Project, which also provides the performances of the prepared musicals in question. The Committee on Un-American Activities raises some of the parties before communist nearby. Welles and the producer find another theater where the play could be performed. There, the performance is prevented by the Screen Actors Guild. There are arguments to the emergence of Lenin in a monumental painting, which was attached by Diego Rivera at Rockefeller Center. At the end of a demonstration in Times Square will take place and the piece is played by the spectators from.

Reviews

Movie service wrote that the film was a " large-scale moral portrait of American society at the beginning of the 30's " and a "challenging drama in a full orchestra ." However, he speak to many topics, " to deepen they can "; the characters are often " drawn superficial" only.

The magazine wrote Cinema, the film was a " gorgeous piece with revolutionary romanticism ", which was ambitious, "with more than a dozen Stars" brag. He may show " very free" actually happened one events.

Philip Strick spoke at Sight & Sound from a "relatively demonstration of dexterity " and " explosions of visual energy." Lisa Schwarzbaum at Entertainment Weekly recognized " bombast and workmanship, fervor and guts ". TV Guide: " perhaps a masterpiece [ ... ] a virtuoso style [ ... ] sensational character representations [ ... ] Robbins makes the point brilliantly in the last shot than [... ] the most sincere -won piece of dramatic irony in the recent film history."

Roger Ebert was "For that you need a script " ( "It needs a study guide ") and " ironically would be the ideal Tim Robbins Welles ".

Andy Klein in the Dallas Observer: " Robbins puts it on it to retrieve the 30s with a show of strength and pure impulse to really push us into this era. And it's a shame. His heart is in the right place ". David Ansen wrote in Newsweek: "So crammed and energetic like a big parade - and about as subtle. " Charles Taylor on the website Salon.com critical: " like putting a pamphlet in his hand pressed gets [ ... ] an atmosphere like in a circus [ ... ] for whom holds [.. Robbins ] you are? "

Awards

The film participated in the International Film Festival in Cannes in 1999 in part as competition entry, which Tim Robbins was nominated for the Golden Palm. He received in 1999 the National Board of Review Award and in 2000 the Gran Angular Award at the Sitges Festival Internacional de Cinema de Catalunya in two categories (Director, Best Picture ) as well as a prize at the Istanbul International Film Festival.

Bill Murray was nominated in 2000 for a Golden Satellite Award; he and Cherry Jones in 2000 were nominated for the Chlotrudis Award. The ensemble cast was nominated in 2000 Film Critics Society Award for online. Emily Watson was nominated in 2001 for the London Critics Circle Film Award.

Background

The film was shot in New York City. His cost of production was estimated at 32 million U.S. dollars. The world premiere took place at the International Film Festival in Cannes on May 18, 1999. The film played in theaters in the USA a about 2.9 million U.S. dollars.

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