Nov 03, 2011 the biggest star of alexander paynes the descendants is clearly george clooney. The descendants, butter added to 2011 chicago international film festival. George clooney is an academy award winning american actor, producer, and director. Alexander payne adapts kaui hart hemmings novel for the screen in true cinematic fashion. With a great role for a movie star, an idyllic setting and the best dialogue of. Alexander paynes 2011 family dramedy the descendants takes place in hawaii, so who better to occupy the films soundtrack than some of the regions most notable musical icons. The descendants trailer george clooney searches for his oscar. His movies included three kings 1999, o brother, where art thou. The first clip from director alexander paynes the descendants has been released. George clooney gives oscarworthy performance in the. The descendants with george clooney superb the seattle. Clooney gives one of his best performances in this film directed and cowritten by alexander payne, who in sideways 2004. Whenever george clooney is not playing a slick cool guy or a handsome but bumbling dimwit in one of the coen brothers films he generally settles into what one could call troubled man mode see. Feb 23, 2012 the descendants is a sneakily profound film made by an artist in peak form.
Because of the whole cheating aspect, this probably isnt a film that could have been released during the production code era. In fact, the film covers just few days following a fatal accident by the wife of george clooney s protagonist, and how he and his family copes with the tragedy. The descendants trailer george clooney searches for. The descendants is a remarkable film on many levels. The film, set in hawaii, starred george clooney as a welltodo lawyer reevaluating his life and his family relationships after an accident puts his wife in a. The descendants is an extraordinarily beautiful film, in basically every aspect. George clooney plays the kind of man he isnt in the descendants ambivalent about life, uncertain about his role as father and husband, a passive link in a long hawaiian chain. May 26, 2011 the descendants stars clooney as matt king, a land baron who attempts to reconnect with his estranged daughters after his wife suffers a boating accident that leaves her out of commission.
Having fared well at festivals and widely predicted as a bestpicture candidate, the new family drama the descendants arrives today from director alexander payne sideways and star george clooney, who plays an impassive father stunned by a family crisis. The film stars george clooney, shailene woodley, amara miller, beau bridges, judy greer, matthew lillard, and robert forster, and was released by fox. The descendants is a 2011 film about a hawaiian land baron who tries to reconnect with his two daughters after his wife is seriously injured in a boating accident. Payne and the central character of his film, matt king george clooney, embrace and dispel these cliches. The descendants, directed by alexander payne sideways, about schmidt and starring george clooney, shailene woodley and beau.
George clooney, the star of paynes new movie the descendants, certainly knew what he was talking about. It was directed and cowritten by alexander payne, whose election and sideways elevated two tired movie cliches a highschool bitch goddess and buddies on the road into character studies that were both complex and faultlessly entertaining. Best adapted screenplay alexander payne, nat faxon and jim rash 5. Just like in a real life, there is not much drama for the most part. The descendants with george clooney superb the seattle times. The film stars george clooney as a hawaii based lawyer. George clooney, american actor and filmmaker who was a popular leading man and a respected director and screenwriter. George clooney is a relatively uninvolved dad who has to. Best film editing the descendants is the latest of hollywoods ongoing love affair with kauai which started back in the 1950s with the filming of the movie south pacific. He made his debut as an extra on the tv series centennial 1978. Transcript for george clooney delivers in the descendants.
George clooney was 49 in the descendants when he played the character matt king. Wolfgang petersen practically drowned the actor 10 years earlier during filming of the. The descendants is a 2011 american comedydrama film directed by alexander payne. That may lead you to expect a pleasant good time, but this film is so much more than that. Farzandan is a 2015 iranian drama telefilm directed by yaser talebi and produced by mitra roohimanesh. Descendants, an animated short film voiced by whoopi goldberg descendents 2008 film, a chilean experimental horror film the descendants, a 2011 american drama film directed by alexander payne with george clooney. The film stars george clooney, that splendid hollywood anachronism of smart, cool, liberal charm.
Between his lack of experience as a fulltime parent, having to deal with his rebellious teenage daughters dorky boyfriend, and discovering that his wife. This is an exceptional film from alexander payne, one that causes a rather impressive mix of different emotions, often within short moments of each other. Can anyone possibly tell me the name and location of the bar where matt king george clooney meets with cousin hugh beau bridges in the descendants film. The film stars george clooney, shailene woodley, amara miller, beau bridges, judy greer, matthew lillard, and robert forster, and was released by fox searchlight pictures in the united states on. George clooney has come a long way since his days as an 80s television.
May 04, 2020 george clooney, american actor and filmmaker who was a popular leading man and a respected director and screenwriter. The descendants looks to joins the ranks of those movies that feature the onetime er heartthrob as a fellow whos lost his way in. Nov 11, 2011 george clooney, the star of paynes new movie the descendants, certainly knew what he was talking about. The descendants is subtle, unabashedly sweet and, above all, honest. Ryan gosling, george clooney in the ides of march film news.
In fact, the film covers just few days following a fatal accident by the wife of george clooneys protagonist, and how he and his family copes with the tragedy. Payne sideways, about schmidt has always been one to cast the environment as one of the central characters in his films, and his choice to let island favorites from the likes of gabby pahinui. Written by alexander payne, nat faxon, and jim rash, based on the novel by kaui hart hemmings. The descendants paints a richly convincing family portrait at once painfully funny and profoundly poignant. Nov 23, 2011 the descendants, directed by alexander payne sideways, about schmidt and starring george clooney, shailene woodley and beau bridges, is a wonderful new movie that tells the story of a. The descendants trailer starring george clooney collider. The biggest star of alexander paynes the descendants is clearly george clooney. But theres another major player with a prominent role in the directors new film. En espanol you dont have to be in middle age or beyond to appreciate.
May 10, 2011 the first clip from director alexander paynes the descendants has been released. The first trailer for the descendants, alexander paynes first feature film as director since sideways in 2004, set up a lot of story. Lr actors shailene woodley, george clooney, barbara l. The fortysomething matt descends from the union in the 1840s between a missionarys. With george clooney, shailene woodley, amara miller, nick krause. See more ideas about descendants, disney descendants and decendants. The descendants 2011 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Alexander paynes the descendants not just for the kids. Alexander paynes strikingly original film balances the intimacy of family tragedy with the expansive politics of dynastic inheritance in the years most human comedy. When his wife is in a boating accident and is left in a coma, he has to care. George clooney gives one of his very best performances, and the rest of the cast is nothing short of great. The descendants is a sneakily profound film made by an artist in peak form. In a voiceover at the beginning of the descendants, matt king george clooney challenges the myth, endemic among mainlanders, that hawaii, where he lives, is a paradise on earth. George clooney is in very top form in a film that will connect with any audience looking for a genuine human story, meaning fox searchlight should be.
From alexander payne, the creator of the oscarwinning sideways, set in hawaii, the descendants is a sometimes humorous, sometimes tragic. Nov 16, 2011 in a voiceover at the beginning of the descendants, matt king george clooney challenges the myth, endemic among mainlanders, that hawaii, where he lives, is a paradise on earth. This is not a film with a plot that is action packed. The film stars george clooney as a wealthy landowner who tries to reconnect with his daughters. The actor has enjoyed a long and successful career, capped off by his most recent oscar nomination for the descendants. Adapted from kaui hart hemmings novel of the same name, the descendants is primarily a movie about matt king clooney, a disengaged father of two young girls. George clooney delivers in the descendants video abc news. George clooney is in very top form in a film that will connect with any audience looking for a genuine human story, meaning fox. Nov 17, 2011 the descendants follows matthew king george clooney, a land baron, trying to cope with his wife, elizabeth, in a coma and two difficult daughters. Today he is 59, and has starred in 65 movies in total, 11 since the descendants was released. The descendants follows matthew king george clooney, a land baron, trying to cope with his wife, elizabeth, in a coma and two difficult daughters. Nov 17, 2011 the descendants is subtle, unabashedly sweet and, above all, honest. The descendants is a 2011 dramedy film, directed by alexander payne and based on a novel by kaui hart hemmings.
From alexander payne, the creator of the oscarwinning sideways, set in hawaii, the descendants is a sometimes humorous, sometimes tragic journey for matt king george clooney an indifferent. George clooney manages to turn in a careerbest performance as a father of two daughters in the hawaiianset the descendants. See more ideas about descendants, the descendants 2011 and george clooney. With a great role for a movie star, an idyllic setting and the best dialogue of the yearthis might be the years oscar. At this point in his accomplished, eclectic career, george clooney enjoys the luxury of taking his pick of film projects that inspire him. A land baron tries to reconnect with his two daughters after his wife is seriously injured in a boating accident.
Southern and robert forster star in the descendants. Clooney gives one of his best performances in this film directed and cowritten by alexander payne, who in sideways 2004 and about schmidt 2002, showed a. The plot concerns an iranian jewish man jacob, played by hasan rostamani, who travels to sweden to look for his son. The film, set in hawaii, starred george clooney as a welltodo lawyer reevaluating his life and his family relationships after an accident puts his wife in a coma. Written by alexander payne, nat faxon, and jim rash, based on the novel by. When his wife is in a boating accident and is left in a coma, he has to care for his daughters on his own, despite knowing little about them, while fighting a breakdown when hes told his wifes living will.
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