The Field (1990)

Regisseur:

Jim Sheridan

Drehbuchautoren:

John B. Keane (play)
Jim Sheridan (writer)

Premierendatum:

März 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Werbezeile:

An unforgettable story of power and passion from the producer and director of My Left Foot.

Plot:

"Bull" McCabe's family has farmed a field for generations, sacrificing endlessly for the sake of the land...

Plot Keywords:

Auction | Cross Cultural Relationship | Father Son Conflict | Murder | Tinker

Auszeichnungen:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

A much overlooked classic

Besetzung

Richard Harris	...	'Bull' McCabe
Sean Bean	...	Tadgh McCabe
Frances Tomelty	...	Widow
Brenda Fricker	...	Maggie McCabe
John Hurt	...	Bird' O'Donnell
Ruth McCabe	...	Tinker Woman
Jer O'Leary	...	Tinker Girl's Father
Noel O'Donovan	...	Tomás
John Cowley	...	Flanagan
Ronan Wilmot	...	Tinker
Jenny Conroy	...	Tinker Girl
Joan Sheehy	...	2nd Tinker Woman
Sean McGinley	...	Father Doran
Malachy McCourt	...	Sergeant
Frank McDonald	...	Quarryman

Länge:

107 Min

Produktionsland:

UK | Ireland

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Technicolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby SR

Altersfreigabe:

Spain:13 | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Australia:PG | Iceland:14 | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG-13 | UK:12 (original rating) | UK:15 (video rating)

Drehorte:

Aasleigh Church, Aasleigh, County Galway, Ireland

Firma:

Granada Television

Dies und das:

Rather than use prosthetic effects in his mouth, John Hurt had his caps removed and played the role of Bird with his own teeth.

Pannen:

Filmfehler: During the opening scene when the donkey is thrown off the cliff, as it hits the water its legs collapse into it. This shows that the donkey was a stuffed animal.

Dialogzitate:

"Bull" McCabe: He's alright. Let him be. He learnt the lesson of the land.

Querbezüge:

Ausschnittsweise enthalten in The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (1991) (TV)

A much overlooked classic

The Field is film which carries a universal message about the ongoing struggle between modernity and traditionalism. It is also a uniquely Irish film which may make some of the scenes lack relevance for an international audience. The meaning of such scenes as the "American Wake", which was essentially a death wake which was held for young Irish people up until as recently as the 1960s on the night before they left for America never to be seen again, might be missed by non-Irish people. However the final scene where the Bull McCabe aka Richard Harris attempts to push back the incoming Atlantic tide speaks of the universal futility of man's attempts to control nature or indeed, inevitable progress.An excellent movie.