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Genres:
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Biography /
Crime /
Drama /
History /
Western /
Music
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Release:
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Director:
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Andrew Dominik
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Actors:
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Mary-Louise Parker,
Garret Dillahunt,
Dustin Bollinger,
Joel McNichol,
James Defelice,
J.C. Roberts,
Darrell Orydzuk,
Jonathan Erich Drachenberg,
Brad Pitt,
Brooklynn Proulx,
Casey Affleck,
Sam Rockwell,
Jeremy Renner,
Sam Shepard,
Paul Schneider
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Duration:
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160 min.
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Rating:
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(7.7/10)129.5
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Plot Summary:
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Robert Ford, who's idolized Jesse James since childhood, tries hard to sign up with the reforming gang of the Missouri desperado, but gradually becomes spiteful of the bandit bandleader.
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Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The
Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck star as the victim and killer in this 21st century take on the great 19th century American myth. Directed by Andrew 'Chopper' Dominik
Even while he was alive, the line between fact and fiction in Jesse James' life was unclear. And when characters called 'Jesse James' started to appear in the movies (mere decades after his death in 1882), his story and his legend still went hand in hand.
Andrew Dominik's film looks at the creation of a legend, but it adopts a modern sensibility. It also tells more of Robert Ford's story than in previous films, which have focussed directly on Jesse. In 1957's The True Story of Jesse James for example, Ford only really entered the narrative to provide the story with its infamous full stop.
The Ass...
Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The
Claudia PuigAlthough the title slyly hints at a big-bang theory, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford is anything but a traditional shoot-'em-up. Though there is plenty of gunplay, this is a wondrously contemplative and poetic saga that offers a fresh and bewitching take on a timeworn genre. Its deliberate pacing and majestic beauty is reminiscent of Terrence Malick's Days of Heaven. That meditative style serves to bring into startling focus the gorgeous Western landscape as well as the complex internal geography of key characters. We know the inevitable from the title, but that doesn't stop us from being intrigued every step of the way as events play out and lead to the unavoidable violent climax. Surprisingly, things don'...
Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The
Even while he was spirited, the line between reality and fiction in Jesse James' existence was unclear. And when characters called 'Jesse James' started to appear in the movies (sheer decades after his death in 1882), his story and his legend inert went relief in hand. Andrew Dominik's cloud looks at the creation of a legend, but it adopts a in vogue sensibility. It also tells more of Robert Ford's parable than in prior to films, which have focussed right away on Jesse. In 1957's The True Story of Jesse James towards example, Ford only really entered the description to contribute the story with its infamous full keep. The Assassination Of Jesse James Close to The Craven Robert Ford is a film as involved as its marvellously comprehensive ti...
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