Thursday, June 14, 2012

Hemingway & Gellhorn

Director Philip Kaufman makes a welcome return after a long absence with this romantic drama. The story behind the relationship between writer Ernest Hemingway and war correspondent Martha Gellhorn. Kaufman's superb direction proves his unique approach to deliver a film for adults that could have easily been an average TV movie of the week. Clive Owen and Nicole Kidman star with solid performances along with a fine supporting cast that includes David Strathairn, Molly Parker and Santiago Cabrera amongst others. The first rate creative team deliver an outstanding recreation of various location and visual effects that serves the story. 1001 Films' coverage of current releases.

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