The film "Legends of Autumn": actors and their characters

The film "Legends of Autumn" tells about dramatic events within the framework of one family, which represents an image of the whole country of that time. The mental torments of the main characters are closely intertwined with political and racial beliefs and doubts about this. The film was not appreciated by film critics, though it received an Oscar in 1995 for the best work of the operator.

Actors of "Legends of Autumn" with their game make you feel every little thing and empathize with the characters right up to the very end.

Tristan

Each connoisseur of this movie is familiar with the name of the four letters of the actor "Legends of Autumn." Of course, this is the famous Brad Pitt, who brilliantly played the role of Tristan.

This work is deservedly considered one of the best in the career of the actor. The image of a handsome man who has strengthened himself from the very beginning of his journey to the cinema is overshadowed by a man strong in spirit and body. He follows the inner call, ignoring the opinion of others, and sometimes people close to him.

The hero's love for his family and his brother's girl amazes with his depth. But a sense of duty and loyalty to the word also delight. Rebel by nature, Tristan is the embodiment of the spirit of freedom of the aborigines, against which his father fought.

The hero is looking for his way in life, following his principles and moral principles, which do not always correspond to the norms of society.

The role of Tristan is decisive not only in Pitt's career. A quote from the beginning of the movie that "some because of the inner call either go crazy or become legends" fully reflects Bred's life. With confidence, we can say that Pitt belongs to the second category and already during his lifetime became a cinema legend.

Colonel Ludlow

The game Anthony Hopkins as the head of the family can be called a virtuoso, like most of his works. So delicately feel the inner world of his hero can only a man who himself experienced similar moments.

The former colonel of the US Army last years of service was engaged in the destruction of the Indians. Being retired, William gradually changes his view of many moments of his life. On his land lives a family of Indians, whose head has been raising his sons since childhood.

Ludlow in his own way is a happy and unhappy man. His pride is 3 wonderful sons. But he is doomed to survive the youngest of them - Samuel, to watch the complex development of the destinies of Tristan and Alfred. In the depths of the colonel's heart there is still no resentment and pain from the betrayal of his wife Isabel. She abandoned him and her children for the sake of the lights of social life.

Other heroes

In the film "Legends of Autumn" actors and roles were distributed very harmoniously. In addition to undisputed movie stars, the rest of the composition also differs in thoughtful work on images and professional performance.

The eldest son, Alfred, was played by the actor Aidan Quinn, known for such films as "The House of Ghosts", "Beni and June", "The Story of the Maid." His character is a sensible and educated young man who tries to hide his feelings and live his reason. As a result, he achieves everything he wanted, but this does not bring him happiness and satisfaction.

The younger brother was played by Henry Thomas, Jr., who took part in the Spielberg film "The Alien." In "Legends of Autumn" he got the character of a romantic warehouse and soft by nature. He was the most like a mother from all the children, and, like the younger, he was trying to protect from everything.

The main female character of the picture - Suzanne - went to the brilliant Julia Ormond. The list of her acting works is impressive. This is Sabrina, First Knight, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, where she also played along with Brad Pitt.

Suzanne is the central character of the film. Her appearance brought the Ludlow family together again. At the same time, she was the unwitting cause of many problems in this family. Having lost the meaning of life because of the impossibility of being with her beloved, the heroine decides to leave this life.

The film "Legends of Autumn", whose actors are known throughout the world, makes you think about the meaning of life and its transience, about simple human joys and sorrows ...

Interesting Facts

1. The director of the picture Edvard Zwig for 17 years was nurturing the idea of the film.
2. Initially, Tristan offered to play Johnny Depp, but he refused to force congestion in other projects.
3. Actors "Legends of Autumn" - Pitt and Ormond - only on the set of the film learned to stay in the saddle.
4. The role of Suzanne was offered by Gwyneth Paltrow.
5. The original translation of the word Fall from the title of the film sounds like a "fall".