The film "The Mysterious River": actors. "The Mysterious River": the plot of the film

In 2003, it was not easy for the members of the film academy to choose whom to award to the Oscar, as this year was good for good films. Among the list of nominees were "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl", "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" and "Cold Mountain". But the actors in the movie "The Mysterious River" won in the most prestigious nominations.

Film "The Mysterious River"

In 2001, the famous novelist Dennis Lihein published the mystery "Mystic River". Rights to the film adaptation of this work were almost immediately redeemed from the author. Bryan Helgeland based on the book Lihane wrote a screenplay, and soon began work on the film. The director's seat was taken by Clint Iswood, in addition, he appeared as the co-producer of the project and voiced the trailer.

In record time - 39 days - the film was withdrawn and soon went into the rental. With a budget of $ 30 million at the box office, the film earned about 157 million.

The painting was well received by critics and nominated for prestigious awards. Received two "Oscar" actors. "The Mysterious River", in addition, was awarded two Golden Globes, as well as the Boston Film Critics Society Award.

Plot

In the center of events, three friends Jimmy, Dave and Sean. The eldest daughter of Jimmy was found dead. Sean was commissioned to investigate, but Jimmy decides to find the killer on his own. One expert recklessly expresses the opinion that the murderer is about 40 years old, because of what the investigation starts suspecting Dave, since he has problems with the psyche.

30 years before the events, when the heroes were children, they were caught during another trick by a stranger who introduced himself as a policeman, and took Dave to the station. Later it turned out that the unknown was a pedophile and, together with a priest friend, tormented the kid for 4 days, until he managed to escape.

Because of the fact of a child's trauma, eccentric behavior and traces of blood in his car, Dave was summoned to the station. However, he denied, the evidence was not enough, so he was released and continued the investigation.

Jimmy, learning about suspicions, decided to punish himself a childhood friend. He, along with his friends, took him to the bank of the river and forced him to confess to the murder of his daughter. Then he shot Dave and threw his body into the water.

The next morning it turned out that the real killers were found - it's a company of teenagers who got weapons somewhere and accidentally wounded Jimmy's daughter. To silence her, they beat the girl to death.

From the behavior of Jimmy, Sean understands that Dave is killed by him. But he decides to hide this crime.

Interesting Facts

• This tape was planned to be shot in Canada, but Eastwood made sure that the shooting was in the US.
• There were approved for the role without problems, Tim Robbins, Sean Penn and other actors. The "mysterious river" was full of professionals. Kevin Bacon got into the project by accident. Initially, Sean's role was to be performed by Michael Keaton, but due to a quarrel with the director, he was forced to leave the project - he was replaced by Bacon. The same fate befell Forest Whitaker - he was replaced by Lawrence Fishburnom.
• The author of the book "Mystic River" starred in the final episode of the picture - he was one of the participants in the parade.
• Jimmy's name in the book was Marcus, but it was changed to Marcum. Also an interesting name was given to a black colleague of Sean Devin - Whitey Powers, which is a reference to the well-known motto of the Ku Klux Klan "White Power".
• In the novel "Mystic River" the second kidnapper was not a priest. However, because of the sensational scandal associated with the corruption of ministers of the Catholic Church by minors of the parishioners, the script writer turned one of Dave's torturers into a cleric.

Sean Penn - Performer of the role of Jim Markum

The role of a grief-stricken father was given to the hooligan of Hollywood Sean Penn. His game was so heartfelt that members of the American film career awarded him an Oscar for Best Actor. It was the first of two gold statuettes in the actor's arsenal, although he was nominated for this award and before the painting "The Mysterious River".

Actors and the roles they perform are very similar to each other. So it happened with the scenic image, which entrenched behind Sean Penn. A young man from his childhood was very violent, many of his characters had a similar character. Despite the specific appearance, at 21, Sean was able to get one of the main roles in the film "Cadets".

After a successful debut, directors began to exploit the image of the hooligan Penn, so he often got the same type of role.

By the end of the 80s, Sean had the glory of an amateur fixed his hands: he beat one of the photojournalists and went to jail for a month, and, as Madonna's husband, beat her repeatedly. Despite this, as well as the love of alcohol, the actor was often invited to appear. In 1991, he sat in the director's chair of the film "Running Indian", and in the following years Penn shot 4 more tapes.

In 2003, he became successful for the actor: he played the main roles in two film-nominees for Oscar - "The Mysterious River" and "21 Grams." For the first he received this award and the Golden Globe. And for the second he was awarded the Volpi Cup at the Venice Film Festival.

In subsequent years, Sean Penn won many new prestigious awards. Today he continues to be in demand in the profession. Professionalism is respected by fellow actors.

"The Mysterious River": Tim Robbins (Dave Boyle) and Kevin Bacon (Sean Devin)

Although most of the glory for the film went to Sean Penn, the play of other actors did not remain invaluable. So, the performers of the other two main roles also became famous.

Tim Robbins became the second owner of the Oscar for the film "The Mysterious River". Actors (photo below) Robbins and Penn were familiar even before this project.

In 1995, they worked on the film Dead Man Goes. Sean was the main character in it, and Tim was the director.

His career in the movie Robbins began six years earlier than Penn, but became famous in 1986, playing Sam Wells in the "Best shooter." Soon the actor was invited to the main roles.

In 1992, Robbins wrote the script and shot him a motion picture "Bob Roberts" with him in the title role. For this work, Tim was nominated for the Golden Globe.

This actor has played in more than four dozen paintings for his career, in addition, he shot three films himself. For the audience, he was remembered for the role of Andy Dufrey in "Escape from Shawshank."

The stars of the first magnitude are all the above actors. The "mysterious river" made them all famous. Kevin Bacon , despite the fact that he played dozens of roles, remained an actor in the background.

Despite his attractive appearance and talent, he often got the roles of a friend of the protagonist, not giving the opportunity to fully reveal his talent. Despite this, he managed to achieve a lot.

In recent years, the most significant achievement of the actor is the role of Sebastian Shaw in the "X-Men: First Class", and in 2015 he got the main role in the low-budget picture "Police car". He also successfully played the role of FBI agent for 3 seasons of the series "Followers".

Kevin Bacon has many awards. Most of them he received for roles in television series (Golden Globe and Saturn). By the way, for the role of Devin in the "Mysterious River", Bacon was awarded the Boston Film Critics' Award, and even if it's not the most popular award in the film world, it's nice that his work was appreciated.

Laura Linney as Annabeth Marcum

The performer of one of the main female roles in the "Mysterious River" was the magnificent actress Laura Linney.

During her career, she was three times unsuccessfully nominated for an Oscar, with most of her achievements associated with the series. Starting her career in the early 90's, the actress did a lot in film and television, but became famous only in 1998, when the movie "Truman Show" was released. After him, Laura was in demand in the profession, however, more often she was given secondary roles.

Linney in 2003 achieved a lot, like other actors. "The Mysterious River" gave her a start in life. In addition to participating in this film, she appeared in two more sensational paintings ("Real Love", "The Life of David Gale") and one television series ("Frazier").

Since then, the actress has been shooting a lot on secondary roles in the cinema. On television, it is often given to play the main characters, for which she deserves two "Golden Globes" and "Emmy."

Marsha Gay Harden - the performer of the role of Celeste Boyle

Unlike Linney, Marcia Gay Harden quickly resigned herself to the fact that her destiny is secondary heroines, becoming queen of episodic roles.

During her career in cinema, which began in 1979, she starred in more than a hundred paintings and serials. March easily played the most diverse heroines, without becoming a hostage of one role. In her money box, a lot of awards: "Oscar" (Pollock), "Emmy", "Saturn", "Tony" and others.

Despite the age of the actress (50), she is still in demand, as in the days of her youth. This is probably the highest praise for the talent of this woman.

"The Mysterious River": actors playing secondary characters

Among the lesser known actors of the "Mysterious River", Emmy Rossum, who played the murdered girl. After this project, she starred in such masterpieces as "The Day After Tomorrow", "The Phantom of the Opera" and "Poseidon". A little later, Emmy switched to television and, from 2011, starred in the series "Shameless."

In addition, Emmy is a good singer, she has several albums and video clips on her account.

Another notorious participant of this project is Lawrence Fishbourne, famous for the role of Morpheus in "Martice". The image of a law enforcement officer, which he well embodied on the screen, soon became his trademark. After the "Mysterious River", he often played special agents, police and military. Among the achievements of the last years of the actor - the role of the chief editor of "Daily Planet" in the films about Superman.

Other performers of secondary roles: Jenny O'Hara, Spencer Trit Clark and Robet Wahlberg, as well as Ellie Wallach.

Clint Eastwood - Director and Producer

Despite the many eminent actors in the film, they were able to cooperate effectively on the set. In this great contribution of Clint Eastwood - director of the tape "The Mysterious River". The film crew and actors unconditionally trusted him, and not in vain, because he rightfully wears the nickname of "Oscar's legends": Eastwood was nominated for him 12 times in different categories.

This man for his life was able to succeed in all fields, where he tried himself. In the 50's and 60's, he became famous for the role of a sullen cowboy-single ("For a Fistful of Dollars", "Two Mules for Sara's Sister", "Good, Bad, Evil"). In the 70s he changed the role from the cowboy to the "dirty" Harry.

In the same period, Eastwood began his directorial career. Today, despite his solid age (he turned 86 in 2016), he continues to make a great movie, and sometimes he plays in his films.

In addition to the "Mysterious River", among his famous works are the films "Bridges of Madison County", "Space Cowboys", "The Baby in a Million", "Substitution", "Gran Torino", " Edgar "and" American Sniper ".

More than ten years have passed since the release of the film "The Mysterious River", but it is still relevant to this day. As in 2003, and now the viewer is attracted by the plot and actors. "The Mysterious River" is a film that, despite the appearance of oppressive impressions after its viewing, it is necessary to see everyone to learn from other people's mistakes not to allow oneself.