key largo is a 1948 film noir directed by john huston and starring humphrey bogart , edward g. robinson and lauren bacall .

the movie was adapted by richard brooks and huston from maxwell anderson 's 1939 play of the same name , which played on broadway for 105 performances in 1939 and 1940 .

key largo was the fourth and final film pairing of married actors bogart and bacall , after to have and have not ( 1944 ) , the big sleep ( 1946 ) , and dark passage ( 1947 ) .

claire trevor won the 1948 academy award for best actress in a supporting role for her performance as a drunken ex-singer , the moll of robinson 's character .

key largo ( film )

in honor of this film , the real key largo hosts a humphrey bogart film festival every year .
song key largo , is a nice piece of poetic whimsy or in fact a factual summary of bertie higgins trip to key largo .
and back in 1948 they stared in a film called… . . come on you can guess “key largo”
gross : i ' m thinking of
key largo
and . . .
key largo ( 1948 ) – in the good old days of classic hollywood .
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tcm ' s saturday afternoon host tiffany vazquez introduces key largo , 1948 . >
referenced in bertie higgins ' 1981 # 1 hit song ,
key largo
.
key largo ( 1948 ) - - ( movie clip ) my first . . .
key largo ( 1948 ) - - ( movie clip ) he used . . .
key largo ( 1948 ) - - ( movie clip ) champagne and . . .
a boat washed ashore in key largo after the region was hit by hurricane irma .
key largo is a 1948 film noir directed by john huston , adapted in name only from a 1939 play by maxwell anderson .
the humphrey bogart estate , led by stephen humphrey bogart ( son of humphrey bogart and lauren bacall ) , hosts the annual humphrey bogart film festival at the stunning playa largo hotel in the tropical paradise of key largo , florida ! not only is key largo named after the classic bogie and bacall film , but the real , original boat from the african queen is docked in key largo ! .
but like many songs , if we drill down to the accuracies or in this case inaccuracy we will find that neither of the actors actually sailed away to key largo , as humphrey bogart ( bogie in the key largo song ) travelled down to key largo on the bus .
key largo ( 1948 ) - - ( movie clip ) you won ' t . . .
key largo ( 1948 ) - - ( movie clip ) he used to dig . . .
humphrey bogart and edward g . robinson in key largo ( 1948 ) , directed by john huston .
gross : so let ' s hear that scene with the song from the movie
key largo .
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the song key largo by bertie higgins is a florida keys slushy favourite . . . find out why !
gross : that ' s claire trevor singing
moanin ' low
from the movie
key largo .
so there we go the key largo lyrics have been well and truly torn apart………but i still like it anyway .
the film has continued to evoke an interest in today’s popular culture . in 1981 , bertie higgins critically acclaimed hit song , key largo about the passionate romance between humphrey bogart and lauren bacall is heavily influenced by the film .
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great choice . i wrote about the key largo storm last year for the beach party blogathon . very symbolic weather .
i ' m overwhelmed . i don ' t know where to start ,
one key largo resident says .
the american market has more than one chart running , and in the adult contemporary chart the song key largo did even better .
on it’s release , key largo was a monumental success . the film was lauded for it’s distinguished cast , and it’s use of portentous and sinister dialogue that is wrapped around it’s impressive cinematography .
lauren bacall ‘s aug . 12 death moved a lot of classic film fans earlier this month . this past week , it moved bertie higgins song “key largo” way up the digital sales charts .
with the headline : the screen ; ' key largo , ' remake of drama by anderson with bogart and robinson , at strand .
key largo
is a masterpiece ( not to mention a multi - course royal banquet of great performances ) ; but it is also as chilling a film as there is . . . .
if you compare the numbers on the bow , the same boat was used in both movies , key largo and to have and have not .
the song key largo by bertie higgins is a popular choice of people who are sitting in the homes , wallowing in some florida keys nostalgia .
every episode includes sweeping aerial shots of the florida overseas highway , which runs from north of key largo all the way to key west . it’s the only florida highway to be designated an all - american road .
setting : a hilltop in spain ; a wharf in key largo , florida ; interior of d ' alcala ' s house . january , 1939 .
in the united kingdom the key largo song , failed to deliver much interest in the record buying public and only managed to get to number 60 .
a returning veteran ( humphrey bogart ) tangles with a ruthless gangster ( edward g . robinson ) during a hurricane in key largo ( 1948 ) . >
… starred in huston’s next film , key largo ( 1948 ) , a suspenseful adaptation of a maxwell anderson play that is regarded as a classic film noir . with a screenplay by huston and richard brooks , it is set in a small hotel in the florida keys that is taken over by a gangster…
key largo is a worthy example of film noir . from the dreary hotel , where the atmosphere is foreboding , to the menacing gangsters , who all come alive during a ferocious hurricane , this is a perfect fit into the genre .
john huston’s key largo plays a pivotal part in motion picture history . released in 1948 , and starring humphrey bogart and lauren bacall in their fourth and final collaboration together , this enduring classic is a quintessential addition from the film noir repertoire .
wwii vet frank mccloud ( humphrey bogart ) introduces himself to key largo lodge owner temple ( lionel barrymore ) , whose son was killed under frank ' s command , the son ' s widow nora ( lauren bacall ) joining them , early in john huston ' s key largo , 1948 , from the maxwell anderson play . >
as we traveled from key largo , through islamorada , marathon and to key west , we saw extensive damage on every island . entire neighborhoods seemingly demolished . irma ' s wrath seemed to take its worst toll on mobile home developments and rv parks .
we take a look back at the final bogie and bacall movie , key largo , and its role as both a noir and a post - world war ii statement .
but it paints a lovely romantic picture which is the main theme of the song key largo , so we can let the writer off the tune off on this one .
higgins’ song “key largo” originally hit no . 8 on the billboard hot 100 on april 17 , 1982 , when it reached no . 1 on the adult contemporary chart .
fourth and final film pairing of humphrey bogart and his wife lauren bacall . a fifth film was planned several years later , but bogart died before it could be made .
the film office can facilitate your permitting needs whether with monroe county , islamorada , marathon or key west . we can provide you with the permit applications and answer your questions .
i met a couple in key largo who told me of evacuating their mother from seabreeze . the frail - looking elderly woman in the passenger seat could only nod and hold back tears .
john huston ' s key largo is a film that i was yet to hear of . fortunately i gained the opportunity to see this film , and i must say it was great . the overall concept of the film is very clever when you think about it , even if the events are by accident . what follows is a hotel hold - up , in which a man named rocco plans to make a big money deal ; yet needs to stay out the way of the law . what surprised me most about this film is the great use of film noir cinematography that could easily rival the likes of double indemnity . in bringing in choices such as low - key lighting which resembles that of german expressionism ; alongside more…
every film that has ever been nominated for an academy award in any category . enjoy !
higgins is currently editing his production company ' s fifth film , which his son directed .
long before songwriters were brought on set , the film industry debated what to do with sound .
claire trevor ' s best supporting actress oscar win was this film ' s only oscar nomination .
…known for the chemistry between lauren bacall , in her film debut , and humphrey bogart . …
before presenting higgins with his award , reynolds sat at a table with rocker rick derringer , another inductee who now lives in florida , as higgins performed
key largo
and a few other songs .
the film version of
key largo
has very little to do with maxwell anderson ' s original play . all the characters in the play had their names changed in the film version . this was very unusual for a play written by anderson , who was then one of the most highly regarded american playwrights , and whose best - known plays had , on the whole , been filmed faithfully .
anita page , bessie love and charles king sing
the broadway melody
in the 1929 film of the same name . it was the first sound film to win the oscar for best picture .
the film follows the story of frank mccloud ( humphrey bogart ) a disillusioned war veteran , who travels to key largo to visit james temple ( lionel barrymore ) the father of his friend , george temple , who was killed in action while serving in the italian campaign . on his arrival , he expectedly meets , georges’s widowed wife , nora ( lauren bacall ) who along with james helps run the hotel largo .
a drawing - room noir set in florida , john huston ' s
key largo
is a film that finds a disparate group of people powering a drama that is more about those people than a propulsive narrative . even without palpable forward motion , huston cooks up a meaty and engaging , hurricane swept morality tale .
the boat used by rocco’s gang to depart key largo , with bogart’s character at the helm , is named the santana , which was also the name of bogart’s personal 55 - foot ( 17 m ) sailing yacht .
the great lionel barrymore describes the 1935
labor day hurricane
to gangster edward g . robinson in the john huston - directed warner brothers film
key largo .
starring humphrey bogart and lauren bacall . all rights reserved to the warner brothers studio , this clip used for discussion purposes only under the fair use policy .
today marks the 68th anniverary of key largo ' s release in 1948 . in celebration , we are revisiting our fond thoughts on the film as a definitive post - war marriage of noirish nihilism and tough guy patriotism . this article originally ran on aug . 18 , 2014 , the week of lauren bacall ' s passing .
highway 1 is clear from florida city to key west , but major debris still clutters the road shoulders .
satellite imagery of bay drive just east of key west , florida , after being struck by hurricane irma .
branches knocked down on the ernest hemingway house property in key west after hurricane irma swept through the area .
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very thorough review of key largo . the only thing omitted is the subplot about the native americans who have relied on the kindness of lionel barrymore’s character during previous storms , but are left to their fates because of rocco .
after hurricane irma , florida keys residents anxiously wait to return home some residents of key largo are now being allowed back in , but the florida keys are still largely without power , water , medical service and cell service .
key largo may not be the most memorable of the humphrey bogart and lauren bacall vehicles , but it sure does pack a punch . what the film lacks in sexual chemistry between bogart and bacall , it makes up in verbal dispute with edward g . robinson as the antagonist playing off against bogart in a game of cat and mouse .
unlike much of hollywood film noir , key largo ( 1948 ) features neither a hard - boiled detective nor an urban setting . there isn’t even a femme fatale . nonetheless , it does have a gangster as its central villain , johnny rocco ( edward g . robinson ) , and emphasizes post - world war ii cynicism . rocco has traveled to key largo as a stop on his way back to the continental u . s . after years of exile in cuba . he is pitted against army veteran frank mccloud ( humphrey bogart ) , who begins the film as a drifter , lacking purpose beyond meeting the father of george temple , a slain soldier formerly under his command .
if shooting is to occur on private property only , a permit is not required although all production companies are requested to notify the florida keys & key west film office regarding their intentions , whether on private or public property .
made right on the heels of the treasure of sierra madre , huston’s noirish gangster movie key largo was another great film in this legendary collaboration . co - starring bogie’s real - life wife , lauren bacall , the movie was adapted from maxwell anderson’s broadway play and featured bogart as frank mccloud , an embittered world war ii veteran who travels to key west , florida to pay a visit to a dead war buddy’s widow ( bacall ) , only to be pulled into a situation where a fading mobster ( edward g . robinson ) tries to take over a rundown hotel owned by the widow’s father - in - law ( lionel barrymore ) . though resistant at first , frank finally decides to get involved when three innocents are murdered . a richly textured film noir , the film tackled themes of morality and the unwillingness to take action in the face of great evil , making key largo bogie and huston’s most impressionable movie .
a near miss of a film noir saved by its superb bad guy , just slips in as a classic .
mccloud ( humphrey bogart ) isn ' t bothered when rocco ( edward g . robinson ) threatens to use toots ( harry lewis ) as a method of persuasion , shortly after the hurricane in john huston ' s key largo , 1948 .
key largo is a 1948 film noir directed by john huston and starring humphrey bogart , edward g . robinson and lauren bacall . the supporting cast features lionel barrymore and claire trevor . the movie was adapted by richard brooks and huston from maxwell anderson ' s 1939 play of the same name , which played on broadway for 105 performances in 1939 and 1940 .
mccloud ( humphrey bogart ) isn ' t bothered when rocco ( edward g . robinson ) threatens to use toots ( harry lewis ) as a method of persuasion , shortly after the hurricane in john huston ' s key largo , 1948 . >
key largo . the hollywood reporter called the john huston film noir
a tense and vigorous drama that is inevitably headed for a leading position on warners ' list of top grossers this year .
( it took in $ 8 . 1 million domestic — $ 82 million today — and ranked 12th among all films in 1948 . ) largo ' s plot centered on a world war ii veteran ( humphrey bogart , then 48 ) visiting a florida keys hotel run by an . . .
the medals on mr . temple ' s desk that his son earned that frank mccloud momentarily holds are a silver star ( held near the beginning of the film ) and a purple heart ( held near the end of the film ) .
it is definitely a crime picture filled with gangsters , including edward g . robinson’s best take on a wiseguy in the part of johnny rocco , but with its coherent plotting and lack of sexual innuendo between bogie and a surprisingly softer bacall , it sometimes flies under the radar with fans looking for the quintessential post - war noirs . this is partly because key largo finds a way , in spite of its hallmark genre era patented cynicism , to be the ultimate cinematic affirmation of the worldview that sprang up for the greatest generation following the second world war . in many ways , key largo is the definitive post - war film .
higgins became a household name with his 1981 ballad
key largo .
the song quickly sprang to success on the billboard music charts , spending 17 weeks in the top 40 of the billboard hot 100 and topping the adult contemporary chart for two weeks .
now , more than three decades after the success of
key largo ,
higgins remains active in filmmaking . higgins , who grew up in the tampa bay area , said it ' s one of the reasons he and his family moved to california .
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the highlight of the film for me is clare trevor’s performance and , of course , yet another gorgeous max steiner score .
humphrey bogart and lauren bacall . although its plot is often cited as one of the most baffling in film history , the big sleep was deemed culturally significant by the library of congress and was added to the national film registry in 1997 . …
the original broadway production of
key largo
by maxwell anderson opened at the ethel barrymore theater on november 27 , 1939 and ran for 105 performances . the original stage cast includes paul muni , uta hagen and the broadway debut of character actor james gregory .
well of course this was his zenith career wise , but he did release another humphrey bogart inspired song
casablanca
but it did nowhere near as well as his key largo song , although the japanese and chinese people did seem to like it a lot .
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we cannot support another mouth in key west ,
city general manager jim scholl said on a conference call on monday .
a key largo fixture since 1963 , the caribbean club is a favorite watering hole of danny and his old buddy eric o’bannon ( played by jamie mcshane ) . they were seen here drinking , smoking , playing pool , and getting up to all kinds of trouble .
ethan ' s roulette film # 97 john huston # 1 of 6 key largo ( 1948 ) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - i don ' t know if you know this , but bogart doesn ' t stick his neck out for nobody .
at the end of key largo , a hurricane has thwarted johnny rocco’s plans to reemerge in american life for the immediacy , but he’ll be back after another short stint in cuba . thus , he will have frank pilot a boat for him all the way to havana .
ensemble scene from key largo 1948 , in which moll gaye ( claire trevor ) trembles , temple ( lionel barrymore ) fumes , and rocco ( edward g . robinson ) dares mccloud ( humphrey bogart ) to shoot , john huston directing from maxwell anderson ' s play . >
first seen soaking in a tub while chomping on a cigar , robinson arises from the water to put a stranglehold on the film .
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in this context , key largo is a borderland , an island acting as a bridge for escape from or return to mainstream america . in noir anxiety , kelly oliver and benigno trigo argue that the free - floating anxiety of noir reflects a more primal angst related to borders and boundaries . we want to be sure of our footing , to know who and where we are . but labels are arbitrary , identities and cultures are fluid and changing , and war escalates worry over the present and future of a nation . film noir reflects such concerns , more often than not challenging the viewer’s sense of ease and security . duplicity is everywhere . from personal integrity to race , class , and nation , film noir emphasizes a world of ambiguity . and this makes the island setting of key largo ideal for its tensions and central conflict .
prof . furia : yeah . a wonderful use of a song in a dramatic film is in the movie
key largo ,
where claire trevor sings the song
moanin ' low .
she ' s the moll , the girlfriend of edward g . robinson who , as always , plays , you know , a notorious criminal . and she ' s also become an alcoholic , and she ' s begging him for a drink in the bar in key largo as he is holding humphrey bogart and lauren bacall and other people hostage under gunpoint , he and his henchmen . and he says you can have a drink if you sing that song you used to sing when you were on broadway .
surprisingly it’s neither humphrey bogart nor lauren bacall who steal the show in john huston’s thriller , it’s edward g . robinson who once again takes the role of the villain and dominates the film with his cruelty , indifference and stony heart . for me that was key largo ’s biggest surprise , when you realize that this is going to be another movie featuring the legendary couple of bogart and bacall you normally expect to see them at the center of film’s attention creating another strong romance , but here john huston completely abandons that cliche and quite bravely puts both characters in the…
was bogart and bacall’s fourth , and final , film together . ( a year earlier , in 1947 , their third co - billing ,
a hurricane swells outside , but it ' s nothing compared to the storm within the hotel at key largo . there , sadistic mobster johnny rocco holes up - and holds at gunpoint hotel owner james temple , his widowed daughter - in - law nora , and ex - gi frank mccloud .
the body of canadian documentarian and conservationist rob stewart was found by divers today off the coast of islamorada in the florida keys . stewart went missing tuesday during a deep - water dive near islamorada’s alligator reef . the recovery by a key largo volunteer fire department dive team was confirmed by capt . jeffrey janszen , commander of u . s . coast guard sector key west . the miami herald reported that janszen said stewart’s body “was very close to where he…
with news of a hurricane coming , nora ( lauren bacall ) and frank ( humphrey bogart ) , the visiting commanding officer of her deceased husband , tie down a boat , exhibiting excellent nautical skills , indian actors jay silverheels and rodric redwing featured , in john huston ' s key largo , 1948 . >
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die hard on an x : one of the earliest film examples . however , while the characters are held hostage in an isolated environment for the bulk on the film , frank doesn ' t get to sneaking around and knocking off bad guys until they ' re on the boat towards the end .
…happiness when he wed actress lauren bacall in 1945 . their rapport was evident in their memorable onscreen pairings in to have and have not , the big sleep , dark passage , and key largo . they teamed again for a well - received television adaptation of the petrified forest ( 1955 ) that also starred henry fonda…
lux radio theater
broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on november 28 , 1949 with edward g . robinson reprising his film role .
in addition , sound was extremely expensive . studios had to build sound stages , deal with noise on the set and figure out how to film outdoor scenes .
the final confrontation on a boat is actually the ending to the book
to have and have not
which wasn ' t used in the film version .
in traditional noir , this would be the end of the hero . even in terms of pure melodrama , key largo is loosely based on a 1939 maxwell anderson play set during the spanish civil war in which the protagonist dies fighting off mexican bandits . when updated for the post - war era , it is just as easy to see a transition from a hopeful sunrise - basking nora to that fog - drenched boat floating at sea with a dead , if triumphant , frank mccloud at the helm . instead , frank is very much alive , piloting the santana ( the name of bogart’s real - life boat ) all the way back to key largo and nora’s open arms .
yet , as great as their two collaborations with howard hawks are , to have and have not ( 1944 ) and the big sleep ( 1946 ) , i found myself again drawn to their fourth , final , and most underrated shared project , john huston’s key largo ( 1948 ) . indeed , while the movie is fondly remembered as a bogie and bacall sizzler in the world of booze , broads , and bullets , it is the one “noir” film that they did which is not truly noir .
the mood is tense in the mostly deserted parking lot of the homestead - miami speedway — police are diverting people who are trying to get back to the keys there to avoid traffic from building up at a nearby roadblock . there are no services , but some people , like key largo resident mark schweiss , decided to camp out anyway .
despite a lack of services and a sundown - to - sunup curfew in key west , there were a number of civilians seen driving and walking around the island .
director john huston reveals rocco ( edward g . robinson ) , explaining why the thugs downstairs pulled guns on nora ( lauren bacall ) , her innkeeper father - in - law ( lionel barrymore ) and their guest mccloud ( humphrey bogart ) , the former c - o of their late husband and son , in key largo , 1948 . >
he ' s shooting ' sharky ' s machine ' in atlanta , and his brother , who was driving the bus , was forcing him to listen to my first demos from the first album ,
higgins said .
every morning , bop , bop , and here ' s ' key largo ' with me and a guitar .
in the light of the recent storms over key largo this is a good story set in a doomed location . 1948 was not the best year for special effects but the cast are all brilliant and hardly notice the raging storm outside . except when the windows blow in that is and where did they gat the chippy to repair it so quick !
…indemnity , 1944 ) , karl freund ( key largo , 1948 ) , and sid hickox ( the big sleep , 1948 ) to heighten the sombre tone of films in the genre . classic images of noir included rain - soaked streets in the early morning hours ; street lamps with shimmering halos ; flashing neon signs on seedy taverns , diners , and…
in the film , james temple describes the 1935 hurricane that devastated matacumbe key . this was one of worst hurricanes in u . s . history and many of the victims of the storm were world war i veterans who were building the florida keys portion of u . s . highway 1 , also known as the overseas highway . a portion of the highway is seen in the film ' s opening . the storm also produced the lowest - ever recorded barometric pressure over land in the north american continent .
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in an electrifying production , we are introduced to the picturesque scenery of key largo , the fury of nature as a fierce hurricane is about to approach , and the major dispute between a set of gangsters . all this and more takes place in a dark and gloomy hotel where the cyclone that’s evolving outside is nothing compared to the storm that’s brewing inside .
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with its teal waters and thick mangroves , the narrow beach at long key state park is achingly beautiful . but fans won’t be able to forget what john rayburn did here .
this classic film noir by john huston stars humphrey bogart as world war ii vet frank mccloud . visiting key largo to pay his respects to the family of his late war buddy , mccloud attempts to comfort his comrade ' s widow , nora ( lauren bacall ) , and father , james temple ( lionel barrymore ) , who operate a hotel . but mccloud realizes that mobsters , led by the infamous johnny rocco ( edward g . robinson ) , are staying in the hotel . when the criminals take over the establishment , conflict is inevitable .
this is surprisingly staid for a huston film . still , the top - notch cast punches it across , and the swirling storm raging outside the hotel provides an interesting backdrop .
in the opening episode , john rayburn ( played by kyle chandler ) shows up at the islamorada bus stop to discover that his older brother is a no - show . danny ( ben mendelsohn ) has gotten off the bus a few stops early and is wolfing down a fish taco and a beer at alabama jack’s , a key largo joint that’s been open since 1947 .
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some residents of key largo are being allowed back in tuesday morning , but the florida keys are still largely without power , water , medical service and cell service . most keys residents are anxiously waiting to hear when they can return home , and others who stayed despite mandatory evacuations remain stranded there . more than 80 percent of customers in the keys are currently are without power .
another masterpiece from john huston , the tension rarely lets up in this fantastic film . with great performances from the whole cast and an ending that packs a punch on noir goodness .
what a cool film , i need to see this ! love the idea of the turmoil trapped inside as well as outside . great review too , really informative and nice trivia 🙂
however , if we are being really pedantic then the line “here’s looking at you kid” was taken from another humphrey bogart film “casablanca” and wasn’t even spoken to lauren bacall at all .
( the film was adapted from a play by maxwell anderson , and certain theatrical conventions– the sense of an act - break , the semi - proscenium blocking of some of the scenes– remain ) where young widow nora temple ( lauren bacall ) , having fallen asleep during the film’s centerpiece hurricane near frank mccloud ( humphrey bogart ) , seated watchfully next to her on the floor of the lobby of the largo hotel , wakes , raises her head , and looks up into his eyes , and he looks back at her . that’s all . in a moment , the gangster dramatics of the film will resume , as johnny rocco ( edward g . robinson ) and his men plot how they will get themselves and their counterfeiting money to cuba now that the hurricane has passed , but for now we can enjoy simply being privy to a key to bogart’s success : the fact that hollywood’s most legendary tough guy knew the absolute importance of tenderness .
wenn man von ikonischen regisseur / schauspieler–duos spricht , habe ich oft das gefühl , dass das duo john huston und humphrey bogart gerne übersehen wird . die beiden waren vielleicht nur ein halbes dutzend filme verantwortlich , aber aus ihrer kollaboration sind doch einige klassiker entstanden . einer davon ist „key largo . “ der während eines hurrikan in florida spielende film ( natürlich in den kühlen studios von warner brothers gedreht ) ist eine als gangster film getarnte charakterstudie , die in der form eines kammerspiels abläuft . zu lauren bacall und humphrey bogart muss nicht mehr viel gesagt werden . frau bacall damals 24 , verkörpert perfekt eine selbstbewusste frau , deren lebenserfahrung sich in ihrer gestik , mimik und stimme widerspiegelt .
bogey
spielt entgegen seiner anderen rollen die figur des entlassenen us - offizieres mit…
humphrey bogart plays frank mccloud , a world war ii veteran who visits a shoddy , run - down hotel in key largo , florida , that has been taken over by a notorious gangster named johnny rocco ( edward g robinson ) . rocco is waiting at the hotel to conduct business , and awaits the first chance to flee to cuba where he ' d been exiled by the feds .
the song , whose title references the 1948 humphrey bogart - bacall film of the same name , rose 625 percent in download sales , billboard reported , selling 3 , 000 digital units .
based on a 1939 broadway play by maxwell anderson , the renowned playwright , who succeeded in journalism , writing , and poetry among an array of other subjects , key largo proved to be one of those stage productions that displayed his virtuosity as a dramatist . the play showcased his extensive use of blank verse , which along with his skillful technique helped it’s profitable run at the ethel barrymore theatre .
and so hollywood , when they made a musical , took the safe route of making a film version of a broadway musical that had already proven successful , rather than do what they ' d done in the ' 30s and ' 40s , and that is make original film musicals like
42nd street
and
meet me in st . louis ,
those are originally done as hollywood movies . but things like
oklahoma
and
the king and i
and
south pacific
were just film adaptations of broadway shows , and i frankly find most of them boring .
the boat that belongs to bogarts character , the
santana
, appears to be the same boat used in the film ,
to have , and have not
, with some alterations .
london – hollywood studio output dominates the feature film category for this year ' s british academy children’s awards with brave , life of pi , paranorman and wreck - it ralph competing for the nod .
at the historic hemingway house in key west , the entrance was blocked by massive trees . the landscaping took a big hit , but the staff told me , there was no damage to the interior .
increasingly , an unavoidable misanthropy and cynicism about the post - industrialized world had seized american society . whether it was in the automations of an insurance office or at a newfangled supermarket , the modern world gis came home to in billy wilder’s double indemnity ( 1944 ) was a perpetually rain - sodden dystopia of soul crushing efficiency . it would eventually become so unbearable that we would all be better off if a nuke went off , or as at least prescribed by the mickey spillane - based kiss me deadly ( 1955 ) . but key largo had none of that . rather than a movie centered on the pointlessness of it all , key largo found in the coolest anti - heroes of noir a way to articulate without a trace of irony the overwhelming sentiments that a generation would ultimately view as hard - won after the depression and world war ii .
…valentine , with william haines and lionel barrymore . the following year he directed joan crawford in our modern maidens , the actress’s last silent film , and untamed ( 1929 ) , her first talkie . …
wonderful post - wwii gangster drama with humphrey bogart and lauren bacall , both hampered by some speechy dialogue , so that it is really edward g . robinson ' s film as the ambitious ex mobster johnny rocco come back to reclaim his empire like a napolean returning from exile . the film nicely builds up characters and tension in classic noir style , for an impressive little showdown and a pleasantly sappy ending .
this is bogart ' s film , however , and his character will determine how we feel at film ' s end . the possibility of an idyllic life may be long gone ( and was always a myth , even if the film seems to argue otherwise via the nostalgic portrayal of the seminoles ) , but the battle for decency and hope for the future is not . so , frank agrees to set sail with rocco and his thugs and get them safely back to cuba with their loot . it is on the ocean , an even more liminal space , that frank will decide where he belongs , and why .
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rob stewart , a canadian filmmaker and marine biologist best known for his environmental documentary 2006 sharkwater , was found dead in florida after going missing while deep sea scuba diving on tuesday . he was 37 . according to variety , stewart was working on a sequel to his critically acclaimed film — which earned 31 awards internationally — when he went missing underwater . his body was recovered by the u . s . coast guard . in a tweet , the coast guard wrote , “body of diver mr stewart reportedly found @ depth of 220 ft by rov assist to key largo vol fire dept . ” friends , family members and organizations tried to find the
a few years after the end of world war ii , frank mccloud travels to the florida keys to visit the family of one of the men he commanded . the dead soldier ' s father , james temple , runs a hotel in key largo with the help of his now widowed daughter - in - law nora . he arrives in the heat of summer to find the hotel closed for the season but occupied by a group of shady characters . mccloud and the temples take an instant liking to each other . the hotel has been rented for a week by none other than mobster johnny rocco who was deported from the us some 8 years before but has returned via cuba to complete a business transaction with his old partners in crime . as a hurricane descends on key largo , tempers flare leading mccloud to protect the temples from the threat that rocco and his hoods pose .
’s final take on heroism : if one has to become evil to deal with evil , can one come back to the light ? we’re led to believe so , as frank turns the boat north - north - west , back toward boot key harbor . we know so , as nora , receiving the call that the coast guard has forwarded to the largo hotel on frank’s behalf , opens the storm shutters and sunlight floods the screen .
played to less - than - enthusiastic reviews : the film , about a wrongly accused , escaped con [ bogart ] who has plastic surgery in order to elude recapture , is fascinating and nightmarish ; we follow bogart’s character up and down the impossible hills of san francisco via first - person point - of - view until it’s revealed midway through the film that the surgery has “given” him bogart’s face . not having bogart actually present on - screen for half the film’s running time , as well as the script’s weak ending [ bogart finds the real killer , but she commits suicide before he can bring her to the police ] , stifled
great and very informative post on a fantastic film . if i had to encapsulate kl for a new viewer , it would go something like “johnny rocco chews the scenery , storm chews hotel . storm wins . ”
reading the reviews for this film reminds me why i would never review a live , one - off performance of anything : so much depends upon one ' s own frame of mind ( mood ) at the time . i have watched
key largo
in this version three times over the space of as many years . it does not pal for me . i was impressed at the first viewing and i remain convinced by the film ' s integrity after the latest showing . unlike another reviewer , i find both bacall and bogart fulfil their roles well . however , i would have to agree that claire trevor ' s performance is top grade . she is masterful in her portrayal of emotion through facial expression and body posture . she gives a similarly fine performance in a far lesser production
born to kill
] with lawrence tierney . picture and sound of high quality .
humphrey bogart , lauren bacall , edward g . robinson , lionel barrymore , and claire trevor play the men and women imprisoned both by the mob and the weather in a key largo hotel . bogart ' s ex - soldier and robinson ' s mob boss find themselves at odds as a storm rages outside . a staring contest of wills , bullets , and threats , huston ' s drama locks its characters in a slow - rolling battle for survival .
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for state roads and bridges in the keys , the florida department of transportation must be contacted and require a 30 - day notice , as well as the monroe county sheriff ' s department and the florida highway patrol . the key west police department should be notified if intentions are to shoot on key west city streets . as a facet of the permitting process , local officials may require production companies to hire local officers to assist in traffic control .
doug leclaire / school of visual arts doug leclaire teaches at the school of visual arts , and is the director of the traveling short film exhibition : asbury shorts ny . asbury shorts is new york city ' s longest running annual short film exhibition , and tours to various theatrical and public venues in the us and europe . professor leclaire also worked in nyc tv advertising production for over 27 years as a production manager , production supervisor and line producer .
not in key west yet ,
the officer told me .
but the salvation army ' s here and she can get clothes there .
he immediately called in a spanish interpreter to help communicate with the woman .
it is a hollywood ending if there ever was one , but not necessarily for the same reasons as most changes . there are many great post - war films in the 1940s that celebrate american life , such as the 1946 frank capra effort it’s a wonderful life ( which also featured barrymore as the antithesis of james temple ) . there are also many classics that mourn the sacrifice of those who went to war and those they left behind , as seen with the best years of our lives ( 1946 ) . but few expressed with more clarity beyond the past and present , and looked into the future of how america must soldier on after the war that was supposed to end wars . there is a cynicism inherent with 1940s crime / noir pictures running throughout key largo . after all that death how could the johnny roccos of the world still exist ? but for better or worse , key largo answers how america should and will be ready for them in the future .
in name only : all that the film has in common with the play it is supposedly based on is there being a couple of fugitive seminoles falsely blamed for a murder . the characters of the play have completely different names and backstories . the play does not feature a gangster taking people hostage , and is not set during a hurricane or even in a hotel , though its spanish civil war background was out of date by the time the film was produced .
canadian filmmaker and marine biologist rob stewart ’s body has been recovered off the florida keys , the u . s . coast guard confirmed on friday . stewart , 37 , had gone missing after going deep sea scuba diving tuesday , visiting the wreck of the queen of nassau . he was in the area filming a sequel to his documentary “ sharkwater . ” body of diver mr stewart reportedly found @ depth of 220 ft by rov assist to key largo vol fire dept . — uscgsoutheast ( @ uscgsoutheast ) february 4 , 2017 the news comes after days of rescue operations . the coast guard solicited volunteer help , as did film distributor d films , which worked with stewart and considered him a “dear friend” of the company . “if you have a boat with searchlights , please help , ” a tweet for d film’s account read , among other calls for help and retweeted articles and videos about the search . it is great sorrow to hear that our friend rob stewart has passed .
it was not until the 1930s , with the emergence of fred astaire and ginger rogers , that movie studios began to embrace the idea that film characters , like their stage counterpoints , could sing musical numbers in the middle of a scene .
while john huston was beginning to succumb to the difficulties that ensued during production , lauren bacall documented key largo as one of her happiest movie experiences . in the months prior to filming , bacall’s career was struggling to follow the path of triumph and eminence that she had initially anticipated after the success of her first two vehicles with humphrey bogart . to help resurrect her floundering stature , bacall was yearning to work with bogart’s frequent director , john huston , who was known for his masterful camera approach and inventiveness .
when john huston didn ' t have a conclusive ending to his script , howard hawks gave him the shootout on a boat that finishes the film , as he had been unable to include it in to have and have not ( 1944 ) .
yet , neighbor after neighbor in key west bristled when i mentioned sen . marco rubio ' s push for another mandatory evacuation in the lower keys . he tweeted ,
no water , no energy and poor access is recipe for big problems .


perfect sense , formerly known as the last word , is a 2011 science fiction drama film directed by david mackenzie and written by kim fupz aakeson , starring eva green and ewan mcgregor .

scenes were shot in various locations around glasgow , mexico city and kenya .

the film premiered at the 2011 sundance film festival .

perfect sense

fans in the uk can watch perfect sense on bbc 2 tomorrow at 10 . 45pm . a perfect saturday night in :
this is not to say that
perfect sense
has no charm because it does . it ' s just that it ' s hard to make perfect sense of what director david mackenzie had in mind .
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the problem with perfect sense is its inability to be effective as either a character - based love story or something larger and more bold .
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perfect sense shines best outside of the bedroom , in sequences that show the human race adjusting to tragedy after tragedy . people learn sign language , dump more spice in their food . but sense is tied to memory in a deep and knotty way — and losing one , as the narrator intones over images of sunsets and tears , means losing access to the other .
bbcfilms perfect sense clips , trailers , synopsis , news and views . susan is a scientist . michael is a chef . he takes a break from the kitchen heat in the alleyway below her apartment ; she smokes a cigarette at the win . . .
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in the final monologue of the office , david brent ponders how best to make a difference in the world -
i realised that i do . we all do . it ' s how we interact with our fellow man .
this could have been the mantra for perfect sense .
movie reviews - ' perfect sense ' - stripped of sensation , a world crumbles ewan mcgregor and eva green cling to each other and their crumbling world as humanity quite literally loses its senses . critic andrew lapin says the apocalyptic romance misses some key notes — but captures one critical element of our humanity .
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this is the irreversible ailment that soon envelops the entire world in perfect sense — and after smell has been purged from existence , the other sensations soon follow . the loss of each one is predicated by a strong , often violent seizure of emotion , from sorrow to hunger to anger , like a bell - peal of chemicals ringing through the brain .
with its relentlessly serious tone and a rigorous commitment to showcasing how two people are affected by a worldwide crisis , david mackenzie’s global - pandemic thriller / romantic drama perfect sense plays like an extended twilight zone episode . this is meant both as a compliment and a criticism . the movie stars eva green as an epidemiologist named susan , . . . read more
a solemn sci - fi parable set in present - day glasgow , whose deepening sense of foreboding is sustained by the enigmatic , pseudo - biblical reflections of an unseen narrator .
blending apocalyptic elements from “blindness” and “children of men” with a love story that never catches fire , “perfect sense” is a perfectly insipid sci - fi romance . though its attempt to evoke the endtimes in a glancing , impressionistic , budget - restricted manner is admirable in theory , director david mackenzie’s second collaboration with ewan mcgregor ( following 2003’s “young adam” ) tritely [ … ]
though perfect sense continually , wrongly insists that susan and michael ' s defeatist romance is the real story , the film does one thing very well . it creates , with every transmitter that shuts down , a heightened awareness of what it means to exist as a human — to smell , taste , hear , see and touch the planet ' s wonders with a wide - open mind .
falling in love isn ' t the easiest thing in the world , especially when that world is coming apart at the seams . but that ' s exactly the situation that faces ewan mcgregor and eva green in director david mackenzie ' s (
spread
) new romantic thriller
perfect sense ,
premiering at the sundance film festival later this week . check out the exclusive trailer premiere below .
if you have any interest in going to see this film , then you probably shouldn ' t read this review . at least not yet . wait until you ' ve seen it first , as there ' s no way i can avoid dissecting the movie in detail on here . perfect sense is not a simple or superficial story , and it ' d be inappropriate of me to discuss it in those terms .
people around the world progressively lose their senses of smell , taste , hearing and , finally , sight . too bad the filmmakers never seem to have had a sense of humor in the first place .
however , i will caution you that some players come off the board in the perfect draft at significantly different slots than their adp suggests — this is a feature , not a bug . remember , this is the perfect draft based on 2017 projections , so some players will have more or less value than the public perceives . use this to your advantage — if you see a player with a 10 . 02 adp selected in the fourth round of the perfect draft , that indicates a sleeper or undervalued player who could pay big dividends in 2017 . the opposite illustrates a player with significant risk or who is being overvalued by drafters , such as rookie running back christian mccaffrey of the carolina panthers .
through the first seven rounds of the draft — enough time to get your starting roster filled out sans the kicker and defense — teams selecting in the top half of the draft have the chance at creating a lot of surplus value early on . and this makes perfect sense : if you see a run on a position you can immediately pivot to a different strategy , such as zero rb or , conversely , mike hume’s now famous rb - pa - looza .
while the big mainstream pandemic movies focus on the attempts of government officials to ward off catastrophe , the art - house variety takes its cue from albert camus’ the plague , concentrating on the victims , their panic or resilience , stabs of violence or passive acceptance . what’s unusual about the sometimes screwy but mostly smart and always heartfelt perfect sense — which opens fri . in new york city and is already available at home on video on demand — is its search for a middle ground .
and perfect sense ' s reach doesn ' t exceed its grasp . thanks to great work from all involved , it is moving , profound , affecting and thought - provoking . i expect you ' ll anticipate the denouement before it happens , but that shouldn ' t serve to make it any less poignant . personally , my left leg was shaking , while a few rows in front of me , there was a woman who almost stood up , as she struggled to contain her ardour .
how could the great plague begin ? perhaps with the loss of one of the five senses . start with smell — not an essential sense , until you think of the sensations triggered by the olfactory function . a poignant synesthesia attends the whiff of a rose , or coffee , or sea air , or the perfume of a passing woman . a hospital corridor . a cigarette kiss . fresh bedsheets , or dirty ones . the scent of roast beef as it cooks succulently in the next room , or as it starts to burn . “cinnamon might have reminded you of your grandmother’s apron , ” says the narrator of perfect sense . “without smell , an ocean of images disappears . ” our collective memory is instantly and cruelly impoverished .
so yeah , a lot has changed since the first perfect draft was released . but don’t worry : i used every resource i have to come up with an even more perfect fantasy football draft for a 12 - team league using a point - per - reception , or ppr , scoring format and the following starting lineup : one quarterback , two running backs , two wide receivers , one tight end , one flex player ( rb / wr / te ) , one defense , a kicker and six bench players .
blending apocalyptic elements from “blindness” and “children of men” with a love story that never catches fire , “ perfect sense ” is a perfectly insipid sci - fi romance . though its attempt to evoke the endtimes in a glancing , impressionistic , budget - restricted manner is admirable in theory , director david mackenzie ’s second collaboration with ewan mcgregor ( following 2003’s “young adam” ) tritely tosses together two indifferently conceived characters against a backdrop of global panic that generates no urgency . ifc acquired u . s . rights at sundance , where the film’s muted reception suggests a foretaste of mass - audience indifference to come .
a strange disease has afflicted the earth , depriving people of their sense of smell and taste , initially , then spreading further . at this time a chef , michael ( played by ewan mcgregor ) , and a scientist , susan ( played by eva green ) , start a relationship .
but this is , at heart , a love story , a parable of people who desire life too much to surrender to encroaching infirmities . they are a more sensible version of monty python and the holy grail ’s black knight , who loses all his limbs in battle and cries out to the departing king arthur , “come back here and take what’s coming to you ! i’ll bite your legs off ! ” except there’s no daft belligerence in michael and susan’s response to the plague . in staying together as their world evaporates into darkness and silence , they are displaying what anyone in love would recognize as quiet heroism — and perfect sense .
perfect sense , directed with intense intimacy by david mackenzie , is the latest in a veritable epidemic of apocalyptic movies : 28 days later and 28 weeks later , blindness , melancholia , and their american cousins take shelter and another earth , have joined mainstream hollywood films like outbreak , 2012 and contagion for the biggest surge of end of the world - anxiety movies since the onset of the cold war produced a mushroom cloud of science - fiction paranoia . instead of the pod people stealing your identity as you sleep , as in the 1956 invasion of the body snatchers , here it’s a mysterious agent , never identified , that robs you of your senses , one at a time .
an odd epidemic appears across the globe : people suddenly lose one of their senses . at first , it ' s an outbreak of loss of smell . it ' s often presaged by a destructive temper tantrum . in this mix are a scientist and a chef - she ' s susan , one of a team trying to understand the epidemic ; he ' s michael , charming and engaging . susan and michael begin a relationship in the middle of increasing chaos , as the loss of other senses plagues more people and as civil authorities try to maintain order . susan ' s voice - over reflections provide insight . is love possible in such a changed world ? can anything make perfect sense ?
in glasgow , susan , an epidemiologist , is asked by her colleague , stephen montgomery , to investigate the case of a just released hospital patient who , on his way home , inexplicably lost his sense of smell . stephen is aware of many similar cases in great britain and western europe reported in the past twenty - four hours . the initial findings by susan and her team is that there is no contagion , such as a virus , which has caused the problem , and as such there is no reason for panic or reporting such to the public in general . susan becomes emotionally invested in the case when she too loses her sense of smell . susan working on this case coincides with her meeting michael , the executive chef at the upscale restaurant which her flat overlooks . michael is open about his interest in her , despite the baggage that he carries coming out of the nature of how his last relationship ended . she is initially cautious , as she has not had a good history in choosing men . but as subsequently more people on more of a global scale lose their sense of taste and then sense of hearing , each preceded by a similarly global emotional trauma , the focus for susan and by association michael turns from the cause of the loss of the senses in the population in general and what seems to be the inevitable loss of the remaining senses , both of who are among the afflicted , to how it will affect their lives , especially how they will relate to each other as people as the two of them begin to fall in love with each other .
with a 24 / 7 news cycle — where everything is discussed at length in print , on audio and video or on social media — sleepers , in the traditional sense , are harder than ever to find . instead , one has to either be vigilant on the waiver wire , pouncing on players that could be put in opportunities to flourish , or anticipate their upcoming production and snag them in the draft’s later rounds .
when the plague comes , each sense loss is accompanied by strange symptoms — uncontrollable grief , ravenous hunger , sudden rage — that might have been devised by a sadistic acting coach as exercises for his students . the sight of susan sobbing , or a woman devouring her lipstick tube , or michael trashing an apartment make for unpersuasive acting and uncomfortable viewing ; the movie briefly , serially , goes as mad as the disease’s most virulently affected victims .
food , and specifically the expensive food michael ' s establishment makes , plays a rather large role in the film ' s proceedings , as gourmet gatekeepers rage against the dying of the light . framing a global tragedy around life ' s finer things (
but what will happen to all the restaurants ?
) leaves a bad taste , but it also creates at least one inventive bit : a food critic who raves about color , temperature and texture instead of flavor . apparently it is still possible to critique when one lacks sense .
and susan , in her job as an epidemiologist , is right at the center of it all . when a truck driver in glasgow experiences a sudden inexplicable crying fit and subsequently loses his sense of smell , susan learns that more than 100 other people across europe have been stricken in similar fashion . as more and more people around the globe begin to suffer these strange symptoms that first attack their emotions and then their symptoms , susan and michael are forced to try and weather the storm and find out how the human race might cope with such a pandemic .
each time a sense is lost , there is a harbinger that precedes it . first , people are overcome with grief . then , crippling terror . unadulterated rage comes next . before finally , the human race feels an uplifting shot of bliss . director , david mackenzie does a good job of making these sequences work as - like the whole film - they could have descended into farcical territory . it ' s not easy depicting people behaving with emotional abandon . the fact that there were a few nervous chuckles in the screening i was at proved this . as people , we condition ourselves to be restrained , and always in control .
with the senses of smell and taste having abandoned the public , business is understandably slow at the restaurant where michael ( ewan mcgregor ) works as a chef . michael is a handsome rake with commitment issues ; susan is a tetchy scientist with a broken heart . after a tart meet - cute , the two become lovers , and each sensory deprivation seems merely to intensify their mutual need . the less they can smell , taste or hear , the more they turn to each other for solace and distraction , as shown in fairly candid sex scenes performed by two lead actors who have never had qualms about onscreen nudity . ( exactly what michael and susan plan to do once they lose the sense of touch is never addressed . )
if the draft does hold true to form , with johnson and bell going with the first two picks , utilizing the zero rb strategy with brown at no . 3 , and two ( or more ) wideouts after that , could put you in the driver’s seat in terms of early value . in the perfect draft , the no . 3 and no . 10 position created more points than any other roster drafted over the first seven rounds using this strategy . for team 3 , one or more of the running backs taken in the later rounds needs to pan out , but in ppr leagues it is tough to go wrong by establishing a strong receiving corps early in the draft . team 10 will have solid starters at running back and wide receiver but might have some difficult decisions rostering the flex spot week to week .
when susan ( eva green ) , an epidemiologist , reemerges from an affair gone sour , she encounters a peculiar patientâ€”a glasgow truck driver who experienced a sudden , uncontrollable crying fit . now he is calm , but he has lost his sense of smell . susan learns there are 11 cases like him in glasgow , 7 in aberdeen , 5 in dundee , and 18 in edinburgh . in fact , great britain has 100 cases , with additional ones reported in france , belgium , italy , and spain , and they all appeared in the last 24 hours . although susan ' s encounter with michael ( ewan mcgregor ) , a local restaurant chef , holds the promise of new love , the world is about to change dramatically . people across the globe begin to suffer strange symptoms , affecting the emotions , then the senses .
i won ' t spend a lot on the synopsis since most have already explained it . simply put , this movie is a story of two people who fall in love just as an epidemic spreads across the world ridding people of their five senses , one by one . personally , i loved the film ! it is a beautiful film to look at , even in the most devastating of scenes . i felt multiple emotions throughout the film , of which i felt the movie accomplished well . there are scenes that may make you laugh , scenes that may make you feel tense , scenes that may make you shed some tears , scenes that may make you feel more appreciative of what you have in life . now like i said in the title of this review this film is not for everyone . some will find it silly or weird such as the symptoms that precede the loss of each sense ( an example includes a massive consumption of everything in sight , from flowers to lipstick to a whole can of mustard ) . some may also feel the movie is too optimistic in an end - of - the - world - scenario . you will either go with the film or you won ' t . i went with it and was thoroughly moved . i ' ve read multiple reviews on this film , and it seems that many people take different things away from it . that is what i think makes a great film , when people are left to discuss after the credits roll . this is definitely one of my most favorites films in a while , and i wouldn ' t hesitate to watch it again .
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a hit at sundance ' 11 and winner of the ediburgh film festival ' s prize for best new british feature , the amazing genre creation directed by david mackenzie stars eva green and ewan mcgregor as witnesses to the end of the world - - strangers who form a desperate romantic connection in the face of an apocalyptic epidemic of sensory loss . - - ( c ) ifc
each deprivation is preceded by a flurry of emotion that leads to the film ' s most vivid sequences .
it ' s difficult to impart feelings of profound sadness with an image of ewan mcgregor shoving a stick of butter in his mouth .
a love story that never is never corny or predictable . [ full review in spanish ]
this film from david mackenzie is such a curiously inert experience that never satisfies as a romance , a sci - fi drama or as a social parable .
a rare cinematic trip to edinburgh is rewarded in this sci - fi tale of the end times that refeshingly offers a different spin on the proceedings : we lose our senses quite literally , and each , one at a time . tying this all together is a love story of two wary and cynical career professionals who grudgingly take the plunge initially , but later discover their inherent need to unite . mainly good stuff .
this was a very interesting way of presenting an end - of - the - world scenario . i definitely appreciated the performances by mcgregor and green . i suppose those who did not like it simply did not get the message it tries to send .
then there ' s the other movement . . . farmers going out to milk their cows . . . soldiers reporting for duty . those who believe that life will go on somehow . . . or just don ' t know what else to do . people prepare for the worst . . . but hope for the best . they concentrate on the things that are important to them . all the things beyond fat and flour .
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green plays susan , an epidemiologist recently out of a relationship gone sour ; mcgregor is michael , the charismatic chef who sweeps susan off her feet and shows her that not all guys are a - holes . sounds swell , right ? and it would be . . . except for one tiny problem : at the same time susan and michael are falling for each other , a global pandemic is threatening to change the face of humanity forever .
judging by the trailer , it doesn ' t look like susan and michael are going to remain symptom - free throughout the film , so it ' ll be interesting to see how or if they - - and humankind - - can survive the loss of emotional and sensory control .
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a chef and a scientist fall in love as an epidemic begins to rob people of their sensory perceptions .
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when stephen is talking to susan and the virologist near the beginning of the film , a doctor can be seen running down the stairs behind him towards the floor below . the camera cuts away and then back to stephen , showing the doctor running back down the stairs again , then after a second cut back , he vanishes .
] there was darkness . there is light . there are men and women . there ' s food . there are restaurants . disease . there ' s work . traffic . the days as we know them , the world as we imagine the world .
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a chef and a scientist fall in love as an epidemic begins to rob people of their sensory perceptions . coming to theatres on 2011 starring : ewan mcgregor , eva green , connie nielsen
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losing touch : eva green and ewan mcgregor are two egocentrists connecting as the world grapples with a strange plague that strips people of their five senses . neil davidson / ifc films hide caption
the afflicted party starts to grieve without warning , compelled by unseen forces to pause mid - stride and remember an entire life ' s worth of regret , lost love and missed opportunity . then , once the tears are gone , the ability to smell exits with them .
the movie , a hit at the 2011 sundance film festival , is a sensual take on the end of sensations . pathologists clambering for explanation need not apply ; director david mackenzie and screenwriter kim fupz aakeson aren ' t interested in the origins of this pandemic — no freak mutation , no oil spill , no patient zero . they instead handily employ old testament - style cosmic irony : since we have failed to properly appreciate our world , we no longer deserve to do so .
we view this swift hand of justice through the privileged , narcissistic eyes of michael the chef ( ewan mcgregor ) and susan the epidemiologist ( eva green ) , whose careers contribute more to the story than their personalities . these romantic leads , who freely admit to being
a couple of assholes
— she the icy loner with pursed lips , he the womanizer with the shoulder tattoo — are primarily in love with themselves , so the end of the world becomes all about them . when the two find each other , it ' s in a passion created less by an emotional kinship than by the encroaching despair neither would have any hope of facing alone .
yet the message becomes muddled in goofy sequences of the uncontrollable human exuberance heralding each new loss . in the feeding frenzy that signals the purging of taste , the film treats us to a gluttonous collage of characters gnawing on flowers and ripping teeth into live fish , and a singular truth becomes apparent : it ' s difficult to impart feelings of profound sadness with an image of ewan mcgregor shoving a stick of butter in his mouth .
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susan is a scientist searching for answers to important questions . so important that she has given up on other things , including love – until she meets michael , a talented chef . suddenly everything starts to change .
while susan and michael are experiencing new and unforeseen depths of feeling , all around the world people are also beginning to feel strange – something is affecting the emotions .
a life affirming look at what it means to love and be loved in these turbulent times .
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the movie is penned by danish scribe , kim fupz aakeson , and it shows . it ' s the kind of story that you ' d more commonly expect from the scandinavian or mediterranean stable of art - house cinema . to call it high - concept is probably an understatement . the plot has strong elements of science fiction , but is more redolent of andrei tarkovsky than h . g . wells or isaac asimov .
the story - set in present day glasgow - focuses on the romance between michael ( ewan mcgregor ) and susan ( eva green ) . michael is a head chef , and we first meet him after he has a one - night stand . as he wakes , he unceremoniously asks his companion for the night to leave - he says that he can ' t sleep when someone else is present in bed with him .
susan is an epidemiologist , who is nursing a broken heart . her stoic , cool demeanour is an unsurprising counterpoint to michael , whose workplace is next to susan ' s flat . it leads to one of the more inventive
meet - cutes
i ' ve seen for a while , particularly in an era when smoking is increasingly depicted as solecistic in society .
the laboratory where susan works leads us into the plot ; a worldwide pandemic is affecting the planet ' s denizens , causing everyone to lose their senses ( literally ) . one by one , people lose the ability to smell , taste , hear , see and touch . susan is one of many scientists who work to figure out the cause of this epidemic . but the film is not about how this has happened , but rather how people respond to such an occurrence .
in this story , agency is now a thing of the past . humanity is helpless to stop the inexorable loss of our senses . one of the major questions posed is how do people behave when we are robbed of the things we take as read ? panic spreads , and governments make cack - handed attempts to keep order . there are numerous occasions when rioting breaks out , with upturned cars , and debris littering the streets .
this is a story that sounds great in principle , but should fall apart as it progresses . there are so many ideas at work here , so many motifs in play , that preventing a tale like this from unravelling is a triumph for both mackenzie and aakeson . so much so , that i ' ve been rendered unable to convey what i feel about this film . i may have been able to process the events of the story , but at the time of writing , i ' m still working on processing the feelings it evokes , and as a result , i apologise for this post being a ham - fisted ramble . it ' s probably my own fault for writing this so soon after returning from the cinema , but i daren ' t have left it until tomorrow .
what mackenzie has achieved here reminds me in some ways of charlie kaufman ' s synecdoche , new york . both stories are sweeping in their ambition , exploring the depth of the human experience .
yes , life is hard , painful , and often a thankless struggle . but it ' s so much preferable to the alternative . and while some may find it pretentious and / or schmaltzy , david mackenzie has made a movie that contains such a beautiful and powerful sentiment , it could just be the film of 2011 .
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: “there is darkness . and there is light . there are men and there are women . there is fruit . there are restaurants . disease . there is work . traffic . ” and there is ewan mcgregor , who makes entirely too many movies and only occasionally makes an effort to speak the kind of english anyone can understand .
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the narrator is susan ( eva green ) , an epidemiologist in glasgow , who first notices the olfactory disability in a local truck driver . soon thousands in scotland , england and western europe have suffered the same loss . it hits susan , too , and michael ( ewan mcgregor ) , the attractive chef at a restaurant across the alley from her apartment . the two pursue an affair as their world begins to crumble . smell is just the first of the senses everyone loses — and quickly , too quickly . as susan notes , “they don’t even have time to give the disease a name . ”
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a scientist who has always devoted herself to her work at the expense of her personal life falls in love with a chef . their relationship develops as an epidemic sweeps the world , causing people to suffer unexplained emotional upheavals and lose their ability to smell and taste . romantic drama , starring ewan mcgregor and eva green .
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“i can’t smell anymore , ” a patient says during an appointment with glasgow - based epidemiologist susan ( eva green ) , who’s at a loss to explain why the human senses are vanishing in cycles from the british population and beyond . intense , involuntary spasms of emotion appear to be the trigger , as we see from a maudlin montage of various people worldwide , who are spontaneously overwhelmed with grief right before their olfactory nerves shut down .
their physical exertions aside , mcgregor and green struggle to breathe life into characters who are never adequately fleshed out in kim fupz aaekson’s script , and whose compatibility seems to begin and end with their physical beauty . at regular intervals , the voice of katy engels intrudes with embarrassing pseudo - poetic narration , which is intended to pay tribute to the transcendent power of love but only trivializes the idea of a worldwide pandemic and its consequences .
narrative proper is intermittently interrupted by filler sequences of third world turmoil ( a mix of archival footage and fresh imagery shot in india , mexico and kenya ) , none of which apparently requires any explanation ; the film takes it on faith that the crisis it presents would naturally result in mass violence and looting sprees . strongest technical contribution is giles nuttgens’ widescreen cinematography , which uses vibrant hues and textures to conjure lovely , isolated moments — especially in michael’s cooking sequences , which fluidly capture the bustle and momentum of a restaurant kitchen .
production : an ifc films ( in u . s . ) release of a bbc films presentation , in association with zentropa entertainments5 and scottish screen , with the participation of the danish film institute , film i vast and the irish film board , of a sigma films production . ( international sales : trust film sales , hvidovre , denmark . ) produced by gillian berrie , malte grunert . executive producers , jamie laurenson , peter aalbaek jensen , peter garde , tomas eskilsson , carole sheridan , david mackenzie . co - producers , sisse graum jorgensen , tristan orpen lynch . directed by david mackenzie . screenplay , kim fupz aaekson .
crew : camera ( color , widescreen ) , giles nuttgens ; editor , jake roberts ; music , max richter ; production designer , tom sayer ; art director , andy thomson ; costume designer , trisha biggar ; sound , barry o ' sullivan ; sound designer , douglas macdougall ; re - recording mixers , chris sinclair , iain anderson ; special effects coordinator , joanna dewar - gibb ; special effects supervisor , mike kelt ; visual effects supervisor , andreas hylander ; line producer , julia valentine ; associate producer , brian coffey ; assistant director , barrie mcculloch ; second unit director , colin kennedy ; casting , shaheen baig . reviewed at sundance film festival ( premieres ) , jan . 25 , 2010 . running time : 91 min .
with : michael - ewan mcgregor susan - eva green james - ewan bremner stephen - stephen dillane boss - denis lawson with : anamaria marinca , alastair mackenzie , connie nielsen , katy engels . ( english dialogue )
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at 2 : 30 , we sprinted over to the convention center for the reception , carrying boxes of rosette pins to be handed out to the asfs . we quickly set up a table and began greeting the guests . caitlin and andrew joined us , and from there we boarded buses along with the guests to go to the dome .
upon our arrival at the dome , we cleared security and each ran to our assigned positions to guide the all star fans through the parade . we called them out of their seats in three waves , identified by gold , purple and green , and led them backstage where they met with their respective team delegations . the excitement was contagious ! it was so much fun to see the teams running and chanting through the hall . the asfs , including some celebrities such as cindy mccain , dikembe mutombo , yao ming , were just as excited as the athletes .
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