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Nov 14, 2014 · It's a risky film. Sometimes the risks pay off, sometimes they don't, but the feeling of risk infuses the film with chaos, humor, violence, beauty. "The Homesman" doesn't play things safe, and that's a welcome change. Mary Bee Cuddy ( Hilary Swank) is a middle-aged woman, born in upstate New York, who has bought land in the Nebraska territory.
The Homesman is a 2014 Western historical drama film set in the 1850s Midwest and directed by Tommy Lee Jones. Jones, Kieran Fitzgerald, and Wesley Oliver based the screenplay on the 1988 novel of the same name by Glendon Swarthout. The film stars Jones and Hilary Swank and also features Meryl Streep, Grace Gummer, Miranda Otto, Hailee ...
May 18, 2014 · The Homesman: Directed by Tommy Lee Jones. With Tommy Lee Jones, Hilary Swank, Grace Gummer, Miranda Otto. Three women who have been driven mad by pioneer life are to be transported across the country by covered wagon by the pious, independent-minded Mary Bee Cuddy, who in turn employs low-life drifter George Briggs to assist her.
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- 2014-05-18
Nov 13, 2014 · Film Reviews Tommy Lee Jones directs and stars in a deliberately crooked oater, The Homesman Integrity and personality can go a long way, especially in a movie as unquestionably flawed as The ...
May 18, 2014 · Cannes Film Review: ‘The Homesman’ ... Mary Bee happens upon a wild card who calls himself George Briggs (Jones), a claim-jumping army deserter with a noose around his neck and an unsteady ...
He says “George Briggs” a couple more times, laughing and pronouncing it with a singsong lilt, as though charmed by the jig-like cheerfulness of the words. It’s a signature beat for Tommy Lee Jones, who plays Briggs and who also directed, produced, and co-scripted The Homesman .
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Nov 23, 2014 · Movie Review – The Homesman (2014) November 23, ... who in turn employs low-life drifter George Briggs to assist her. ... and on to the film, because The Homesman is a gem worth hunting down. On ...
