Ewan McGregor
Seymour "Swede" Levov
Search results
American Pastoral is a 2016 American crime-drama film directed by Ewan McGregor (in his feature directorial debut) and with a screenplay by John Romano, based on the 1997 novel of the same name by Philip Roth.
- $1.7 million
- Alexandre Desplat
- $10 million
Oct 21, 2016 · Based on Philip Roth's novel, the film follows a former sports star and his beauty queen wife whose perfect life is shattered by their daughter's activism in 1960s America. Ewan McGregor directs and stars alongside Jennifer Connelly, Dakota Fanning and David Strathairn.
- (18K)
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Ewan McGregor
- 2016-10-21
Oct 21, 2016 · Rated: 2/5 • Feb 3, 2021. Seymour Swede Levov (Ewan McGregor) is a once legendary high school athlete who is now a successful businessman married to Dawn (Jennifer Connelly), a former beauty queen.
- (104)
- Ewan Mcgregor
- R
- Ewan Mcgregor
A movie adaptation of Philip Roth's novel about an American Jew who faces a crisis in the '60s. The reviewer criticizes the screenplay, the director, and the casting for leading the film astray from the source material and the author's vision. The reviewer praises the performances of Ewan McGregor, Jennifer Connelly, and Dakota Fanning, but criticizes the music and the editing.
People also ask
Is American Pastoral based on a true story?
Where can I watch American Pastoral?
Is 'American Pastoral' a good movie?
Was 'American Pastoral' a misread?
Seymour "Swede" Levov, a former high school athlete who is now a successful businessman is married to Dawn, a former beauty queen. When his beloved daughter, Merry, disappears after being accused of committing a violent act, Swede dedicates himself to finding her and reuniting his family.
American Pastoral won the Pulitzer Prize in 1998. Seven years later, the novel was included in Time 's List of the 100 Best Novels, a list covering the period between 1923 and 2005. The film rights to it were later optioned, though a film version was not made until 2016.
