The film "Legends of the Autumn" tells aboutdramatic events within the same family, which represents the image of the whole country of that time. The mental agony of the main characters are closely intertwined with political and racial beliefs and doubts on this subject. The film was not appreciated by film critics at its true worth, although it won an Oscar in 1995 for the best work of the operator.
The actors of the Legends of Autumn make their play every sense of the little things and empathize with the heroes right up to the very end.
Tristan
Every lover of this movie is familiar with the name of the 4 letters of the actor "Legends of the Fall." Of course, this is the famous Brad Pitt, who brilliantly performed the role of Tristan.
This work is deservedly considered one of the best incareer actor. The image of the handsome man, who was entrenched behind him from the very beginning of his journey to the cinema, is overshadowed by a man who is strong in body and spirit. He follows his inner call, ignoring the opinions of others and, at times, people close to him.
Hero's love for his family and his girlfriend brotherstriking in its depth. But a sense of duty and loyalty to the word are also admired. Rebel by nature, Tristan is the embodiment of the spirit of freedom of the Aborigines, against whom his father fought.
The hero is looking for his own path in life, following his principles and moral principles, which do not always correspond to the norms of society.
Tristan’s role is not only decisive inpitt's career. The quote from the beginning of the film that "some of them are either going crazy or become legends because of their inner call," fully reflects Brad's life. It is safe to say that Pitt belongs to the second category and has already become a legend of cinema in his lifetime.
Colonel Ludlow
Game Anthony Hopkins in the role of the head of the family canbravely called virtuoso, like most of his works. So subtly feel the inner world of his hero can only be a man who himself experienced similar moments.
Former Colonel of the United States Army last years of serviceengaged in the destruction of the Indians. Being retired, William gradually changes his view on many moments of his life. On his land lives a family of Indians, the head of which raised his sons since childhood.
Ludlow in his own way a happy and unhappy man.His pride is 3 wonderful sons. But he is doomed to outlive the younger of them, Samuel, to observe the complex development of the fate of Tristan and Alfred. In the depths of the soul of the colonel, the insult and pain of the betrayal of Isabel's wife still does not pass. She threw him and the children for the lights of social life.
Other heroes
In the film "Legends of the Autumn" the actors and roles were distributed very harmoniously. In addition to the undisputed movie stars, the rest of the composition also features thoughtful work on images and professional performance.
The eldest son, Alfred, played the actor AidanQuinn, known for such films as "House of Ghosts", "Beni and June", "History of the maid." His character is a sensible and educated young man who tries to hide his feelings and live with his mind. As a result, he achieves everything he wanted, but this does not bring him happiness and satisfaction.
The younger of the brothers was performed by Henry Thomas, Jr.who took part in Spielberg's movie "Alien". In the "Legends of Autumn" he got the character of a romantic warehouse and soft by nature. Of all the children he was most like a mother, and as a younger one, they tried to protect him from everything.
The main female character of the painting - Suzanne -Got a brilliant Julia Ormond. The list of her acting work is impressive. These are Sabrina, First Knight, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, where she also played with Brad Pitt.
Suzanne is the central character of the film.Her appearance gathered the Ludlow family together again. However, she was the involuntary cause of many problems in this family. Having lost the meaning of life because of the impossibility of being with her beloved, the heroine decides to leave this life.
The film "Legends of the Fall", whose actors are known to the whole world, makes us think about the meaning of life and its transience, about simple human joys and sorrows ...
Interesting Facts
- The film's director, Edvar Zwig, had been nurturing the idea for 17 years.
- Initially, Tristan was offered to play Johnny Depp, but he refused due to workload in other projects.
- Actors of the Legends of the Autumn - Pitt and Ormond - only on the set of the movie they learned to stay in the saddle.
- The role of Suzanne was offered to Gwyneth Paltrow.
- The original translation of the word Fall from the title of the film sounds like "Fall."
