TRUE GRIT
USA
2010
110 minutes
In late 19th century Arkansas, a plucky 14-year old hires a grizzled US marshal to chase the man who killed her father. Nominally a remake of Henry Hathaway's 1969 John Wayne vehicle, but in fact a straightforward adaptation of the original novel as a drily witty western that turns gravely serious when needed.
Starring Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin; Barry Pepper; and Hailee Steinfeld.
Directed by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen; produced by Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen; screenplay by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, based on the novel by Charles Portis, True Grit; music by Carter Burwell; director of photography (DeLuxe, widescreen), Roger Deakins; production designer, Jess Gonchor; costume designer, Mary Zophres; film editors, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, under the alias Roderick Jaynes.
A Paramount Pictures/Skydance Productions presentation of a Scott Rudin/Mike Zoss Productions production. (US distributor and world sales, Paramount Pictures.)
Screened: distributor advance press screening, Zon Lusomundo Colombo 9 (Lisbon), February 4th 2011.
2010
110 minutes
In late 19th century Arkansas, a plucky 14-year old hires a grizzled US marshal to chase the man who killed her father. Nominally a remake of Henry Hathaway's 1969 John Wayne vehicle, but in fact a straightforward adaptation of the original novel as a drily witty western that turns gravely serious when needed.
Starring Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin; Barry Pepper; and Hailee Steinfeld.
Directed by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen; produced by Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen; screenplay by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, based on the novel by Charles Portis, True Grit; music by Carter Burwell; director of photography (DeLuxe, widescreen), Roger Deakins; production designer, Jess Gonchor; costume designer, Mary Zophres; film editors, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, under the alias Roderick Jaynes.
A Paramount Pictures/Skydance Productions presentation of a Scott Rudin/Mike Zoss Productions production. (US distributor and world sales, Paramount Pictures.)
Screened: distributor advance press screening, Zon Lusomundo Colombo 9 (Lisbon), February 4th 2011.
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