La critique de Roger Ebert (suite)

 

Movies in this genre almost always have one kid with a rich, obnoxious father who turns up unexpectedly, embarrasses his son and expects impossible things of him. And also a kid with a secret phobia. And a kid who is terrified he is inadequate.

 

All such characters appear here, although they are a little hard to tell apart because, instead of helpful typecasting, Scott has manned his crew with muscular, bronzed young types with keen haircuts, who look as if they hang out in Calvin Klein ads. (When I was 15 or 16, most kids were scrawny and had pimples and cowlicks, and they didn't look a bit like movie stars.) 

 

Those weaknesses - the vague moral mission, the interchangeable crew members and the obligatory assortment of personal problems - keep the movie from taking wing as it might have, say, in a story by Jack London or Joseph Conrad. They would have focused more on individual characters and have been less interested in the goal of forming team players. 

 

But they might have liked the good things in the movie, and so did I: the feel of the ship itself, the spectacular photography, the delicious sense of liberty during nights in port, and especially the storm sequence near the end.About this storm I will not say much, except to observe that a "white squall," according to the dictionary, is a sudden storm that comes unaccompanied by clouds.

 

And so it does, in storm footage of great fury and effectiveness (save for one shot where you can see that Bridges and two others are in fact standing on the bottom of a tank). One outcome of the storm is a hearing held by the Coast Guard, at which positions are taken and speeches are made that will sound very familiar to anyone who recalls the climax of "Scent of a Woman" (1992).The movie could have been smarter and more particular in the way it establishes its characters. Its underlying values are better the less you think about them.

And the last scene not only ties the message together but puts about three ribbons on it. Yet I enjoyed the movie for the sheer physical exuberance of its adventure. It is magnificently mounted and photographed. I sat up close to the screen, and was immersed in the glory of the sailing ship and the exhilaration of the voyage.

 

 

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-At 5 feet and 1 inch tall, Jason Marsden ("Shay Jennings") was much shorter than the rest of the cast, so many of the scenes he appears in he either sitting down, or situated within the group so that his height is disguised
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-Jeff Bridges reportedly insisted on special thick-soled shoes for when he climbed the rigging as the ratlines hurt his feet.
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-Scott Wolf was 29 when he played a 15-year-old boy.
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-Many sailors claimed no line squall existed. The derecho line thunderstorm that struck the USA Eastern Seaboard on 29 June 2012 is the kind of "line squall", that wrecked the actual sailboat on which the plot of the film is based.
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-The ship used in the film is the "Eye of the Wind", originally built in 1911 as a top-sail schooner and refitted in 1975 as a brigantine. She is now rigged as a Brig. It was also used in Le lagon bleu (1980), Savage Island (1985), and Tai-Pan (1986).
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-This picture is dedicated In Memory Of: Alice Sheldon; George Ptacnik; Rick Marsellus; Robin Wetherall; John Goodlett; and Chris Coristine..."Good shipmates all."
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-The real Chuck Gieg and Tod Johnstone went on to fight in the Vietnam War, three years after the Albatross sank. Both returned safely.
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-When the boys return from the mountain, after signing the book, they are bare-chested with their faces painted. This is very reminiscent of 'Lord of the Flies', the 1990 theatrical version of which also starred Balthazar Getty.
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-The Danish school girls in the movie were meant to be French school girls in the original script. This change came about as a casting director who searched for French-speaking and -looking actresses met Danish actress Camilla Overbye Roos. The casting director wanted to cast her but she could not speak French. Overbye-Roos then suggested changing the French girls to Danish girls. The casting director asked her to find suitable Danish girls (which were found by contacting Danish exchange students and au-pair girls in America). Photos and screen test of the girls that were found were then sent to director Ridley Scott who approved the change.
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-In spring 1961, the real Christopher "Skipper" Sheldon became the first Peace Corps director in Latin America. He never remarried.
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-On the same day that production on his film "Hot Zone" was cancelled, Ridley Scott was given a copy of this film's script. Ninety minutes later, he announced that he would direct it.

 

Autour du film 

 

-Le bateau utilisé dans le film est le Eye of the Wind, construit en 1911. Il a également servi pour les films Le Lagon bleu (1980), Savage Island (1985) et Tai-Pan (1986).

-Le film est dédié à la mémoire des victimes de la tragédie de l'Albatross : Alice Sheldon, George Ptacnik, Rick Marsellus, Robin Wetherall, John Goodlett 

 

Caroline Cruice Goodall

est une actrice anglaise, née le 13 novembre 1959 à Londres (Royaume-Uni).

 

 

 

 

Biographie (vide sur Wiki)

 

 

Born in Britain to Australian parents, Caroline Goodall is internationally known as a leading actress who has starred in some of the biggest blockbusters of the last fifteen years, including La liste de Schindler, Hook ou la revanche du Capitaine Crochet-Cliffhanger, traque au sommet-Harcèlement-Lame de fond and Princesse malgré elle.

She is a graduate of Bristol University where she gained a BA Hons.in Drama and English, and studied alongside other notable screenwriters such as Jeremy Brock (Mrs. Brown). As a writer, in addition to "The Bay of Silence" for Radiant Pictures, credits include screen adaptations of Rupert Thomson's "Dreams Of Leaving" for HKM Films.

 

A former member of The Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre of Great Britain, Caroline appeared extensively on stage before being chosen by Steven Spielberg to star in Hook ou la revanche du Capitaine Crochet (1991) in 1991. Since then, she has worked on film and TV projects in the USA, Canada, Europe and Australia, striking a balance between Independent and Studio films, as well as maintaining a TV presence in Britain and Australia. She was nominated for Best Actress by the Australian Film Institute in 1990 for Cassidy (1989) (TV) and again in 1995 for Hotel Sorrento (1995). 

 

There followed a Logie nomination for Best Actress for "A Difficult Woman" (1998) which also won best TV mini series at the New York Festival in 1998.She is married to Nicola Pecorini and has two children, Gemma and Leone. She is sister to producer Victoria Goodall, who is married to actor/director Dallas Campbell.

 

Height

5' 8" (1.73 m) 

Spouse

Nicola Pecorini (17 September 1994 - present) 2 children

Scott Hoxby (10 February 1990 - 1993) (divorced)

 

 

1978 : The Moon Stallion (série TV) : Estelle

1982 : Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story (TV) : Ann Bolton

1986 : Every Time We Say Goodbye : Sally

1989 : After the War (feuilleton TV) : Sally Raglan

1989 : Cassidy (TV) : Charlie Cassidy

1990 : Vengeances de femmes (Ring of Scorpio) (TV) : Helen Simmons

1990 : Les Ailes des héros (The Great Air Race) (TV) : Amy Johnson

1990 : Hercule Poirot (série TV, saison 2, épisode 9 : : Lady Yardly

1991 : Hook ou la Revanche du Capitaine Crochet (Hook) : Moira Banning

1993 : The Webbers (TV) : Karen James

1993 : Cliffhanger : Traque au sommet (Cliffhanger) : Kristel, Jetstar Pilot

1993 : L'Étalon d'argent (The Silver Brumby) : Elyne Mitchell

1993 : Royal Celebration (TV) : Mandy

1993 : La Liste de Schindler (Schindler's List) : Emilie Schindler

1994 : Harcèlement (Disclosure) : Susan Hendler

1995 : Les Épées de diamant (Diamond Swords) : Liv Gustavson

1995 : Hotel Sorrento : Meg Moynihan

1996 : Lame de fond (White Squall) : Dr. Alice Sheldon

1996 : The Sculptress (TV) : Rosalind 'Roz' Leigh

1997 : Casualties : Annie Summers

1998 : A Difficult Woman (feuilleton TV) : Dr Anne Harriman

1998 : Rhapsody in Bloom (TV) : Debra Loomis

1998 : Opernball (TV) : Heather Frazer

1999 : Le Grain de sable (Trust) (TV) : Anne Travers

1999 : The Secret Laughter of Women : Jenny Field

1999 : Sex 'n' Death (TV) : Bella

2000 : Love and Murder (TV) : Sally Love

2000 : Harrison's Flowers (Harrison's Flowers) : Johanna Pollack

2001 : Les Brumes d'Avalon (The Mists of Avalon) (TV) : Igraine

2001 : Princesse malgré elle (The Princess Diaries) : Helen Thermopolis

2002 : Mrs. Jones (Me & Mrs Jones) (TV) : Laura Bowden

2003 : Le Mystificateur (Shattered Glass) : Mme Duke

2003 : eASY : Sandy

2004 : Esprit libre (Chasing Liberty) : Michelle Foster

2004 : The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement) : Helen, la mère de Mia

2004 : Haven

2005 : River's End : Sarah Watkins

2005 : The Chumscrubber : Mrs. Parker

2006 : The Thief Lord : Ida

2009 : Le Portrait de Dorian Gray : Lady Radly

2012 : Sans issue (The Cold Light of Day) de Mabrouk El Mechri

2012 : Mental de Paul John Hogan