Rarely do i have the privilege to see a film that is so raw, so real, that it takes over your senses and becomes much more than just a great movie it becomes an. Jun 08, 2009 director debra granik at the wrap party for winters bone filmed in mo. Finally, the film fails to understand that winter s bone is also about friggin winter. Parents need to know that winters bone a grim drama about a brave, resourceful 17yearold heroine is not overly violent, but has a constant, simmering promise of violence, with lots of guns and threats, even toward children. A major highway doesnt pass through the land daniel woodrell wrote about in winters bone, his hardedged novel that became a heralded film and contender in sundays oscars. In his first appearance, he just seems like another asshole. He began by finding locations ponds, caves, burnedout buildings that really were former meth labs. It was adapted by granik and anne rosellini from the 2006 novel of the same name by daniel woodrell. Based on the novel by daniel woodrell, winters bone is the winner of the 2010 sundance film festivals grand jury prize. Jennifer lawrence deserves an oscar and john hawkes, at winters bone has managed to create a hero who is 100%. Starting on a downbeat note of indie miserablism, it builds inexorably through successive stages.
Jennifer lawrence in debra graniks bleak ozarks film the. Winters bone is a 2010 american mystery drama film directed by debra granik. Woodrell returned to his hometown of west plains, mo. Winters bone, warmly embraced at this years sundance film festival, belongs, at least at first glance, to one of that festivals familiar genres. Winters bone is a haunting film of life in america, one that depicts meth as the replacement for moonshine. Debra graniks movie is adapted from a novel by daniel woodrell, whose woe to live on was the basis for ang lees film ride with the devil. The fate of this film was tied to a local fixer, if you will, or guide, debra granik, the director of winters bone, told all things considered last. With jennifer lawrence, john hawkes, garret dillahunt, isaiah stone.
He began by finding locations ponds, caves, burnedout. When michael started working on winters bone, the movie was still two years away from filming. Unmistakably filmed on location, this film focuses on a society that has been left behind. Sep 18, 2010 winter s bone is a quiet, subtly observed movie that immerses us in another culture. One of the great pleasures of this years new york film festival has been the appearance of a new film by debra granik, whose last feature, winters bone, was one of the breakout hits of 2010. Winters bone, film noir, and feminism its basically like the maltese falcon, except its set in the country, and the main characters a girl, and instead of a falcon theres a lot of crystal meth. Director debra granik takes us on a voyage into the dark heart of america in her formidable new film winters bone. The protagonist of winters bone, played with unnerving toughgirl conviction by jennifer lawrence, lives deep in a backwoods missouri world of absences, threats, and expectationfreighted good deeds. Ree s character does offer hope but much more is needed. Winters bone ist durch seinen schonungslosen realismus absolut kein feelgoodmovie. Clearly the director finds these characters sympathetic, but she invites us to make of them what we will. You would actually think that more movies would be made here, but maybe the crazy unpredictable weather is what prevents that from happening. The setting of the movie, the characters, the fact that movie doesnt have a happy ending, the uncommonness of the struggle in the movie, along with many more, are all reasons why winters bone is considered to be an independent film. Jun 11, 2010 2011 independent spirit awards nominations nov 30, 2010.
Dec 21, 2010 filmed in the stark, desolate landscape of southwestern missouris ozarks mountains, winters bone, a tender and flinty adaptation of the novel winters bone by daniel woodrell, has been warmly received by both critics and viewers alike since its debut at the sundance film festival last january. The dingy little indie winters bone packs an oomph you dont see coming. Jennifer lawrence talks about the winters bone awards buzz. It was adapted by granik and anne rosellini from the 2006 novel of the same. Aug 18, 2011 when michael started working on winters bone, the movie was still two years away from filming. Jun 14, 2010 filmed on location in the remote missouri ozarks, winters bone walks the line between being chilling horror film and a family drama. Jennifer lawrence in debra graniks bleak ozarks film. An unflinching ozark mountain girl hacks through dangerous social terrain as she hunts down her drugdealing father while trying to keep her family intact. At first this seems to be another artful account of american rural poverty wendy and lucy, ballast, snow angels and then it slowly blossoms into something more. I chose the academy award nominated film winters bone for mine.
Forced at 17 to care for two younger siblings and a catatonic mother, she gets by better than might be expected, chopping wood for fuel and preparing meals from canned food, passing wildlife. Winter s bone has managed to create a hero who is 100% grit. The film stars jennifer lawrence as a teenage girl in the rural ozarks of missouri who, to protect her family from eviction, must locate her missing father. At the end of winter s bone, teardrop reveals that he s figured out who killed jessup, but he never gives the name to the reader. These are the reasons why i agree that winters bone fits geoff kings definition of independent cinema.
Actress jennifer lawrence is one freshfaced 20yearoldbut with seven films under her belt and major awards buzz for her work in ozarksset winters. The film is written, produced and directed by akiva goldsman in his directorial debut. Winters bone and the image of the ozarks ozarks law. This world is established with bleak economy in the opening scenes of debra graniks winters bone, which was a double prize winner at sundance 2010. Jessup was facing a long sentence, and with his wife sick and three children to support, he tried to get himself a deal by becoming a snitch. Rees character does offer hope but much more is needed.
It was shot on location in two missouri ozark counties, taney and christian. With an absent father and a mentally ill mother, ree is left to raise her two young siblings in a rural, ozark community. The ozarks in winters bone make for a strange, sequestered land, its a bleak landscape filled with weathered, clenchjawed residentsfolks whose families have lived and loved and fought in these parts for decades upon decades. Jennifer lawrence talks about the winters bone awards. Her first was down to the bone 2004, set in a decaying small town in upstate new york, in which a young woman with two small sons, a marriage gone flat, and a job checking out groceries, struggles with cocaine addiction. Winter s bone, 127 hours, black swan, greenberg and the kids are all right are up for best feature for the awards ceremony. This summer, people around the country will be seeing the movie version of daniel woodrells 2006 novel, winters bone. Theyll wonder if the movie shows life in the ozarks as it really is. Apr 02, 2012 10 things winter s bone got completely wrong about the ozarks april 2, 2012 at 9. Southwest missourians thrilled by success of winters bone. Winter s tale released in the united kingdom and ireland as a new york winter s tale is a 2014 american romantic fantasy film based on the 1983 novel winter s tale by mark helprin.
Debra granik on directing jennifer lawrence in winters bone. After watching the movie i searched the net to see if anyone had the answer and no one seemed to. Filmed in boston, the movie joy tells the story of the life of a struggling long island single mom joy mangano, played by jennifer lawrence, who bec. Family loyalty and selfreliance take on whole new meanings in this dark story of one familys desperate struggle to survive in the ozark woods of southern missouri. Jan 25, 2010 there are plenty of movies at this years sundance film festival that take audiences into new and unexpected places the gangster underworld of melbourne, australia, in animal kingdom, drugrunning hasssidic jews in holy rollers but no park city offering transports viewers to as distinctive and haunting a place as director debra graniks winters bone, which some. There are plenty of movies at this years sundance film festival that take audiences into new and unexpected places the gangster underworld of melbourne, australia, in animal kingdom, drugrunning hasssidic jews in holy rollers but no park city offering transports viewers to as distinctive and haunting a place as director debra graniks winters bone, which some.
A 2010 film directed by debra granik, based on the novel by daniel woodrell. However, due to the enormous amount of detail in regards to. Filming locations 4 filming dates 1 filming locations. Debra granik on directing jennifer lawrence in winters. Its the sort of place where any real obvious warmth would be run out of the county or subjected to a. With an absent father and a mentally ill mother, ree is left to raise her two young siblings in a rural, ozark. Which is kind of funny, because you get the feeling that thats teardrops designated role within the world of the film, too. Winters bone, film noir, and feminism overthinking it. Jun 16, 2010 one of the most enjoyable aspects of making the film for granik was the music. Taney county sits right on the missouriarkansas border and christian county directly above taney. Daniel woodrells novel winters bone a dark family saga set in the ozarks was adapted into a film in 2010.
Missourifilmed winters bone dominates spirit awards. At the end of winters bone, teardrop reveals that hes figured out who killed jessup, but he never gives the name to the reader. It also appears that the movie fails to understand who even killed jessup. Sep 05, 20 daniel woodrells novel winters bone a dark family saga set in the ozarks was adapted into a film in 2010.
Because the movie is set among the mountain people of the ozarks, a culture that is. Six years after winning an award here for down to the bone, director debra granik returns to sundance with her followup, winters bone, a grim story of persistence set deep in the ozarks. Ree dolly is potentially one of the greatest movie heroes ever. When one thinks of geographical movies, winters bone does not usually come to mind. Anchoring the project is the 19yearold lawrence, the picture of strength until a devastating moment in the film when she breaks down, and reveals the damaged teenager under the hardened shell. Jun 11, 2010 this summer, people around the country will be seeing the movie version of daniel woodrells 2006 novel, winters bone. It looks like walker evans photographs of the rural depression, brought forward to today. Winter s bone is a haunting film of life in america, one that depicts meth as the replacement for moonshine. One of the most enjoyable aspects of making the film for granik was the music.
Its the sort of place where any real obvious warmth would be run out of the county or subjected to a swift mercy killing. Winters bone was filmed mostly in forsyth and is based on the book by. Based on the novel by daniel woodrell, winters bone is directed by debra granik down to the bone and adapted for the screen by granik and anne. Even more than graniks first film, winters bone is saturated with manifestations of the particular locale in which it is set and was filmed. Feb 24, 2011 a major highway doesnt pass through the land daniel woodrell wrote about in winter s bone, his hardedged novel that became a heralded film and contender in sunday s oscars. That information reached the ears of his extended family possibly through the sher. Drugs and smoking are everpresent, if not always seen onscreen, since the action is set in a drugmaking community. By its towering ending, the movie feels like a feminist reworking of a classical heroic myth. The movie skips most of this, most notably those parts relating to the innermost cave and to resurrection. But no matter where it was filmed, winters bone is a powerfully affecting story, one that is more about tribal bonds than backwoods drug culture.
Jennifer lawrence deserves an oscar and john hawkes, at winter s bone has managed to create a hero who is 100%. After watching the movie i searched the net to see if. Jun 18, 2010 in winters bone, a bleak tale of backwoods life, jennifer lawrence plays a teenager struggling to hold her family together against a backdrop of drugs and a clannish ozark community. On its face, winters bone, like down to the bone, is a bleakly realist drama about a community decimated by poverty and hopelessness, yet bound together by deep ties of class, gender and blood. Winter s bone is a 2010 american mystery drama film directed by debra granik. One day, she learns that her father has put up the. Winters bone has managed to create a hero who is 100% grit. Winters bone is an unrelentingly grim but still enthralling thriller about a young woman in the impoverished ozarks who endures harassment from. Finally, the film fails to understand that winters bone is also about friggin winter.
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