The Big Brass Ring
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Actor: Ewan Stewart, Irčne Jacob, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Hawthorne, William HurtDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.77:1
Running Time: 104 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-01-11
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Sony Pictures
Movie Reviews of The Big Brass Ring
Movie Review: A Profound Examination of American Politics
Summary: 5 Stars
In the Clintonian era of mixed morals, the Big Brass Ring offers a compelling, multi-layered and extraordinarily moving portrait of American politics at the end of the 20th century. And of course, it all originates from an original screenplay by Orson Welles. Director George Hickenlooper has made a unique film of his own, and at the same time, has addes several Wellesian touches to create one of the most unique and underrated films of 1999. William Hurt, Nigel Hawthorne and Miranda Richardson give some of the finest performances of their careers. Richardson, by the way, was nominated for a Golden Globe award for her role as the estranged wife of gubernatorial candidate Blake Pellarin. This is a must see for any true cinema buff... If you love films like The Big Sleep, you'll be blown away by The Big Brass Ring...
Summary of The Big Brass Ring
Orson Welles wrote The Big Brass Ring in the early 1980s--his last attempt to create a commercial Hollywood film--but the dynamic, rich screenplay was never produced. Nearly two decades later, independent filmmaker and documentarian George Hickenlooper (Hearts of Darkness) purchased and rewrote Welles' script, updating the tale of an independent presidential candidate in the cynical post-Watergate years to a more modest gubernatorial race in the media-saturated 1990s. The generally reserved William Hurt is excellent as the firebrand candidate whose secret, repressed past is dredged up when estranged father figure and political rebel Nigel Hawthorne (in a wry, flamboyant performance) reappears on the eve of the election. While the world's attention is focused on a political contest between two independents, Hurt searches his soul to come to peace with the compromises and sacrifices of his youth.Where Welles' script is suffused with the melancholy sense of loss of an old man looking back on past mistakes, the film is brightened with the hope and possibilities of a younger man looking ahead to unlimited possibility. Hurt gives his best performance in decades as a man whose confidence is cracked by guilt. Less convincing is French beauty Irčne Jacob as an international reporter while Miranda Richardson, though excellent, gets lost as the story sidesteps her sad alcoholic character. We'll never know what Welles could have done with his story, but Hickenlooper delivers a handsome, compelling drama. --Sean Axmaker
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