The Constant Gardener (Widescreen Edition)
by Fernando Meirelles
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Actor: Daniele Harford, Danny Huston, Hubert Kound?, Rachel Weisz, Ralph FiennesDirector: Fernando Meirelles
Brand: UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAIN.
Producer: Donald Ranvaud
Producer: Gail Egan
Producer: Henning Molfenter
Producer: Jeff Abberley
Producer: Julia Blackman
Writer: Jeffrey Caine
Writer: John le Carr?
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; German (Original Language); Italian (Original Language); Swahili (Original Language); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 129 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-01-10
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Universal Studios
Movie Reviews of The Constant Gardener (Widescreen Edition)
Movie Review: Hated it!
Summary: 1 Stars
From the bad cinematography to the under developed characters, and most of all to the stupid plot. I think this is one of the worst movies I've ever seen! I cannot even begin to understand the 4 and 5 star reviews. The whole "issue" isn't even truly a major issue about Africa to begin with. They are badgering the pharmaceutical companies and not the corrupt governments that are keeping the people of that continent in constant poverty? Give me a break!
Summary of The Constant Gardener (Widescreen Edition)
Based on the best-selling John le Carr novel and from the Academy Award-nominated director of "City of God." In a remote area of Northern Kenya activist Tessa Quayle (Rachel Weisz) is found brutally murdered. Tessa's companion a doctor appears to have fled the scene and the evidence points to a crime of passion. Members of the British High Commission in Nairobi assume that Tessa's widower their mild-mannered and unambitious colleague Justin Quayle (Ralph Fiennes) will leave the matter to them. They could not be more wrong. Haunted by remorse and jarred by rumors of his late wife's infidelities Quayle surprises everyone by embarking on a personal odyssey that will take him across three continents. Using his privileged access to diplomatic secrets he will risk his own life stopping at nothing to uncover and expose the truth - a conspiracy more far-reaching and deadly than Quayle could ever have imagined.System Requirements:Features: Deleted Scenes Extended Scene: Haruma - Play in Kibera Embracing Africa: Filming in Kenya John Le Carre: From Page to the Screen Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener Running Time: 129 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre:?ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLERS Rating:?R UPC:?025192629228 Manufacturer No:?26292The Constant Gardener is the kind of thriller that hasn't been seen since the 1970s: Smart, politically complex, cinematically adventurous, genuinely thrilling and even heartbreaking. Mild diplomat Justin Quayle (Ralph Fiennes, The English Patient, Schindler's List) has a loose cannon of a wife named Tessa (Rachel Weisz, The Shape of Things, The Mummy), who's digging into the dirty doings of a major pharmaceutical company in Kenya. Her brutal murder forces Justin to continue her investigation down some deadly avenues. This simple plot description doesn't capture the rich texture and slippery, sinuous movement of The Constant Gardener, superbly directed by Fernando Meirelles (Oscar-nominated for his first film, City of God). Shifting back and forth in time, the movie skillfully captures the engaging romance between Justin and Tessa (Fiennes shows considerably more chemistry with Weisz than he had with Jennifer Lopez in Maid in Manhattan) and builds a vivid, gripping, and all-too-justified paranoia. And on top of it all, the movie is beautiful, due to both its incredible shots of the African landscape (which at times is haunting and unearthly) and the gorgeous cinematography. Featuring an all-around excellent cast, including Bill Nighy (Love Actually), Pete Postlethwaite (In the Name of the Father), and Danny Huston (Silver City). --Bret Fetzer
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