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“The Moon and The Rain"
Directed By Edward Zwick
Written By William Monahan
Based upon the film “Ugetsu” by Mizoguchi Kenji
Music By James Newton Howard
Produced By Edward Zwick, Tom Cruise, Kathleen Wagner, Brad Pitt
Principal Cast:
Brad Pitt (Henry Bell)
Mark Wahlberg (Toby Dandridge)
Cate Blanchett (Emily Dandridge)
Uma Thurman (Emma Bell)
Elle Fanning (Evelyn Bell)
Audrey Tatou (Madame Reneux)
Kathy Bates (The Maid)
Thomas Haden Church (Col. Francis Lightbeddar)
Brady Corbet (Pvt. Amos Judd)
Oliver Martinez (The Man In The Boat)
Eric Stoltz (Union Soldier)
Synopsis: From director Edward Zwick and writer William Monahan comes a new war epic based upon a Mizoguchi Kenji film called “Ugetsu”. This film, entitled “The Moon And The Rain”, follows the lives of four individuals in the Confederate South as they travel across the decaying environment. The story centers on Henry Bell (Brad Pitt), a small-town chair salesman with ambitions to be one of the richest people in South Carolina after glimpsing at success during a trip to Charleston. He and his neighbor, Toby (Mark Wahlberg), begin constructing chairs at an unbelievable pace. Toby wishes to become a great war hero and wants to buy his way to a high position in the military, much to the dismay of his wife, Emily (Cate Blanchett).
But their dreams are scattered when the Union army burn their town and nearly all of their merchandise. Henry and Toby decide to take the remains of their work to a market in Virginia and take their families with them. They set sail on a small boat for Virginia and encounter a mysterious man (Oliver Martinez) who claims that pirates are all around and that they should turn back. At this warning, Henry decides to send his wife and daughter (Uma Thurman, Elle Fanning) back to their home alone while he, Toby, and Emily try to make some money. Soon after, Henry’s wife, Emma, is raped by a Union soldier (Eric Stoltz) and develops a deadly disease, unbeknownst to her husband. The three others make it to Virginia unscathed but soon become seperated in a busy marketplace. Henry sets up a shop for his chairs, Toby follows a Confederate colonel (Thomas Haden Church), and Emily loses her husband in the chaos.
Over the course of three months, Henry falls for a mysterious Frenchwoman (Audrey Tatou) who is accompanied by an angry maid (Kathy Bates) and slowly realizes that the woman is just a figment of his imagination that represents his desire for his wife. His schizophrenia begins to drive him mad until he comes across Toby, who has moved up in the ranks by claiming to have taken a bullet for the colonel but actually killed the colonel and stole his merits with the help of a young man (Brady Corbet). The two set out to return home but are sidetracked by Toby’s thirst for sex and they stop at a whorehouse where Toby miraculously finds that his wife has whored herself out to stay alive. In the end, darker secrets are revealed, Henry’s schizophrenia continues to take shape, and sadness sets in. “The Moon And The Rain” is an emotional masterpiece with twists and turns in every scene and it should not be missed.
What the press would say:
“The Moon And The Rain” is, to put it quite simply, one of the most shocking, emotional, unbelievable, impressive achievements in recent cinematic history. Edward Zwick’s film, adapted from a Japanese film from the 1950s, tells the story of two couple torn apart by war and brought together by love. But it’s not just one of those cheesy love stories where everything works out in the end. Death occurs and reconciliation is hard to come by. William Monahan’s dialogue is classic and slick and provides the film’s heart. The A-list cast is amazing and at sometimes even better than expected. Brad Pitt takes on the lead character of Henry with so much passion and intensity that, at times, it is hard to believe that Brad Pitt is actually acting. Especially when his character begins to slip into schizophrenia, Pitt excels in making us believe he is a completely different person. Kathy Bates holds her own in her scenes with Pitt when it is revealed that she and her master, played by Audrey Tatou, and actually not real people and she begs Pitt to stay with them so her master will be happy. Uma Thurman is phenomal in her quiet, restrained role of Pitt’s ill-fated wife. Mark Wahlberg annoys the hell out of you in the beginning with his outrageous goals and beliefs but makes you feel sorry at the end when his marital life is in shambles. Cate Blanchett stands out among all as the rejected wife of Wahlberg’s character who loses her husband in a marketplace and forced into prostitution to sustain herself. In her final scenes she breaks down and becomes angry with her husband after he left her to pursue his own dreams and it is amazing in every way possible. “The Moon And The Rain” is one of the great films of the decade and the best of the year.
FYC
Best Picture
Best Director-Edward Zwick
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Actor-Brad Pitt
Best Supporting Actor-Mark Wahlberg
Best Supporting Actress-Kathy Bates
Best Supporting Actress-Cate Blanchett
Best Supporting Actress-Uma Thurman
Best Costume Design
Best Art Direction
Best Film Editing
Best Original Score
Location: New York
“The Moon and The Rain"
Directed By Edward Zwick
Written By William Monahan
Based upon the film “Ugetsu” by Mizoguchi Kenji
Music By James Newton Howard
Produced By Edward Zwick, Tom Cruise, Kathleen Wagner, Brad Pitt
Principal Cast:
Brad Pitt (Henry Bell)
Mark Wahlberg (Toby Dandridge)
Cate Blanchett (Emily Dandridge)
Uma Thurman (Emma Bell)
Elle Fanning (Evelyn Bell)
Audrey Tatou (Madame Reneux)
Kathy Bates (The Maid)
Thomas Haden Church (Col. Francis Lightbeddar)
Brady Corbet (Pvt. Amos Judd)
Oliver Martinez (The Man In The Boat)
Eric Stoltz (Union Soldier)
Synopsis: From director Edward Zwick and writer William Monahan comes a new war epic based upon a Mizoguchi Kenji film called “Ugetsu”. This film, entitled “The Moon And The Rain”, follows the lives of four individuals in the Confederate South as they travel across the decaying environment. The story centers on Henry Bell (Brad Pitt), a small-town chair salesman with ambitions to be one of the richest people in South Carolina after glimpsing at success during a trip to Charleston. He and his neighbor, Toby (Mark Wahlberg), begin constructing chairs at an unbelievable pace. Toby wishes to become a great war hero and wants to buy his way to a high position in the military, much to the dismay of his wife, Emily (Cate Blanchett).
But their dreams are scattered when the Union army burn their town and nearly all of their merchandise. Henry and Toby decide to take the remains of their work to a market in Virginia and take their families with them. They set sail on a small boat for Virginia and encounter a mysterious man (Oliver Martinez) who claims that pirates are all around and that they should turn back. At this warning, Henry decides to send his wife and daughter (Uma Thurman, Elle Fanning) back to their home alone while he, Toby, and Emily try to make some money. Soon after, Henry’s wife, Emma, is raped by a Union soldier (Eric Stoltz) and develops a deadly disease, unbeknownst to her husband. The three others make it to Virginia unscathed but soon become seperated in a busy marketplace. Henry sets up a shop for his chairs, Toby follows a Confederate colonel (Thomas Haden Church), and Emily loses her husband in the chaos.
Over the course of three months, Henry falls for a mysterious Frenchwoman (Audrey Tatou) who is accompanied by an angry maid (Kathy Bates) and slowly realizes that the woman is just a figment of his imagination that represents his desire for his wife. His schizophrenia begins to drive him mad until he comes across Toby, who has moved up in the ranks by claiming to have taken a bullet for the colonel but actually killed the colonel and stole his merits with the help of a young man (Brady Corbet). The two set out to return home but are sidetracked by Toby’s thirst for sex and they stop at a whorehouse where Toby miraculously finds that his wife has whored herself out to stay alive. In the end, darker secrets are revealed, Henry’s schizophrenia continues to take shape, and sadness sets in. “The Moon And The Rain” is an emotional masterpiece with twists and turns in every scene and it should not be missed.
What the press would say:
“The Moon And The Rain” is, to put it quite simply, one of the most shocking, emotional, unbelievable, impressive achievements in recent cinematic history. Edward Zwick’s film, adapted from a Japanese film from the 1950s, tells the story of two couple torn apart by war and brought together by love. But it’s not just one of those cheesy love stories where everything works out in the end. Death occurs and reconciliation is hard to come by. William Monahan’s dialogue is classic and slick and provides the film’s heart. The A-list cast is amazing and at sometimes even better than expected. Brad Pitt takes on the lead character of Henry with so much passion and intensity that, at times, it is hard to believe that Brad Pitt is actually acting. Especially when his character begins to slip into schizophrenia, Pitt excels in making us believe he is a completely different person. Kathy Bates holds her own in her scenes with Pitt when it is revealed that she and her master, played by Audrey Tatou, and actually not real people and she begs Pitt to stay with them so her master will be happy. Uma Thurman is phenomal in her quiet, restrained role of Pitt’s ill-fated wife. Mark Wahlberg annoys the hell out of you in the beginning with his outrageous goals and beliefs but makes you feel sorry at the end when his marital life is in shambles. Cate Blanchett stands out among all as the rejected wife of Wahlberg’s character who loses her husband in a marketplace and forced into prostitution to sustain herself. In her final scenes she breaks down and becomes angry with her husband after he left her to pursue his own dreams and it is amazing in every way possible. “The Moon And The Rain” is one of the great films of the decade and the best of the year.
FYC
Best Picture
Best Director-Edward Zwick
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Actor-Brad Pitt
Best Supporting Actor-Mark Wahlberg
Best Supporting Actress-Kathy Bates
Best Supporting Actress-Cate Blanchett
Best Supporting Actress-Uma Thurman
Best Costume Design
Best Art Direction
Best Film Editing
Best Original Score
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