Author(s): Pierre Davis
Location: Ohio
“To Live with Hope"
Directed by: Peter Weir
Written by: Peter Weir
Produced by: Peter Weir and Robin Williams
Cinematographer: Russell Boyd
Score by: John Williams
Distributor: Focus Pictures
Principal Cast:
Lisa Johnson: Cate Blanchett
Ben Johnson: Aaron Eckhart
Betty Davis: Meryl Streep
Hope Johnson: Abigail Breslin
Dr. Frank Jones: Robin Williams
Rated PG-13 for language
Genre: Drama
Tagline: "Live for today but hope for tomorrow”
Synopsis: This is the story of a woman by the name of Lisa Johnson who finds out that she has received the A.I.D.S virus from her loving husband Ben Johnson of 10 years.
We follow her from the beginning when she catches her husband cheating on her with a man by the name of. Even though she catches him Ben still believes that he not homosexual. After she catches him she immediately goes to her doctor Frank Jones for an A.I.D.S test. After a couple of days, she gets a call from her doctor and he asks her to come in. Then she gets the news that changes everything that she believes in. After she gets the news that the virus is spreading fast and she only has less than a year to live. After the news you see the doctor comfort her as much as he can and tells her he will always be there for her. After the news she approaches her husband in a heartfelt scene and explains how she trusted him. She figures that she has no reason to live because she will probably soon die anyway. The only thing that keeps her faith alive is her 8 year old daughter Hope, who is a mute. When Lisa tells her mother Betty Davis they begin to rekindle a relationship that has been lost over the years due to Lisa being so dedicated to her husband. Everything changes in Lisa’s life even her passion to work as an author because she doesn’t have the will to write anymore.
In the last few months of Lisa’s life, she soon begins to realize what she has in life and begins to write a novel about the life of a little girl witnessing her mother dieing day by day. But before Lisa is finished with the novel she has to go to emergency surgery. While in her deathbed Lisa’s husband Ben, who has a lot of lesions on his face and is losing hair due to the virus, comes sees her and expresses how sorry he is to her and everyone he hurt in his life in a teary scene. At the end of the movie Hope comes sees her mother for the last time and through sign language you can feel the sadness. Lisa tells her mother that she did not get to finish her novel and tells her that when Hope gets old enough to let her finish it. Then Lisa fades away with hope.
What the press would say:
One of the most heartfelt movies in the past decade. A movie about the will to live and how hope can keep you alive. A brilliant comeback for Academy Award nominated director Peter Weir after commercial and critical success with Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. He brings the actors emotions to life from his screenplay with scenes as brilliant as anything seen in the past. The brilliant makeup work done by Academy Award nominated Yolanda Toussieng transforms Cate Blanchett and Aaron Eckhart into victims of A.I.D.S similar to the work done in Philadelphia. Cate Blanchett is brilliant in this performance as a mother betrayed by the love of her life played by Aaron Eckhart who is amazing as the confused Ben Johnson who loses everything he loves at the end. Cate brings the movie to another plateau with her performance which has not been seen in a long time. You feel her sadness through the cinema. One of the greatest actresses of all times Meryl Streep brings another performance for the ages as the grieving mother trying to spend as much time with her daughter before it is too late. She should gain her 14th nomination. The performer who could be a lock for the award is Abigail Breslin because she really dedicates herself into this performance as a mute. Peter Weir brought in a professional to teach her and Cate Blanchett to learn everything correctly. With proof in the past about characters that have disabilities having the best chance for winning an award, look for Cate and Abigail on stage. Robin Williams is great also in his supporting role as the doctor doing everything he can. A nomination is less than likely but his performance is something that you can not ignore. The Score of John Williams is a plus and he brings the scenes to life through his music. Overall this movie is fantastic and the perfect movie to bring even more awareness of a disease that has hurt us all in the past 25+ years.
Possible Nominations:
Best Picture: Peter Weir and Robin Williams
Best Director: Peter Weir
Best Original Screenplay: Peter Weir
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett
Best Supporting Actor: Aaron Eckhart
Best Supporting Actress: Abigail Breslin and Meryl Streep
Best Make-Up: Yolanda Toussieng
Best Cinematography: Russell Boyd
Best Score: John Williams
Location: Ohio
“To Live with Hope"
Directed by: Peter Weir
Written by: Peter Weir
Produced by: Peter Weir and Robin Williams
Cinematographer: Russell Boyd
Score by: John Williams
Distributor: Focus Pictures
Principal Cast:
Lisa Johnson: Cate Blanchett
Ben Johnson: Aaron Eckhart
Betty Davis: Meryl Streep
Hope Johnson: Abigail Breslin
Dr. Frank Jones: Robin Williams
Rated PG-13 for language
Genre: Drama
Tagline: "Live for today but hope for tomorrow”
Synopsis: This is the story of a woman by the name of Lisa Johnson who finds out that she has received the A.I.D.S virus from her loving husband Ben Johnson of 10 years.
We follow her from the beginning when she catches her husband cheating on her with a man by the name of. Even though she catches him Ben still believes that he not homosexual. After she catches him she immediately goes to her doctor Frank Jones for an A.I.D.S test. After a couple of days, she gets a call from her doctor and he asks her to come in. Then she gets the news that changes everything that she believes in. After she gets the news that the virus is spreading fast and she only has less than a year to live. After the news you see the doctor comfort her as much as he can and tells her he will always be there for her. After the news she approaches her husband in a heartfelt scene and explains how she trusted him. She figures that she has no reason to live because she will probably soon die anyway. The only thing that keeps her faith alive is her 8 year old daughter Hope, who is a mute. When Lisa tells her mother Betty Davis they begin to rekindle a relationship that has been lost over the years due to Lisa being so dedicated to her husband. Everything changes in Lisa’s life even her passion to work as an author because she doesn’t have the will to write anymore.
In the last few months of Lisa’s life, she soon begins to realize what she has in life and begins to write a novel about the life of a little girl witnessing her mother dieing day by day. But before Lisa is finished with the novel she has to go to emergency surgery. While in her deathbed Lisa’s husband Ben, who has a lot of lesions on his face and is losing hair due to the virus, comes sees her and expresses how sorry he is to her and everyone he hurt in his life in a teary scene. At the end of the movie Hope comes sees her mother for the last time and through sign language you can feel the sadness. Lisa tells her mother that she did not get to finish her novel and tells her that when Hope gets old enough to let her finish it. Then Lisa fades away with hope.
What the press would say:
One of the most heartfelt movies in the past decade. A movie about the will to live and how hope can keep you alive. A brilliant comeback for Academy Award nominated director Peter Weir after commercial and critical success with Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. He brings the actors emotions to life from his screenplay with scenes as brilliant as anything seen in the past. The brilliant makeup work done by Academy Award nominated Yolanda Toussieng transforms Cate Blanchett and Aaron Eckhart into victims of A.I.D.S similar to the work done in Philadelphia. Cate Blanchett is brilliant in this performance as a mother betrayed by the love of her life played by Aaron Eckhart who is amazing as the confused Ben Johnson who loses everything he loves at the end. Cate brings the movie to another plateau with her performance which has not been seen in a long time. You feel her sadness through the cinema. One of the greatest actresses of all times Meryl Streep brings another performance for the ages as the grieving mother trying to spend as much time with her daughter before it is too late. She should gain her 14th nomination. The performer who could be a lock for the award is Abigail Breslin because she really dedicates herself into this performance as a mute. Peter Weir brought in a professional to teach her and Cate Blanchett to learn everything correctly. With proof in the past about characters that have disabilities having the best chance for winning an award, look for Cate and Abigail on stage. Robin Williams is great also in his supporting role as the doctor doing everything he can. A nomination is less than likely but his performance is something that you can not ignore. The Score of John Williams is a plus and he brings the scenes to life through his music. Overall this movie is fantastic and the perfect movie to bring even more awareness of a disease that has hurt us all in the past 25+ years.
Possible Nominations:
Best Picture: Peter Weir and Robin Williams
Best Director: Peter Weir
Best Original Screenplay: Peter Weir
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett
Best Supporting Actor: Aaron Eckhart
Best Supporting Actress: Abigail Breslin and Meryl Streep
Best Make-Up: Yolanda Toussieng
Best Cinematography: Russell Boyd
Best Score: John Williams
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