Oct 12, 2011 the first half of this post is straightup plot summary. Oct 06, 2011 12 the ides of march george clooney has some shocking news. Oct 07, 2011 enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the ides of march near you. The film is directed by george clooney and is starring george clooney, marisa tomei, paul giamatti, ryan gosling and evan rachel wood. The ides of march is george clooneys fourth film as director and his second dealing specifically with politics, and his career as a publicly engaged film. Stephen meyers is the junior campaign manager for governor mike morris, who is competing against senator ted pullman in the. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title ides of march. Everything you need to know about the ides of march movie 2011. Directorstar george clooneys the ides of march is the perfect film to mirror our time, when the approval rating of the united states congress is at an alltime low and the divisions between the two major parties and their constituents are wider than ever. The movie s strength is in the acting, with gosling once again playing a character with an insistent presence. The ides of march 2011 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The actor directed, cowrote, and costars in this entertaining but hollow moral drama about a. The ides of march by valerio massimo manfredi and translated by christine feddersenmanfredi is not one of europa editions best efforts.
The ides of march a political thriller, the ides of march, opens friday. The trouble is, its kind of hard to talk about the ides of march out today on dvd, it was nominated but totally unfairly shut out at the golden globes on sunday night without spoiling the plot, because one of the major story lines which is nowhere in any of the trailers, for once is meant to be a huge crazy surprise. The actor directed, cowrote, and costars in this entertaining but hollow moral drama about a young. The ides of march is an upcoming film adaptation of the broadway play farragut north. Its much more cynical than most of my favorite movies, but it was so. Colors or nixon, that we might be getting the inside story on actual candidates.
The ides of march is a perfectly cryptic title for this movie. I havent seen it since, just because i hadnt gotten around to it until now, but it was good to see it again. A movie like this, with this much talent on hand, working its tail off, is near impossible to hate. The ides of march makes politics look like an intense game a chess. The ides of march the middle of march is the 15th day of the roman month of martius ides of march or the ides of march may also refer to. The ides of march is an old story, retold again popmatters. The ides of march movie trailers, releases dates, plot. Ides is a movie adaptation of the play farragut north.
The ides of march movies resource pilgrim uniting church. The ides of march takes place during the frantic last days before a heavily contested ohio presidential primary, when an upandcoming campaign press secretary ryan gosling finds himself involved in a political scandal that threatens to upend his candidates shot at the presidency. Morris is charismatic, inspirational, and may well be the next leader of the free world. The ides of march 101 minutes, at area theaters is rated r for pervasive profane language. Matt neufeld is a longtime journalist, actor and film critic in the washington and baltimore areas. The ides of march is more about the nature of modern media politics, and younger players who are strangers to idealism. To understand the end of ides of march, we have to put the movie into context.
To understand the end of ides of march, we have to put the movie into. Oct 18, 2011 this so should have been on the movie poster. Party of five the ides of march tv episode 1995 on imdb. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the plot summary submission guide. What is book two of thornton wilders the ides of march about. The ides of march, the george clooney directed political thriller about scandal, campaigning, and other shady blurry lines that make the world go. Message deeper than politics in the ides of march the chimes. Having succeeded in bringing mediterranean noir to the masses across the pond, europa has carved a nice, respectable niche for themselves. Everyonell have some kind of nit to pick with this rather selfserious film. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the ides of march near you. Hornung in the amateur cracksman the ides of march, a 2011 film by george clooney. In the ides of march, why did molly make her dramatic. For those of you who dont remember 9th grade history, the afternoon of march 15th marked the end of julius caesars life, his most trusted confidants ganging up on him with a good oldfashioned stab in the back. The ides of march tells me something i already knew.
The ides of march is his version of the candidate, redfords 1972 picture about democratic politics and the sacrifices and compromises involved. The democratic party presidential primary process is currently in ohio, where two candidates are realistically still in the running as the ultimate party nominee for president. At its best, the film is like a political version of sweet smell of success. With paul giamatti, george clooney, philip seymour hoffman, ryan gosling. Hot guys being jerks in a downer movie with an arguably antiabortion message.
If you havent seen the movie yet and dont want to know any spoilers, skedaddle. The ides of march is a film i had to talk myself into liking. Oct, 2011 the ides of march generally refers to march 15, the day that julius caesar was thought to have been betrayed and killed by his friends. And i think clooney put so much more into the story line than he needed to for the audiences sake. Based on the play farragut north by willimon, a writer who worked on howard deans presidential campaign in iowa, the story opens with an. Oct 07, 2011 willy resisted admirably, but stephen meyers, his more competent yet far less righteous character in the ides of march, has rather weak moral resolve. The ides of march is an entertaining drama about politics and human nature. An idealistic staffer for a new presidential candidate gets a crash course on dirty politics during his stint on the campaign trail. He then begins to whistle and whisper into the microphone. The film is an adaptation of willimons 2008 play farragut north. The ides of march takes place during the frantic last days before a heavily contested ohio presidential primary, when. The ides of march the middle of march is the 15th day of the roman month of martius. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the.
If he had remained fired and had spilled the beans, the story would. It wasnt till after the phone calls that she found out that stephan had been fired. Honestly surprised we dont have more films about political debates. The ides of march is a 2011 american political drama film directed by george clooney from a screenplay written by clooney, grant heslov, and beau willimon. The ides of march 2011 as ohios democratic primary nears, charming gov. On the surface, it feels like one of those films with good writing and a better cast but which falls apart if you pick at it too long and will ultimately be lost to the fading memory of cinematic history.
The film also raises the question of whether it is possible for any. In the ides of march, stephens instruction is embodied, very literally, by a pretty young intern, a plot point who literally walks into frame carrying coffee. This film didnt leave enough to the imagination of its audience. An audio technician comes up, and they adjust the volume. During the course of the campaign, the idealistic young man falls prey to the backstabbing and other dirty trickery of seasoned rival politicos. Oct 07, 2011 mike morris, the governor of pennsylvania in the ides of march, is an image of the liberal hearts desire, and not only because he is played by george clooney. Ides of march or the ides of march may also refer to. Mike morris, the governor of pennsylvania in the ides of march, is an image of the liberal hearts desire, and not only because he is played by george clooney. Whats the story a young communications director works for a fastrising presidential candidate. The ides of march takes place during the frantic last days before a heavily contested. Stephen meyers is a young idealist whos brilliant at communications, is second in command of governor mike morriss presidential campaign, and is a true. There is a feeling of betrayal in this movie, and the poster displaying half of morris face and half of myers just might be a clever play on the word ides whose latin roots mean half division. I saw ides of march over the weekend and it was not what i expected at all.
He is the talented and favoured staffer of presidential candidate governor mike morris clooney, a man whose political philosophies he genuinely supports, and is very anxious to see become. Stephen myers ryan gosling strolls up to a podium in an auditorium and begins to speak on his religious preferences. The ides of march, a 1948 novel by thornton wilder the ides of march short story, an 1898 short story by e. It stars clooney alongside ryan gosling, evan rachel wood, philip seymour hoffman, marisa tomei, paul giamatti, and jeffrey. Hot guys being charming in a fastpaced political thriller. Stephen myers ryan gosling strolls up to a podium in an auditorium and begins to speak on his religious. In the end, the ides of march is a movie that will likely only appease the most diehard political pundits in the crowd. Oct 29, 2011 the ides of march is george clooneys fourth film as director and his second dealing specifically with politics, and his career as a publicly engaged filmmaker now inevitably invites comparison. For most everyone else, an hour and a half watching people discuss the nature of modern american politics will probably be as fun and insightful as a night spent watching cspan. It looks like we dont have any plot summaries for this title yet.
Nov 24, 2011 directed and cowritten by george clooney, the ides of march is a flipsided companion piece to good night, and good luck, the stars awardwinning drama from 2005. Apr 10, 2019 the ides of march eidus martiae in latin is a day on the traditional roman calendar that corresponds to the date of march 15th on our current calendar. George clooney his fourth film as director an adaptation of the play farragut north beau willimon, 2008. Thats one week before the ides of october and a few months before the first presidential primaries. Look up ides of march in wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Heres a first look at george clooney in the ides of march movie. Read the the ides of march plot and find out who is in the cast and crew at. The reason why i compared this to chess was due to the intelligent methodology that these campaigns used against each other. Mar 15, 20 i actually saw the ides of march in the theater when it first came out it was more of an accomplishment for me to go to the theater back then. Mike morris george clooney seems a shooin for the nomination over his opponent, sen. Today the date is commonly associated with bad luck, a reputation that it earned at the end of the reign of the roman emperor julius caesar 10043 bce. Pennsylvanian governor, mike morris, and arkansas senator, ted pullman. Beware the ides of march is the prophetic line from shakespeares play julius caesar. Fandango fanalert sign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area. The end of the ides of march explained film colossus. Best known for his plays our town and the matchmaker and his novel the bridge of san luis. The ides of march takes place during the frantic last days before a heavily contested ohio presidential primary, when an upandcoming campaign press secretary ryan gosling finds himself.
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