The Green Mile (1999)

Réalisateur:

Frank Darabont

Scénaristes (WGA):

Stephen King (novel)
Frank Darabont (screenplay)

Date de sortie:

10 décembre 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drame | Fantasy | Mystère

Accroche:

Miracles do happen.

Intrigue:

The story about the lives of guards on death row leading up to the execution of black man accused of child murder & rape, who has the power of faith healing.

Plot Keywords:

Death Row | Prison Guard | Prison | Execution | 1930s

Récompenses:

Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 23 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

A profoundly moving experience.

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Nov. 28	8:00 PM	AMC
Sun. Nov. 29	11:30 AM	AMC

Ensemble

Tom Hanks	...	Paul Edgecomb
David Morse	...	Brutus "Brutal" Howell
Bonnie Hunt	...	Jan Edgecomb
Michael Clarke Duncan	...	John Coffey
James Cromwell	...	Warden Hal Moores
Michael Jeter	...	Eduard Delacroix
Graham Greene	...	Arlen Bitterbuck
Doug Hutchison	...	Percy Wetmore
Sam Rockwell	...	'Wild Bill' Wharton
Barry Pepper	...	Dean Stanton
Jeffrey DeMunn	...	Harry Terwilliger
Patricia Clarkson	...	Melinda Moores
Harry Dean Stanton	...	Toot-Toot
Dabbs Greer	...	Old Paul Edgecomb
Eve Brent	...	Elaine Connelly

Autre(s) titre(s):

Stephen King's The Green Mile (USA) (complete title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and some sex-related material.

Durée:

189 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais | Français

Couleur:

Couleur (Technicolor)

Rapport de forme:

1,85 : 1

Son:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Classification:

Iceland:16 | Malaysia:U | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) (TV rating) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Hong Kong:III | South Korea:15 (cable rating) | Netherlands:12 (TV rating) | India:A | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Belgium:KT | Brazil:14 | Chile:14 | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-14 | France:-12 | Germany:12 (w) | Ireland:18 | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:PG (edited for re-rating) | Singapore:R(A) (original rating) | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | USA:R | Singapore:M18 (DVD rating) | Philippines:PG-13

Lieux de tournage:

Blowing Rock, North Carolina, USA

Société:

Castle Rock Entertainment

Anecdotes:

Doug Hutchison (Percy) was given, according to the director, the squeakiest shoes he'd ever heard. He thought this was the greatest bit of fate, and a "perfectly wonderful, annoying character trait" that he kept it in the movie, and you can hear sometimes how loud his shoes are.

Goofs:

Considéré à tort comme goofs: You can see a smallpox vaccination scar on the upper arm of the murdered girls' father in the opening sequence of him running through the field. Vaccination was widespread in the USA by 1935, the time of the movie.

Guillemet:

Paul Edgecomb: What do you want, John Coffey?
John Coffey: Just to help.

Connexions De Film:

figure dans Miracles and Mystery: Creating 'The Green Mile' (2006) (V)

Bande son:

Cheek to Cheek

A profoundly moving experience.

THE GOOD:

--The story to the film on the outside appears astoundingly simple, though once inside the film and into the plot, there is a lot more to the eye than what appears. Death Row in the olden days might sound like a boring setting for a film, but there are many intricate webs of storyline and a number of surprises and twists along the way, many which had me gasping aloud.

--"The Green Mile" is easily one of the most dramatic films I've ever seen. It's because we care so much for these characters (even a mouse!) that the events of the film are so affecting. I cared about everyone (who's not a bastard) so much and I was enthralled to see how the film would be resolved. Mix this with a number of absolutely tear-inducing scenes (the final 15 minutes especially) and you have what is nothing less than a masterfully constructed drama.

--Death Row is the setting for this film, and death row is not a place where bunnies dance around singing happy-happy joy-joy. Darabont knows the audience is aware of this, and makes the old death row set gritty and atmospheric, dripping with dread just as it should. The execution sequences are not taken lightly either, in fact many will find them extremely hard to watch, as they are very graphic.

--Characterisations and performances are a definite good point of this film, a lot of the time the performances are what drives the story. Tom Hanks is terrific as usual, injecting a lot of emotion into the character. I especially liked the way he played his character's silent suffering with God's judgement of his life. David Morse was very underrated for his performance here, personally I thought he was extremely effective and added a little something to many scenes. Patricia Clarkson was moving, Bonnie Hunt was lovely, James Cromwell was good as always.but there's no secret that the real revelation here is within Michael Clarke Duncan's absolutely fascinating performance as John Coffey (like the drink, only not spelt the same). His child-like manners are so touching to watch, the character is so sweet, but Duncan makes him so much more memorable. He does more than just cry in the film, he transfixes you with every glance as the gentle giant John. Damn, if it weren't for Haley Joel, Duncan would easily be my favourite supporting actor performance of 1999.

--This movie just proves how much director Frank Darabont can do with such little setting. For example, how many neat camera angles and cinematography techniques can you think of for the setting of death row? Not many.but Darabont utilises his setting and pulls off some truly wonderful cinematography that catches the sometimes magical and at others truly horrific feeling of the green mile. The performances by the cast also show how much effect a great director can project on a performance, or several.

THE BAD:

--At just over 3 hours, "The Green Mile" is a little over-long, and you get the feeling a few scenes could've been cut down to make the film run a little smoother pace-wise.

RATING:

9/10 - Frank Darabont's second outing is a profoundly moving film experience.

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