Bronson (2008)

Réalisateur:

Nicolas Winding Refn

Scénaristes:

Brock Norman Brock (screenplay) and
Nicolas Winding Refn (screenplay)

Date de sortie:

13 mars 2009 (UK)

Genre:

Action | Biographie | Drame | Thriller

Accroche:

The Man. The Myth. The Celebrity.

Intrigue:

A young man who was sentenced to 7 years on prison for robbing a post office ends up spending 30 years in solitary confinement. During this time, his own personality is supplanted by his alter ego, Charles Bronson.

Plot Keywords:

Blood | Prison | Cell Mate | Drawing | Theater

Récompenses:

1 win & 3 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Journey into aggression

Ensemble

Tom Hardy	...	Charles Bronson
Matt King	...	Paul
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Kelly Adams	...	Irene
Katy Barker	...	Julie
Edward Bennett-Coles	...	Brian
June Bladon	...	Party guest
Amanda Burton	...	Mum
William Darke	...	Charles Bronson - Age 13
Andrew Forbes	...	Joe Peterson
Helen Grayson	...	Uncle Jack's Party Guest (as China-Black)
Anna Griffin	...	Train Girl
Kate Hesketh	...	Uncle Jack's Party Guest
Leah Hinton-Fishlock	...	Uncle Jack's Party Guest
Mandy Kay	...	Boxing Crowd Member
James Lance	...	Phil
Matt Legg	...	Prisoner
Brendan McCoy	...	Prisoner
Jane McLennan	...	Uncle Jack's Party Guest
Juliet Oldfield	...	Alison
Jonathan Phillips
Hugh Ross	...	Uncle Jack
Dean Spicksley	...	Prisoner
Mark Stocks	...	Gangster
Joe Tucker	...	John White
Sam Cullingworth	...	Prison officer (uncredited)
Mark Devenport	...	Nurse (uncredited)
Mark Powley	...	Librarian (uncredited)

Réalisé par
Nicolas Winding Refn

Scénaristes
Brock Norman Brock		(screenplay) and
Nicolas Winding Refn		(screenplay)

Produit par
Sean Faughnan	....	co-producer
Daniel Hansford	....	producer
Jane Hooks	....	co-producer
Jane Hooks	....	line producer
Nick Love	....	executive producer
Paul Martin	....	executive producer
Allan Niblo	....	executive producer
Rupert Preston	....	producer
James Richardson	....	executive producer
Thor Sigurjonsson	....	executive producer

Image
Larry Smith

Montage
Matthew Newman

Distribution des rôles
Des Hamilton

Création des décors
Adrian Smith

Direction artistique
Jane Levick

Création des costumes
Sian Jenkins

Maquillage
Lily Beckett	....	makeup artist
Heather Manson	....	makeup artist: dailies
Niamh Morrison	....	makeup designer
Andy Seston	....	makeup dailies

Directeur de production
Rebekka Garrido	....	post-production supervisor
Daniel Gulliver	....	production manager
Jason Nightingale	....	unit manager
Michael Reuter	....	post-production supervisor

Assistant réalisateur
Rachel Dargavel	....	third assistant director
Ian Hughes	....	additional third assistant director
Jamie Macdermott	....	first assistant director
Adam Morris	....	second assistant director
Jake Rollins	....	daily assistant director

Département Art
Adam Ali	....	construction manager
Hannah Boyton	....	art department assistant
Hannah Boyton	....	scenic artist
Alex Giles	....	art department assistant
Emma Minshull	....	stand-by props
Andrew Ranner	....	assistant art director
Dean Spicksley	....	art department assistant
Joe Withers	....	stand-by art director

Technicien du son
Felix Andriessens	....	sound editor
Tim Barker	....	sound recordist
Chinna Boapeah	....	boom operator
Grant Bridgeman	....	boom operator
Camilo Colaço	....	adr artist
Christian Conrad	....	sound designer
Lars Ginzel	....	sound re-recording mixer
Noemi Hampel	....	foley editor
Carsten Richter	....	foley artist
Dominik Schleier	....	supervising sound editor
Hanse Warns	....	foley mixer

Visual Effects
Louise Killin	....	post-production coordinator
Kolja Schoon	....	scanning operator
Juri Stanossek	....	visual effects supervisor

Cascadeur
Gary Arthurs	....	stunt performer
Rob Cooper	....	stunts
James Embree	....	stunt performer
Dean Forster	....	stunts
Lyndon S. Hellewell	....	stunt performer
Paul Kennington	....	stunt performer
Paul Kulik	....	stunt performer
Matt Sherren	....	stunt performer
Julian Spencer	....	stunt coordinator

Caméra et Département Electrique
Robert Binnall	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Federico Bonfanti	....	electrician
Rachel Clark	....	clapper loader
Aidan Dungait	....	camera trainee
James Foster	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Daniel Gadd	....	second assistant camera: b camera
Chris Hewitt	....	assistant grip
Jamie Hicks	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Dean Rogers	....	still photographer
Chris Sowden	....	electrician
Barry Squires	....	assistant camera: selected assignments
Phil Whittaker	....	key grip

Département Costume et garde-Robe
Jo Mapp	....	costume supervisor
Emma Rees	....	costume assistant

Dpartement Editorial
Marie Ernst	....	post-production coordinator

Divers
Abigail Atkinson	....	assistant production coordinator
Joe Barcham	....	epk director
Mark Birmingham	....	financial controller
Andy Booth	....	unit medic
Kerensa Burton	....	script supervisor
Vicky Chapman	....	location assistant
Victoria Chapple	....	production assistant
Lee Clyne	....	health and safety advisor
Dan Connolly	....	location manager
Yvonne Eastmond	....	production accountant
Anna Griffin	....	assistant to director
Daniel Gulliver	....	location scout
Louise Killin	....	post production supervisior
David Louis Lankester	....	epk director
Kelly Marcel	....	script editor
George McKenzie	....	epk director
Christopher Pavey	....	floor runner
Tina Pawlik	....	production coordinator
Alyson Pengelly	....	post production assistant
Alyson Pengelly	....	post production coordinator

Merci
Dan Hodgett	....	thanks
Justin Shulman	....	special thanks

Companies de production

• Vertigo Films (co-production)
• 4DH Films
• Str8jacket Creations
• Perfume Films (in association with)

Distributeurs

• Vertigo Films (2009) (UK) (all media)
• Alliance Films (2009) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Audio Visual Enterprises (2009) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Le Pacte (2009) (France) (theatrical)
• Movie Inspired (2009) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Contender Entertainment Group (2008) (UK) (DVD)
• Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2009) (United Arab Emirates) (all media) (Middle East)
• Madman Entertainment (2009) (Australia) (all media)
• Magnet Releasing (2009) (USA) (all media)
• Magnolia Pictures
• Scanbox Entertainment (2009) (Finland) (all media)

Autres Companies

• Audiolink Radio Communications  walkie talkies
• Kodak  motion picture film supplied by
• PS-PostScript  post-production scripts
• Post Republic, The  post-production facilities
• Tonstudio Hanse Warns  foley stage

MPAA:

Rated R for violent and disturbing content, graphic nudity, sexuality and language.

Durée:

92 min

Pays:

UK

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Rapport de forme:

1,85 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital

Classification:

UK:18 | Ireland:18 | France:-16 | Australia:MA | USA:R (certificate #45505) | Germany:18 | Finland:K-15 | Norway:15 | Canada:14A (Ontario)

Lieux de tournage:

Great Central Railway, Leicestershire, England, UK

Société:

Vertigo Films

Anecdotes:

Jason Statham was originally asked to play Charles Bronson but scheduling conflicts avoided him from appearing in this film.

Goofs:

Erreurs factuelles: Large parts of the film depict events that never happened; in particular the sequence where Bronson is released 'for being sane' during the 80's, goes to live in a brothel, starts a bare-knuckle boxing career and gets his 'new' name, then proposes to a girl before being sent back to prison.

Connexions De Film:

Références Death Wish (1974)

Bande son:

Viens, Malika

Journey into aggression

Bronson is the dramatized story of Charlie Bronson. Not the actor from Death Wish, The Great Escape, and The Dirty Dozen. This is the story of England's most violent prisoner. Born Michael Peterson, he quickly realized that he wanted to make a name for himself. It is unclear why he chose the path he did. He had a normal upbringing, a nice home, good parents, yet he just liked to fight. And he was good at it.

After robbing a post office for what can be only described as "chump change," he was given a seven year sentence. Since that sentencing in 1974, Bronson has seen a little over a few months as a free man. He is still in prison to this day.

What Danish filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn gives us is a stylized version of one of the most bizarre and intoxicating stories I've seen in a long time. Bronson, played wonderfully by Tom Hardy, loves what he does. At least that what he wants us to believe. I was never really convinced that Bronson truly enjoyed what he did. Then again, I can't see the pleasure in pummeling prison guards, bare knuckle fighting, fighting dogs, and bringing others close to death. That said, it was something else to watch.

Hardy gives a rock solid performance. He fits the part both physically and mentally. He has the right edge to let us know how intelligent and hostile Charlie Bronson can be. It's hard to imagine playing someone as energized and mentally perturbed as Bronson, who gets his jollies from beating up innocent prison guards and inmates, but Hardy does just that in style. He never falters and gives 100 percent in every scene.

I can see a lot of similarities to A Clockwork Orange. It has similar accents, violent images, an insight into the criminal mind. Things very much associated with Kubrick's masterpiece. Still, Bronson offers something different. It's more theatrical, blending both the real world with a more dramatic and exaggerated story, showing Bronson as a prisoner, a performer, and storyteller.

Bronson is filled with stunning, startling images and a gives us a very original story, the likes of with we have seldom seen or will see. Charlie Bronson is a unique case of a man that nobody will ever truly understand. Whether you like the glorification of criminals or not, it's hard to deny that this film and the people involved doesn't offer great entertainment. I expect more from Hardy and Refn.