Robert duvall on his storied career, his new movie, and why hes ditching the gop. Robert duvall full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. See who they starred with and what they are working on now. Alison krauss has contributed a new recording, lay my burden down, to the soundtrack of an upcoming film, get low. Duvall, who will be 80 in january, tells ct that get low is one of his favorite movies that hes made. Broken trail robert duvall, thomas haden church, greta scacchi, scott cooper, gwendoline yeo, rusty schwimmer, james russo, chris mulkey made for television, 2006. Jul 25, 2010 robert duvall, star of get low, is among a handful of alist actors who have neared or reached 80 while suffering little to no career slowdown. Academy awarda winner robert duvall 1984, best actor, tender mercies is felix bush, the hermit of caleb county, a man so haunted by his secrets that he has lived in quiet desolation in the tennessee backwoods for over 40 years. Robert duvall, in get low, still a hollywood darling. Robert duvall as an eccentric in 30s tennessee the new. The oscarwinning actor seems drawn to stories about faith but. He is a vaguely threatening mysterious figure, feared in four counties.
I especially love what he says about the movie the apostle. This is a regularly updated list with movies, series and documentaries with robert duvall on netflix. Rent get low 2009 starring robert duvall and sissy spacek on dvd and bluray. Sep 14, 2010 good, bad or mediocre, im on a quest to watch every movie ever made at least once. Get low with bill murray and robert duvall youtube. Robert duvall on get low, bill murray and marlon brando. Get low 2009 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Its not whether you win or lose, its how you play the game. A detective opens up a fifteenyearold missing persons case, and begins to suspect that the missing boy was murdered, and that a local rancher was involved. For his performance, robert duvall was awarded the hollywood film festival award for best actor in october 2010.
Get low is a powerful and engrossing film about redemption and forgiveness. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. Get low s concept is simple, rich, and immediately intriguing. I think this movie moved right up into one of the top slots for me. It moves at an amble, a quiet stoicism masking deep feeling. Duvall majored in drama at principia college elsah, il, then served a twoyear hitch in the army after graduating in 1953. Alison krauss contributes new recording to get low film. The veteran actor discusses his new film get low, a folk tale about an eccentric recluseand gets a little. Get low is a 2010 drama film about a tennessee hermit in the 1930s who throws his own funeral party while still alive.
Robert duvall as an eccentric in 30s tennessee the new york. A movie spun out of equal parts folk tale, fable and reallife legend. The twopart western balances between sensitivity and ruggedness, with the sensitivity winning out despite bloody revenge, human trafficking, and conflagration. He has been nominated for seven academy awards winning for his performance in tender mercies and seven golden globe awards winning four, and has won a bafta, a screen actors guild award, and an emmy award. Few folks have spoken with felix bush duvall since he disappeared. After losing the love of his life 40 year before, felix bush robert duvall has lived like a hermit ever since. It was directed by aaron schneider, written by chris provenzano and c. This duvall piece influenced a lot of similar films in the future. Matthew dean russell, left, lucas black, center, and robert duvall at. Get low with robert duvall and bill murray on netflix. Like many great actors of narrow range, robert duvall and bill murray both leads in the resonant new indie film get low have grown thoroughly fused in. Get the latest movie times, trailers and celebrity interviews. Realizing that he is near his own mortality, bush decides to have a living funeral party, inviting people to tell their stories about him. Jan 31, 2014 inspired by the true story of tennessee recluse felix bush breazeale, who planned his funeral while he was still alive, director aaron schneiders dramatic period thriller stars robert duvall.
Jul 24, 2010 some call robert duvall s upcoming movie a mystery, some a love story. Get low is a 2010 drama film about a tennessee hermit in the 1930s who throws his own. Robert selden duvall born january 5, 1931 is an american actor and director. From the 2010 major motion picture featuring academy award winner robert duvall, golden globe winner bill murray, academy award winner sissy spacek, and lucas black, get low follows the story of the mysterious 1930s tennessee hermit who famously threw his own rollicking funeral party. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Get low is an indie film based on the true story of a tennessee hermit named felix bush breazeale who, in 1938, held his own funeral five years before he died, stars robert duvall, sissy spacek, and bill murray. The story is set in a mythic bygone hill country america of long ago. For the past 40 years, felix bush robert duvall has lived as a hermit deep in the tennessee woods. Get low 2010 when muchfeared hermit felix bush robert duvall comes to town with a wad of cash and announces his intention to preside over his own funeral, fasttalking mortician frank quinn. Tender mercies is a very minimalist effort from director bruce beresford, who moves the film along at a calm and unhurried pace.
Hes a backwoods hermit with the kind of beard that suggests he took a box of smith brothers cough drops into the barber and said, give me one of. With robert duvall, todd allen, paul bagget, lenore banks. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Its a movie thats fitfully interesting, often boring, and gives no hint at all of such riches to come as mash, nashville, and three women. It comes from tennessee hermit felix bush, who looks like a zz top refugee and who is played with splendid restraint by robert duvall. And get low, giving him time and room to explore the crevices of a wily, wounded soul, proves that mr. With robert duvall, bill murray, sissy spacek, lucas black. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Robert duvall filmography including movies from released projects, in theatres, in production and upcoming films. Aaron schneider directs robert duvall in the true story of a man who wants to enjoy his own funeral. When tim daland randy quaid commissions veteran stockcar racer harry hogge robert duvall to built a car and hires cole to drive it, harry must instill in cole his philosophy of winning and. Get low summons us to a party where truths may or may no.
The song was written by aoife odonovan, and the track features jerry. Duvall is authentic right down to the bone, and lends his credibility to almost every character he plays. Get low the idea of a dying mans living wake has great movie potential, of course, and that movie does in fact exist. Jul 30, 2010 aaron schneider directs robert duvall in the true story of a man who wants to enjoy his own funeral. Robert duvall on his storied career, his new movie, and. Aug 29, 2017 robert duvall movies list i wish, i could upload all robert duvall movies, but however there is an option to watch robert duvall full movies by visiting the relevant channels here in youtube. After scarfing down some pizza at marcellos across the street, i grabbed a spot in line, and once inside headed straight for the balcony, knowing. The line for the robert duvall tribute and screening of get low at the castro on friday night started about 90 minutes before showtime, and was around the block shortly thereafter. The 79yearold rascal of many roles plays hermitlike felix bush, who comes. Jun 16, 2011 inspired by the true story of tennessee recluse felix bush breazeale, who planned his funeral while he was still alive, director aaron schneiders dramatic period thriller stars robert duvall. Robert duvall filmography, movie list, tv shows and acting. In 1930s tennessee, a small town is surprised when an old hermit robert duvall breaks his 40 year selfimposed exile to announce. He was cast in the film on the recommendation of screenwriter horton foote, who met duvall at neighborhood playhouse during a 1957 production of footes play, the midnight caller. Tuesday, september 14, 2010 the low down on robert duvall.
Tuesday, september 14, 2010 the lowdown on robert duvall. Comedies about death arent exactly a novel proposition, but get low, which draws from a real 1930s incident, leaves the gallows humor behind for a lighter touch. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed june 2019 learn how and when to remove this template message. As well, robert duvall gives an endearing and honest performance that resonates with every word that he says. Robert duvall is sitting alert and slightly leaned forward, his hands clasping his knees. Robert duvall and sissy spacek team up to produce one of the best movies ive seen in a long time. Id probably rented it three or four times before finally buying it so i could lend it to friends. No high speed chases, no guns and no idiots out for revenge. The best rated item with robert duvall on netflix is deep impact and appeared on screen in 1998. Jun 16, 2010 alison krauss has contributed a new recording, lay my burden down, to the soundtrack of an upcoming film, get low. I dont want to give the movie away, but i will tell you, if youre a robert duvall fan, you need to see this one. If we can judge by robert altmans countdown, which plays friday as part of the altman festival at the biograph, he belongs in the second category.
Robert duvall celebrity profile check out the latest robert duvall photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Bearded and irascible, duvall stars in get low the san. Sissy spacek and bill murray if you want to be entertained. If i could sit down with this guy for an hour wed probably get the best interview ever run on this site, bar none. Terrific acting, complex and wounded characters, and a setting rich in nostalgia make get low one of this years better independent films. Gaby mitchell, and starring robert duvall, bill murray, sissy spacek, lucas black, gerald mcraney, bill cobbs, arin logan, lori beth edgeman, andrea powell, rebecca grant, scott cooper and chandler riggs. Robert duvall, in get low, still a hollywood darling the. But it is now time for him to get low that is, come clean. The dvd and bluray from sony pictures classics both feature commentary by director aaron schneider with actors robert duvall and sissy spacek and producer dean zanuck, which plays out as a low key discussion largely between schneider and duvall reflecting on the film and little production stories, with spacek and zanuck chiming in with comments.
Get low with robert duvall don gonyea talks to actor robert duvall about his latest movie, get low. Were asked to take felix bush on faith, and since hes played in get low by robert duvall, we must. Jul 30, 2010 get low with robert duvall don gonyea talks to actor robert duvall about his latest movie, get low. Based on a true story of felix breazeale, a tennessee recluse, who planned his own funeral while he was still alive so he could enjoy it. Get low is an indie film based on the true story of a tennessee hermit named felix bush breazeale who, in 1938, held his own funeral five. The lowdown on robert duvall the veteran actor discusses his new film get low, a folk tale about an eccentric recluseand gets a little feisty about the apostle. But television or not, its topoftheline casting, a strong story, good direction and excellent.
Robert duvall list of movies and tv shows tv guide. With robert duvall, james franco, darien willardson, angie cepeda. An old hermit, felix bush robert duval has kept to himself since a fire some 40 years before. Just the grand cinematography, by lloyd ahern, tips the weight toward poignancy and soulful ness, with cloudscapes. For many, get low is about mortality, sin and redemption. Bearded and irascible, duvall stars in get low the san diego uniontribune. Quint here with this crazyawesome interview with robert duvall. For years, townsfolk have been terrified of the backwoods recluse known as felix bush duvall. This originally aired as a twonight miniseries on television. Robert duvall is felix bush who is a hermit who has kept himself. Legendary actor robert duvall talks about his latest film, get low, and working with marlon brando. Starring robert duvall, sissy spacek, bill murray and lucas black. After his happy life spins out of control, a preacher from texas changes his name, goes to louisiana and starts preaching on the radio. Its based on the true story of a tennessee recluse who throws himself his own funeral.
After scarfing down some pizza at marcellos across the street, i grabbed a spot in line, and once inside headed straight for the balcony, knowing most of. Veteran actor and director robert selden duvall was born on january 5, 1931, in san diego, ca, to mildred virginia hart, an amateur actress, and william howard duvall, a career military officer who later became an admiral. Good, bad or mediocre, im on a quest to watch every movie ever made at least once. Get low is an unexceptional film, but duvalls presence elevates it beyond. Aug 05, 2010 an elderly hermit robert duvall has kept dark secrets bottled up during 40 years of hiding. No matter how many wily old southern coots and rascals robert duvall has played, he always finds a way to play another one and make him a fresh, unique presence. Sam emersonthe trailer for get low, which stars robert duvall as a recluse who comes out of 40 years of seclusion to ask a funeral home owner bill murray to plan him a living. Film duvalls screen debut was as boo radley in the critically acclaimed to kill a mockingbird 1962. This drama stars academy award winner robert duvall as felix bush, a man so haunted by his secrets as he disappeared into the tennessee woods 40 years ago.
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