Dead Man

Dead Man is an American film carried out by Jim Jarmusch, left in 1995.

Synopsis

Around 1870, William Blake (Johnny Depp), naive young man originating in Cleveland, goes to Machine, on the West coast, to take there a post of accountant in the company of irascible Mr. Dickinson (Robert Mitchum). Arrived there, he learns that its station was already taken. Depity, it spends the night in a former prostitute, Thel. In the night, the old one promised in marriage of that Ci, and wire of Dickinson reappears, kills Thel and wounds William Blake seriously. This last counteracts by killing Dickinson wire, and flees while stealing its horse. Later, whereas a strange Indian, Nobody (Gary Farmer), persuaded that William Blake is indeed the English poet of the same name, tries it to look after, Dickinson launches on him a trio of hired killers… it is the beginning of the wandering of William Blake and Anybody, through the wild West, of an incomparable beauty …

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Around film

  • Steve Buscemi makes a small appearance as barman.
  • the character of Blake kills two Marshalls named Lee and Marvin, homage to the actor Lee Marvin.
  • the sentence the vision of Christ that you have is the worst enemy one of my vision to me , which Nobody indicates to the missionary, is resulting from the poem The Everlasting Gospel , of William Blake.
  • Each night, each morning, some is born for sorrow. Each morning, each night, some are born for the exquisite delight. Some are born for the exquisite delight, some for the infinite night , comes from the poem Auguries off Innocence , of William Blake.
  • Jamais the eagle off did not waste any more time that while learning from the corbel , is also a quotation of William Blake, resulting from The Marriage Heaven and Hell .
  • Some are born for the exquisite delight, some for the infinite night also makes party of the words of a song of the Doors entitled End off the Night .
  • Gary Farmer will take again its role of Anybody for the film Ghost Dog, the way of the samurai , carried out by Jim Jarmusch in 1999.
  • the character interpreted by Billy Bob Thornton, Big George Drakoulious, is thus named compared to the musician George Drakoulis, who amongst other things produced groups such as The Black Crowes or Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, while that of Jared Harris, Benmont Tench, is actually the name of one of the members of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
  • the singer and guitarist Neil Young carried out band-original film, Johnny Depp which lends her voice to it, recites poems of William Blake.

Rewards

  • Nomination with the gold Palm at the time of the Cannes festival 1995.
  • Price of best photography at the time of the New York Film Critics Circle Awards 1996.
  • Nomination at the price of best film, better scenario, male best supporting role (Gary Farmer) and better photography, at the time of the Independent Spirit Awards 1997.

External bond

  • Dead Man on Internet Movie Database
  • Dead Man on www.filmdeculte.com
  • a study of film by Jonathan Rosenbaum appeared with the Editions of the Transparency

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