Hard times is a 1975 crime neo noir sport film marking the directorial debut of walter hill. Its one of the best movies bronson ever did and he certainly gave one of his best performances in this. He plays chaney, a man of few words and no past, who rides the rails to new orleans for the winter and tries to win some money by fist fighting. If you have a general interest in history, or if like me youve been wanting to obtain firsthand information about the great depression, hard times shouldnt be missed. Victorian web everything you ever wanted to know about our favorite repressed ancestors brought to you by brown university. Theme tune from charles bronson film hard timesthe street fighter. The 10 best movies to lift you up in hard times marketwatch. Hard times is definitely charles bronsons greatest movie imo. His life is devoted to visiting other peoples offices, and firing them. Comparing the book and movie versions of dickenss hard times kimberly shirley 09, lakehead university canada victorian web home authors charles dickens works hard times literary relations theme and subject. The film can be considered both a melodrama and an action style fight film. Based on charles dickens classic novel about materialism and lovelessness in an industrialage town.
Neoneo realism american directors make cleareyed movies. I first saw hard times with my father when it was title streetfighter. It stars charles bronson as chaney, a drifter freighthopping through louisiana during the great depression, who competes in illegal bareknuckled boxing matches after forming a partnership with the garrulous hustler speed, played by james coburn. The film stars christian bale and freddy rodriguez, and was written and directed by david ayer, who wrote the script for the academy award winning 2001 film training day. Hard times is one of the best films starring charles. Hard times 1975 with charles bronson and james coburn hits the spot. Nov 24, 2010 the 10 best movies to lift you up in hard times published. The basic model of the screwball comedy is that a man or a woman from one class, generally the upper class, winds up with a man or a woman from a lower class, said gabler left. Walter hill is a director that can create something raw, gritty and in your face, and that is how i would describe this power house movie.
Released 1994, hard times stars harriet walter, bill paterson, alex jennings, alan bates the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 40 min, and received a score of. Ryan bingham is the organization man for the 2000s. Hard times 1975 charles bronson james coburn first meeting. The news clip shown by bbc world about the filthy conditions in which the child actors of the movie are living on the eve of their departure to usa for taking. With john lynch, cornelius clarke, lochlann omearain, cian barry. This is a fun little movie that doesnt take itself too seriously, if youre open to this sort of entertainment then i would recommend this film to you. Opening title sequence with 1930s rail yard scenes featuring charles bronson, from walter hills feature debut hard times, 1975, costarring james coburn.
That movie deserved all possible accolades but did not get any. Shmoop to the whatonearthisthatbigcapitalizedword rescue. Hard times is still an enjoyable film, and the depressionera settings are. Watch online or on your favorite connected device with the vudu app. When their mother mysteriously vanishes shortly after they all arrive in her hometown, teen twins discover secrets behind the villages tranquil facade. Hard times is still an enjoyable film, and the depressionera settings are painstakingly captured. My favorite bronson film and one that most certainly has attained cultlike status among fans of macho movie action. Despite the whimsical title, this is a movie that offers little in the way of relief, for villagers and audiences alike. Modest hopes in hard times at a town in uruguay the new. The movie basically begins with bronson chaney stepping of a freight train. Some movies can be viewed and enjoyed several times. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at movies. Hard times is set during the great depression and centers its themes heavily on the working class struggle.
Up in the air takes the trust people once had in their jobs and pulls out the rug. Rent hard times 1994 starring beatie edney and christien anholt on dvd and bluray. The town of kilcoulins leap will never be the same after a downonhisluck mailman botches a getrichquick scheme. We canvassed a diverse group of movie experts to find out what films they thought were the best of 2009. The plot of this film is as follows, the viewer comes to this little village in ireland where we meet this. Hard times is set during the great depression and centers its. Mar 22, 2009 but by the time it opened in new york last december, the movie, a modest, quiet, 80minute study in loneliness and desperation, seemed like something more not so much a premonition of hard.
The novel online so, you can search for specific passages, and so you dont have to type out long quotations. At last, an film set in ireland not about the troubles or the sleazier side of the working classes. March 26, 2009 the production has a very handsome mid1930s. For anyone thats a fan of irish comedies, and loves to laugh, this movie is for you. Speed james coburn is the twobit promoter who books chaney in the tank towns of the south and midwest. As he goes on the run from the fbi, the town feels the drug. Harry potter and the halfblood prince opens july 15. We canvassed a diverse group of movie experts to find out what films they thought were the best of. Remember in college this being a favorite for guys to sit around and drink beer. In england, in the middle of the nineteenth century a.
It doesnt sugar coat how hard it is to succeed as a performer some students are told frankly that they wont make it, and others have to make very difficult choices, but it also promotes dedicating yourself to whatever you feel passionate about. Although, thats not to say this film isnt without its sleazy characters. Rent hard times 1975 starring charles bronson and james coburn on dvd and bluray. God, cellphone war, prisoner protest, the convict cycle and the outsiders. Go to the internet movie database laserdisc database buy posters from buy posters from moviegoods. Topics discussed in the interview with lawrence gordon include, the origins of hard times, columbia pictures and how they got involved in distributing the film, walter hill and why he decided to hire a firsttime director, charles bronson, james coburn, strother martin, jill ireland, cinematographer philip h. Synopsis the village of kilcoulins leap was once a thriving spa town, and was home to a. The movie aims to convey positive messages about hard work and following your dreams. In the depression, chaney, a strong silent streetfighter, joins with speed, a promoter of noholdsbarred street boxing bouts. Home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us. Speed james coburn is the twobit promoter who books chaney in the tank towns of the south and mid. The 10 best movies to lift you up in hard times published.
The film stars christian bale and freddy rodriguez, and was written and directed by david ayer, who wrote the script for the academy awardwinning 2001 film training day. Ever since then i would have to say that it still is my favourite movie, mainly because of the character that charles bronson portrays. Holy water 2009 hard times waters rising waters rising nonusa. Technically, he doesnt have an office, he has an address where his employer has an office. Rent hard times 1975 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. A very fun movie with heavy irish accent and an outlandish story line comes to life in this small rural town where 4 friends come up with a plan to make some hard cash its slow in some parts of the movie but the end is worth waiting for. Hard times 1975 walter hill synopsis, characteristics. Plus, watch over 4,500 free movies on vudu movies on us. The basic model of the screwball comedy is that a man or a woman from one class, generally the upper class, winds up with a man or a woman from a. Go to the internet movie database laserdisc database buy posters from buy posters from moviegoods buy this soundtrack from search ebay for. Opening title sequence with 1930s rail yard scenes featuring charles bronson, from walter hills feature debut hard times, 1975, costarring james coburn view the tcmdb entry for hard times 1975. Also known as the streetfighter, hard times stars charles bronson as chaney, an aging bareknuckle boxer, trying to scratch out a living in the middle of the depression. But it flaunts meticulous design and downbeat color scheme browns, blacks, glowing toxic greens that.
Hard times is a powerful, brutal film containing a definitive charles bronson performance. Episodes include battle behind bars, world without men, women on lockdown, gangs vs. But by the time it opened in new york last december, the movie, a modest, quiet, 80minute study in loneliness and desperation, seemed like something more not so much a premonition of hard. Looking for an understated, beautiful, wellcrafted movie with plenty of punching, but not too much punching. It reminded me a little of a fish called wanda, waking ned and many of the old ealing comedies. The town of kilcoulins leap will never be the same after a downonhisluck mailman. Hard times sees charles bronson play chaney, a drifter who travels to louisiana during the great depression and begins competing in illegal bareknuckled boxing matches that are set up by his new found partner spencer speed weed james coburn. Sorry, hard times 2009 isnt available on netflix united states, but is available in a different country. The fights are allout and bareknuckle, held in warehouses and open by invitation to men with cash to wager. Live hard, sell hard 2009 r 1h 29m late night comedies hired to rescue a flagging car dealership during a major sale, a fasttalking closer spends his days on the lot and his nights at local strip clubs. Victorian times charles dickens was totally fed up with utilitarianism and political economy.
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