“Dust” ( English Dust ) - British and Macedonian film of 2001, made by Milcho Manchevsky and telling about the events of the beginning of the XX century in the Ottoman Empire [1] . Joseph Fiennes , David Wenham , Adrian Lester , Ann Brochet , Vera Farmiga and Rosemary Murphy starred in the film. The film opened the program of the Venice Film Festival on August 29, 2001 and then was released in many countries. He went to the USA on August 22, 2003.
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| English Dust | |
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| Genre | drama western |
| Producer | Milcho Manchevsky |
| Producer | Chris Ooty, Spring of Jovanovsk, Domenico Procacci |
| Author script | Milcho Manchevsky |
| In the main cast | Joseph Fiennes David Wenham |
| Operator | Barry Ackroyd |
| Composer | Kiril Dzhaykovsky |
| Film company | Lionsgate , Highlight Film , Pathé |
| Duration | 127 minutes |
| A country |  Great Britain  North Macedonia |
| Tongue | English , Macedonian |
| Year | 2001 |
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Content
Story
Young New York burglar Edge is trying to rob the elderly Angela's house to pay off her debts, but the mistress takes him by surprise. While he is trying to find an opportunity to escape, she begins to tell him the story of the beginning of the 20th century about two robber brothers - Luke and Elijah. They were in love with the same girl named Lilith, but she chose Elijah. Luke went to seek happiness around the world and soon led a gang of mercenaries, performing the most dirty and dangerous errands of the Turkish Sultan. During the anti-Turkish uprising of the Macedonians, Luke in one of the battles clashes with Elijah, who joined the rebels and is ready to kill his older brother for all the crimes he committed.
Cast
- Joseph Fiennes - Elijah
- David Wenham - Luke
- Adrian Lester - Edge
- Anne Brochet - Lilith
- Rosemary Murphy - Angela
- Vera Farmiga - Amy
- Matt Ross - Stitch
- Vlado Jovanovski - The Teacher
Production and Production
The director and screenwriter of the film was Milcho Manchevsky, the composer was Kiril Dzhaykovsky. Filming went in the cities of Bitola , New York and Cologne [2] . On August 29, 2001, the film opened the Venice Film Festival, and on April 5, 2002 was released on the screens of Italy [3] . On May 3, 2002, Pathé released the film in the UK; on July 12 it was released in Spain thanks to Alta Classics. In the USA, limited rental began on August 22, 2003 by Lionsgate .
Opinions
Criticism
The film became an occasion for scandal at the Venice Film Festival: critics accused Manchevsky of intentionally distorting facts, propaganda and even racism. According to Alexander Walker from The Evening Standard , Manchevsky intentionally portrayed the Turkish army in the film as a bunch of bandits and criminals, and also sought to denigrate all Muslims. Manchevsky rejected all the allegations, saying that the film has killers of all nationalities, including Greeks and Americans. However, massive criticism led to the fact that the fees from the film did not reach the level of fees of another famous brainchild of Manchevsky - " Before the Rain " in 1994 [4] [5] . The site Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a critical rating of 21% with an average rating of 3.9 points on a 10-point scale [6] . Variety David Stratton criticized the film, saying that the film simply borrowed everything from the Western genre, but it was too picturesque for the action movie and too bloody for the arthouse [7] .
However, there were also positive assessments. Kevin Thomas from the Los Angeles Times wrote that this film includes scale, bravura and ambition, and that only a talented director could take it [8] . Elvis Mitchell of The New York Times noted that the film is a powerful, confident and ambitious work, in which the British played the roles of Americans Adrian Lester and Joseph Fiennes, as well as Australian David Wenham. The scene with the camera moving up the building at the very beginning of the film, according to Mitchell, can be associated with Manchevsky viewing a selection of stories to determine which one would be most suitable for the film [9] .
Nominations
| Year | Prize | Category | Candidates | results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Golden bobbin | The best work of a sound engineer in a film in a foreign language | Peter Baldock, Jack Whittaker, Philip Alton, Tim Hands, Daniel Laurie, Richard Todman | Nomination |
Notes
- ↑ Close Up With Milcho unopened . Manchevski.com . Date of treatment December 30, 2016.
- ↑ Holley, David Film Explores a Timeless 'Dust' Swirling in the Balkans . Los Angeles Times (June 6, 2001).
- ↑ Gibbons, Fiachra Guardian Features: 'Come on. It'll be fun ' . The Guardian (April 13, 2001).
- ↑ Kronauer, Iris. Wiping Dust in Venice . - Manchevski Monograph. - Skopje: Ars Lamia, 2015 .-- P. 274ff. - ISBN 978-608-247-084-9 .
- ↑ Dust Film Review . Manchevski.com . Date of treatment December 30, 2016.
- ↑ Dust (2001) . Rotten Tomatoes . Date of treatment June 12, 2016.
- ↑ Stratton, David Review: 'Dust' . Variety (August 29, 2001).
- ↑ Thomas, Kevin Dust Review . Los Angeles Times (August 21, 2003).
- ↑ Mitchell, Elvis Dust (2001) Film Review; Gunfight at the Old Macedonian Corral: A Western With a Flexible Compass . The New York Times (August 22, 2003).
Links
- " Dust ” (English) on the Internet Movie Database
- “Dust” on the Rotten Tomatoes website