THE WRITER BY TOMÁS RUBIO 6-7-2013 1º Bachillerato B

THE WRITER

INTRODUCTION:

A writer (Ewan McGregor) accepts  the order of finishing the memories of the former British Prime Minister Adam Lang (Pierce Brosnan), after the death in an accident of the person who was doing it. For it, he is staying in an island of the east coast of The United States. The following day of his arrival, the former secretary accuses Lang of authorizing the illegal capture of alleged terrorists and his delivery to the CIA, facts that would constitute a war crime. The scandal attracts journalists and demonstrators to the mansion of the island where Lang lives with his wife (Olivia Williams) and his personal assistant (Kim Cattrall).

 

DIRECTOR:

ROMAN POLANSKI

Born in Paris to Polish parents, he moved with his family back to Poland (Second Polish Republic) in 1937, shortly before the outbreak of World War II. He survived the Holocaust and was educated in Poland (People's Republic of Poland) and became a director of both art house and commercial films. Polanski's first feature-length film, Knife in the Water (1962), made in Poland, was nominated for a United States Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film but was beaten by Federico Fellini's 8½.He has since received five more Oscar nominations, along with two Baftas, four Césars, a Golden Globe Award and the Palme d'Or of the Cannes Film Festival in France. In the United Kingdom he directed three films, beginning with Repulsion (1965). In 1968 he moved to the United States, and cemented his status by directing the horror film Rosemary's Baby (1968) for which Ruth Gordon won an Academy Award as Best Supporting Actress.

 

CAST:

EWAN MCGREGOR:

Ewan Gordon McGregor (Crieff Scotland, March 31, 1971) is a film and television actor best known for playing British Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi in the first three episodes of the saga of George Lucas, Star Wars. McGregor has also acted as the male counterpart of Hollywood romantic movies like Moulin Rouge and Down with Love!, Both with great public acceptance, but her most famous and the one that launched him to stardom was that of Mark Renton, the antihero protagonist of the cult film Trainspotting by Danny Boyle. In 2005 he played a psychiatrist in the film Stay Marc Foster and in 2006 Ian Rider portrayed in the adaptation of the book series of Alex Rider, Storm breaker the film is titled and was directed by Geoffrey Sax. He participated in the blockbuster Angels & Demons with Tom Hanks. Cantante.y also has also appeared in the film directed by Juan Antonio Bayona it impossible with Naomi Watts and Tom Holland. McGregor married Eve Mavrakis is a French designer since 1995 and they have three biological daughters Clara Mathilde, born in February 1996, Esther Rose, born November 7, 2001, and Anouk, born in January 2011 and adopted another daughter, Jamiyan in 2006.

 

 

PIERCE BROSNAN:

Thomas Brosnan, his father left the family when he was young and his mother, May, moved to London to work as a nurse, so that the actor was raised by his maternal grandparents until he was ten years old he went to to live with his mother to the English capital. After leaving school, Brosnan was attracted to the theater and enrolled at the Drama Centre London, graduating in 1975.

The late playwright Tennessee Williams selected him in person soon to play McCabe in the British premiere of the play The red devil battery sing. Brosnan's performance in London and Williams hit sent him a telegram that says Brosnan still retain, in which he said laconically, "Thank goodness for you, my dear boy."

He continued his career with brief film appearances and made his debut in The Long Good Friday (1980), filmed a year earlier. That same year, despite not appearing in the credits, she played a small role in The Mirror Crack'd, an adaptation of Guy Hamilton of a detective novel by Agatha Christie. The film features performances by Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, Kim Novak, Tony Curtis and Angela Lansbury, and revolves around a murder on the set of a movie. Interestingly, Brosnan plays James, the lover of Mary Queen of Scots, played by Taylor, a character named like the most famous secret agent and that gave him worldwide fame fifteen years later. In 1982 he starred in the series Remington Steele, so could not play Bond in two films did Timothy Dalton itself. The work was not lacking and in 1988, he recorded the miniseries Noble House in Hong Kong.

It was in 1995 when he was elected as the actor who would play the fifth James Bond on the big screen: the first was GoldenEye (1995) and the last Die Another Day (2002). After completing his contract, Brosnan thought in a new movie secret agent and rumors about his possible dismissal began to emerge during 2004. MGM and EON Productions denied the same actor, but in October of the same year Pierce said he had been fired and now rumors were others: Brosnan was negotiating with producers to continue playing the character. These rumors ended when it became the official announcement that Daniel Craig would be his successor. By the way, note that Brosnan was not fired, but his contract was not renewed ... . In 2004 held its last performance as James Bond in the video game James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing.

Among his recent films are the musical Mamma Mia! (2008) with Meryl Streep, Remember Me (2010) with Robert Pattinson and Emilie de Ravin, I Ghost Writer (2010) with Ewan McGregor and Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief (2010) with Logan

 

KIM CATRALL:

 

He grew up in Canada's Vancouver Island. At age 16 he moved to the U.S. city of New York, where he attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Upon graduation, film director Otto Preminger signed her for five years to work in film.

A year later, Universal Studios bought his contract and Cattrall became one of the participants of the Universal Contract Player System. He also appeared as a guest star in numerous television series, which led her to develop leading roles along with actor Jack Lemmon.

Had a Genie Award nomination (Canadian Oscars) as lead actress for her performance in Ticket to heaven.

He has starred in countless Hollywood blockbuster movies, among which include: Police Academy, Porkys, Mannequin, Masquerade, and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country and Big trouble in China. Her performance as Jamie in the independent film live nude girls made ​​it critical acclaim at numerous film festivals.

Kim played for six years, the role of Samantha in Sex and the City. Also participated in the Disney film directed by Tim Ice princess Fywell and in 2008 returned to the big screen in Sex and the City: The Movie.

In 1975 she married Larry Davis. After divorce, his second marriage was with the German architect Andre J. Lyson who was from 1982-1989. Her late husband is Mark Levinson, whom he married in 1998.

 

 

 

MY PERSONAL OPINION:

In my opinion I think the movie is very good but there were times when I found out very well in the movie and I had to find out in another scene but as was usually the movie is very good and I recommend her.