Dubai International Film Festival 2008

It is Blue Cut, Missouri, in 1881, shortly before the James’ Brothers outlaws mount their last train robbery. Robert Ford (Casey Affleck), admirer of Jesse James (Brad Pitt) and collector of every one of the dime novels and articles that created the James legend, insinuates himself into the gang, Jesse’s life – and history.

“Andrew Dominik’s film, based on Ron Hansen’s novel, brilliantly shows how Jesse’s decline into paranoia and revenge, and Ford’s brittle resentments and lack of self-esteem contributed to their inexorable dual tragedy. Jesse’s mythical status continues after death, with pictures of his corpse appearing in peep shows. The performances of Pitt, who earned the Best Actor award at this year’s Venice Film Festival, and Affleck, Roger Deakins’ gloriously subtle, yet complex photography, Nick Cave’s music and a uniformly solid supporting cast combine in a compelling, instant classic of the genre, hailed by Variety as ‘a ravishing, magisterial, poetic epic.’ – and ideally viewed in tandem with another Cinema of the World selection, No Country for Old Men.” – Sheila Whitaker

• Starring :  Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, Sam Shepard, Mary-Louise Parker, Paul Schneider

• Director(s) : 

  Andrew Dominik

  ANDREW DOMINIK was born in 1967 in Wellington, New Zealand. He made his feature film debut by writing and directing Chopper (2000), an internationally acclaimed biopic on notorious Australian criminal Mark ‘Chopper’ Read (played by Eric Bana), for which he was named Best Director by the Australian Film Institute.

• Crew :  , Dede Gardner(Producer), Ridley Scott(Producer), Jules Daly(Producer), David Valdes(Producer), Roger Deakins(Cinematographer), Dylan Tichenor(Editor), Curtiss Clayton(Editor), Nick Cave(Composer), Warren Ellis(Composer)

• Format :   Colour/35 mm

• Running Time :   155 mins

• Country :   United States

• Programme :   The Cinema of the World

• Venue :   Souk Madinat Theatre, Souk Madinat Theatre, Souk Madinat Theatre

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• THE DARJEELING LIMITED
• AN SEH (THOSE THREE)
• EL BANO DEL PAPA (THE POPE
• BATTLE FOR HADITHA
• CONTROL
• ENCARNACION
• 4 LUNI, 3 SAPTAMANI SI 2 ZILE (4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS AND 2 DAYS)
• GONE BABY GONE
• MORE MOVIES