Hilary swank and tommy lee jones impress in a unique western meryl streep, john lithgow, and james spader costar in a brutal but riveting tale that deconstructs the. When she hears of a renowned couples specialist steve carell in the small town of great hope springs, she attempts to persuade her skeptical husband, a steadfast man of. She holds the record for the most academy award nominations of any actor, having. Meryl streep poses for photographers as she receives a star on the walk of fame in hollywood on sept. Tommy lee jones, in contrast, came from rural texas, where even in youth, his face seemed to mirror his hardscrabble environment, carved with lines like a peach pit. The oscar winners portray a longmarried couple struggling to regain the spark in david frankels romantic dramedy. Tommy lee jones and meryl streep in an ingmar bergman film. In the lighthearted hope springs 2012, she and tommy lee jones starred as a couple trying to save their stagnant marriage. Hilary swank, tommy lee jones shine in the homesman the. That is until kay decides to reignite the flame between. Rent hope springs 2012 starring meryl streep and tommy lee jones on dvd and bluray. Berlin film festival will honor meryl streep indiewire.
Streep is considered one of the best actresses of her time. Sep 12, 2014 the upcoming western the homesman stars oscarwinners tommy lee jones and hilary swank as, respectively, claims jumper george briggs and pioneer woman mary bee cuddy an odd couple who team up to transport three mentallyill women from nebraska to a mental hospital in iowa. Dec 26, 2011 meryl streep develops admiration for margaret thatcher after starring role this article is more than 8 years old oscarwinner and hollywood liberal says playing former pm in the iron lady has made. Now reallife empty nesters, streep and jones drew from experience for their roles in hope springs, in which 60somethings kay streep and arnold jones sleep in separate bedrooms. Jones also cowrote the film s script based on the novel by glendon.
Streep reunited with prada director david frankel on the set of the romantic comedydrama film hope springs 2012, costarring tommy lee jones and steve carell. After decades of marriage, a devoted couple meryl streep and tommy lee jones tries couples counseling in order to spice things up and reconnect. Jul 23, 2012 jones, wed to third wife dawn since 2001, has a son, age 29, and daughter, 20, from his second marriage. Meryl streep develops admiration for margaret thatcher after. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Rounding out the films heartfelt, humorous and surprisingly poignant onscreen trio is steve carell as dr. With lily tomlin, meryl streep, woody harrelson, john c.
Kay meryl streep and arnold tommy lee jones are a devoted couple, but decades of marriage have left kay wanting to spice things up and reconnect with her husband. Shes also taken home three oscars and two emmys, and with the 74th golden globe awards arriving this weekend, we thought it was a great time to look back at her critical highlights. Its tough to come up with new superlatives for meryl streep, but the. After thirty years of marriage, a middleaged couple attends an intense, weeklong counseling session to work on their relationship. A look at what goes on backstage during the last broadcast of americas most celebrated radio show, where singing cowboys dusty and lefty, a country music siren, and a host of others hold court. Hope springs is a 2012 american romantic comedydrama directed by david frankel, written by vanessa taylor and starring meryl streep, tommy lee jones. Meryl streep calls hope springs costar tommy lee jones. The classically beautiful meryl streep was her new jersey high schools homecoming queen and always compassionate and willing.
Wie beim ersten mal meryl streep, tommy lee jones trailer. Aug 08, 2012 this film image released by columbia pictures shows tommy lee jones as arnold soames, left, meryl streep as kay soames and and steve carell as dr. Even when meryl streep and tommy lee jones butt heads in david. Meryl streeps 10 best movies jan 05, 2017 over the course of her prolific and eclectic career, meryl streep has racked up a whopping 30 golden globe nominations, eight of which she won. At first glance, they would seem the unlikeliest of couples. Hailee steinfeld, james spader, jesse plemons, meryl streep, tommy lee jones, grace gummer, hilary swank. Hearing of a renowned marriage counselor steve carell in the town of great hope springs, kay manages to persuade her stubborn mate to attend a retreat with her. Meryl streep and tommy lee jones star in moving story about. Meryl streep and tommy lee jones talk with patrick stoner about their preferences for camera shots when working on films like hope springs aired.
He eats his breakfast of bacon and eggs over easy while reading the newspaper before going to work after pecking her on the cheek. Meryl streep and tom hanks on the timely themes in. I got the movie because of all three stars, steve carral, mery and tommy. So im letting you have it, streep told thr at the films new york. Even when meryl streep and tommy lee jones butt heads in david frankels hope. Rent hope springs 2012 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. As a perfect mixture between hardness,violence and poetry, the homesman open out an uncommon western. We ask meryl streep and tommy lee jones can passion last. Meryl streep, tommy lee jones, steve carell uk release. Meryl streep wins a bafta but almost loses a shoe the british academy film awards 2012 bbc one. As kay soames in hope springs, streep has formidable help in her cohort tommy lee jones plays her curmudgeonly, stubborn husband arnold. Theyre a middleaged couple who have been married for thirty years, but for the last five years have slept in separate bedrooms and havent made love during this time. Hope springs is a 2012 american romantic comedydrama directed by david frankel, written by vanessa taylor and starring meryl streep, tommy lee jones, and steve carell. Tommy lee jones and meryl streep get marriage counselling.
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The ceremony will take place in conjunction with a screening of her. Bernard feld, a wellknown couples therapist charged with guiding the soames back into a. Watch hope springs online stream full movie directv. The film, a rehab job on a beached marriage, displays the most tender. Stolid and oblivious arnold, an omaha accountant, doesnt seem. She has appeared in many movies, including falling in love, the bridges of madison county, and the house of spirits. Meryl streep plays kay and tommy lee jones plays arnold, her husband. Meryl streep and tommy lee jones are such great actors, and in this movie, they play so well together. Hope springs brings meryl streep and tommy lee jones together as a. Osage county, earning yet another oscar nomination. Meryl was born mary louise streep in 1949 in summit, new jersey, to mary wolf wilkinson, a commercial artist, and harry william streep, jr. Considered by many critics to be the greatest living actress, meryl streep has been nominated for the academy award an astonishing 21 times, and has won it three times. Kay meryl streep and arnold tommy lee jones are a devoted couple, but decades of. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world.
Dec 18, 2017 when meryl streep, tom hanks, and steven spielberg were all asked about the importance of including powerful female roles in the post given the recent current events in hollywood, streep. After thirty years of marriage, a middleaged couple attends an. Frankel has definitely got a gift for mining his characters mannerisms and actions for comedy, and in hope springs we laugh because kays trembling expression as she tries to seduce her husband is so relatable, or arnolds underhisbreath wincing over what the good doc. Meryl streep calls hope springs costar tommy lee jones 50. Jan 02, 2012 the 62nd berlin international film festival has announced that meryl streep will receive an honorary golden bear february 14. Interesting facts about meryl streep just fun facts.
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Aug 08, 2012 kay meryl streep and arnold tommy lee jones have been married for 31 years, and the juice has long gone out of their marriage. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Led by a pair of mesmerizing performances from meryl streep and tommy lee jones, hope springs. Jan 21, 2014 meryl streep has revealed how she sent her friend emma thompson an email expressing her shock over thompsons exclusion from the best actress nominations at the oscars appearing on the ellen. Streep and jones play a middleaged couple, who attend a week of intensive marriage counseling to try to bring back the intimacy missing in their relationship. In 20 streep starred in the volatile family drama august. The daily northwestern steven spielberg, meryl streep, tom. Hope springs official trailer in theaters 88 youtube. Hope springs sees meryl streep and tommy lee jones rejuvenate. Hope springs 2012 trailer hd meryl streep tommy lee jones.