The company you keep 2012 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Robert redford talks the company you keep and casting. See the official website, synopsis and release date. With a welcome mixture of juice and grit, the movie dramatizes the lingering conundrums of young people in the time of the. When a young reporter figures out the truth, grant must stay one step ahead of the fbi, who want to. Theres a lot to think about after watching robert redfords movie, the company you keep, although sadly, some of the ideas are provoked by their absence in the film, rather than their presence. A seam of melancholy runs through the company you keep, robert redfords reflective melodrama about political idealism run amok and the wages of youthful folly. Sep 06, 2012 the company you keep, which has its world premiere tonight at the venice film festival before it plays on sunday at the toronto fest, is redfords ninth film as a director and one of his knottiest and most involving. Redford also reveals a little about his future plans in the. When his identity is revealed by cynical muckraking reporter ben shepard shia labeouf, sloan vanishes again. I dunno what it was about it, but i didnt think it was. The film was produced by nicolas chartier voltage pictures, redford and bill holderman.
The company you keep national news story clip apr 1, 20. His real name is nick sloan and he was once a member of the radical 60s group the weather underground. Last monday, redford, jackie evancho, stanley tucci and brit marling, appeared at a press conference. Click to expand the mega menu click to expand search input. The company you keep 2012 directed by robert redford. Robert redford brings his weathered but still shimmering charisma to the company you keep. The company you keep is one of those complex thrillers with some twists and turns, that just doesnt work out quite like it could have. Robert redford, susan sarandon, the company you keep. The company you keep 2012 robert redford, shia lebeouf.
Robert redford, susan sarandon, the company you keep movie. In the company you keep, he looks and moves like a really fit, handsome 76yearold a real distraction, given hes playing a former 1970s radical who now has an 11yearold daughter and is living a quiet life under an assumed name. The company you keep is one of those complex thrillers with some twists and. Rent the company you keep 2012 on dvd and bluray dvd. Robert redfords the company you keep 2012 movie trailer stars robert redford, shia labeouf, susan sarandon, stanley tucci, and. Parents need to know that the company you keep stars robert redford, who also directed, as a onceradical fugitive whos wanted for a 1960s bank robbery that left a guard dead but who long ago went underground, changed his name, and left everything behind.
Redfords devotion to oldschool liberalism and 70s socially informed dramas has been a directorialcareer constant, and at its best, the company you keep feels like a movie youd have seen. Shia labeouf tries to convince anna kendrick to help him with a big story in this. Ok, sure, guys in their 60s become fathers but the timeline of the company you keep tells us nick sloan redford is a former member of the weather underground wanted for his part in a bank robbery from some 30 years ago in which a security guard was. The company you keep robert redfords unabashedly heartfelt but competent tribute to 1960s idealism wont spark riots at the box office. Apr 20, 20 robert redford plays an ageing antiwar activist in his latest movie, the company you keep just one more incarnation in an everchanging image vanessa thorpe sat 20 apr 20 08. Robert redford the company you keep movie leather jacket. When a young reporter figures out the truth, grant.
Crisp in execution and classic in ambiance, the company you keep is star robert redfords most persuasive directorial work since 1994s quiz show. Many went to war, others to canada, some into the relative safety of the national guard or graduate school. Robert redford and shia labeouf explain how they worked together while filming their movie the company you keep. Based on the 2006 novel by neil gordon, the film is a catandmouse tale in which a modernday journalist seeks to uncover the hidden past of an albany, n. With robert redford, brit marling, stanley tucci, nick nolte.
Apr 05, 20 a seam of melancholy runs through the company you keep, robert redfords reflective melodrama about political idealism run amok and the wages of youthful folly. Once the longcold case again becomes national news, everything changes. Apr 11, 20 i always admired robert redford as an actor and director,but i have a hard time with the release of his new movie the company you keep. Robert redfords company you keep revisits radical 60s.
Robert redford plays an ageing antiwar activist in his latest movie, the company you keep just one more incarnation in an everchanging image skip to main content the guardian back to home. Robert redfort leather jacket is one such jacket which is inspired from the movie the company you keep. Robert redford at moma for the premiere of the company you keep. A key point to the movie is that things are not what they appear to be, and also, people learn that time has a way of changing perception and beliefs about their prior and present behavior. Shia labeouf will star opposite robert redford in the political drama the company you keep redford will direct from a script by lem dobbs the limey based on. Shia labeouf joins robert redfords the company you keep.
The company you keep is redfords ninth film as a director and one of his most involving. Apr 17, 20 with every change of scene in the company you keep redford s first actingdirecting effort since 2007s lions for lambs comes another actor well and truly capable of chewing up that scenery. In 2012, redford directed the company you keep, in which he starred as a former weather underground activist who goes on the run after a journalist discovers his identity. Robert redford, the sundance kid, grows old with style as. Robert redfords the company you keep 2012 movie trailer stars robert redford, shia labeouf, susan sarandon, stanley tucci, and nick nolte. If you want to look classy and handsome like robert redfort, grab one for yourse. Robert redford shows he is a great director making provocative movies like this one. Working from a script by lem dobbs, robert redford directs and stars in the company you keep as jim grant, a former member of the weather underground who has been hiding out under an assumed identity ever since members of the group participated in a bank heist that ended in a guards death. Shia labeouf tries to convince anna kendrick to help him with a big story in this scene from director robert redford s new thriller.
Robert redford plays an ageing antiwar activist in his latest movie, the company you keep just one more incarnation in an everchanging image. The company you keep, which has its world premiere tonight at the venice film festival before it plays on sunday at the toronto fest, is redfords ninth film as a director and one of his knottiest and most involving. Exploring a new water ethic for the new west 2012 the conspirator 2010. When his identity is revealed by cynical muckraking reporter. Lifeless film about an activist robert redford from the 1970s, long wanted for murder, who is outed by a young reporter shia labeouf and goes on the run looking for his former lover julie christie to clear his name. Apr 03, 20 director and lead actor robert redford discusses his latest movie the company you keep and his own experience in the 60s and 70s. Company you keep directed by robert redford, starring robert redford, julie christie, chris cooper, sam elliott, brendan gleeson, terrence howard, richard jenkins, nick nolte, stephen root, susan sarandon, stanley tucci, robert redford, shia labeouf, anna kendrick, brit marling, jackie evancho. Robert redford stars and directs this voltage pictureswildwood enterprises production. The company you keep movieshia labeouf robert redford. Robert redford, the sundance kid, grows old with style as he. Company you keep robert redford and a new identity. He is also the founder of the sundance film festival. Robert redfort wore this black leather jacket with elegance and style. The company you keep is a 2012 american political thriller film produced, directed by and starring robert redford.
With his ninth directorial effort, the company you keep, he examines what living by your ideals can cost you personally. The script was written by lem dobbs based on the 2003 novel of the same name by neil gordon. Redford who also directed plays nick sloan, a 60s radical gone underground after being accused of murder. The company you keep by robert redford, shia labeouf. Robert redford directs and also stars in the political suspense thriller, the company you keep, his first starring role since an unfinished life in 2005.
Robert redford premieres the company you keep book and film. Robert redford does doubleduty with his new movie, the company you keep, opening on april 5th. Given that redfords new drama the company you keep has been in the making for four years, the actordirector likely had it in mind at the time. Last monday, redford, jackie evancho, stanley tucci and brit marling, appeared at a press conference at the parker meridien hotel to talk about their new film. Robert redford proves he has still got robert redford shows he is a great director making. Robert redford premieres the company you keep book and. A former weather underground activist must on the run from a journalist who has discovered his identity. Apr 07, 20 robert redford directs and also stars in the political suspense thriller, the company you keep, his first starring role since an unfinished life in 2005. The movie analyzes both the cause and the people involved, with robert redford s character the focal point of the movie as it explores these issues. For his 9th film as director, robert redford tapped some of the top talent working in film today. Redford began acting on television in the late 1950s, including an appearance on the twilight zone in 1962.
In the company you keep, redford himself stars as nick sloan, a former member of the weather underground whos wanted for the killing of. Watch the company you keep movie trailer, poster and photos, starring robert redford, shia lebeouf and susan sarandon. Yet like so many great stars before him, redford, now 76, steadfastly refuses to go gently into that good grandfatherhood. After a journalist discovers his identity, a former weather underground activist goes on the run. Sep 06, 2012 the company you keep robert redford s unabashedly heartfelt but competent tribute to 1960s idealism wont spark riots at the box office. The movie analyzes both the cause and the people involved, with robert redfords character the focal point of the movie as it explores these issues. Apr 04, 20 the company you keep is redfords ninth film as a director and one of his most involving. The company you keep dvd movie shia labeouf robert.
The company you keep dvd movie one of hollywoods most acclaimed filmmakers and actors, robert redford directs and stars as jim grant, a lawyer and single father revealed to be the fugitive leader of a 1970s radical antiwar protest group by intrepid reporter ben shepard shia laboeuf. If the company you keep is far from radical, its pretty audacious by the standards of counterrevolutionary hollywood. Based on the 2006 novel by neil gordon, the film is a catandmouse tale in which a modernday journalist seeks to uncover. Redford stars as jim grant, a smalltown lawyer who harbors a dark secret. Robert redford shia labeouf, robert redford, julie christie, richard jenkins, susan sarandon, stephen root, sam elliott, brendan gleeson, terrence howard, anna kendrick, jackie evancho. Hollywood has always found a way to glamorize bad people. With every change of scene in the company you keep redfords first actingdirecting effort since 2007s lions for lambs comes another actor well and. The veteran actor not only stars in the film, he also directed it. Rent the company you keep 2012 on dvd and bluray netflix.
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