Seraphim Falls (2006)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.9/10   

Director:

David Von Ancken

Writers:

David Von Ancken (written by) &
Abby Everett Jaques (written by)

Release Date:

13 abril 2007 (Taiwan)

Genre:

Drama | War | Western

Frase comercial:

Never turn your back on the past.

Plot:

At the end of the Civil War, a colonel hunts down a man with whom he has a grudge.

Plot Keywords:

Knife In The Throat | Cult Western | Knife Through Head | Burning House | Forest

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Comentarios de los usuarios:

the best western in a decade or so

Cast

Liam Neeson	...	Carver
Pierce Brosnan	...	Gideon
Michael Wincott	...	Hayes
Xander Berkeley	...	Railroad Foreman
Ed Lauter	...	Parsons
Tom Noonan	...	Minister Abraham
Kevin J. O'Connor	...	Henry
John Robinson	...	Kid
Anjelica Huston	...	Madame Louise
Angie Harmon	...	Rose
Robert Baker	...	Pope
Wes Studi	...	Charon (as Wes Studie)
Jimmi Simpson	...	Big Brother
James Jordan	...	Little Brother
Nate Mooney	...	Cousin Bill

También conocida como:

Duelo De Aseseinos (Mexico) [es]
Enfrentados (Spain) [es]
Perseguidos por el pasado (Argentina) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and brief language.

Duración:

Canada:115 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | USA:115 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby Digital

Clasificación:

Ireland:15A | USA:R (certificate #40880) | UK:15 | Germany:16 | Finland:K-15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Argentina:13 | Brazil:14 | New Zealand:R16

Filming Locations:

Lordsburg, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Icon Productions

Trivialidades:

Had a 45-day shoot.

Goofs:

Continuity: At the start of the movie, when Gideon moves around to create false trails (after falling in the river), his fire is/is not burning as he passes it (and is burning when Carver and his men arrive).

Quotes:

Virgil: Afraid I'm gonna have to ask you to stop walking.
Gideon: Let me be, boy. Best just go on back up to your kin.
Virgil: Mister, I never shot nobody in the back before. So it's best you just turn around, and you get what's coming to you.
Gideon: Boy, now you put that gun up and go on.
Virgil: Turn around.
Gideon: [turns and throws knife into Virgils' neck. Virgil falls off his horse. Gideon bends down and pulls out the knife] You're a fool, boy.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Family Guy: Prick Up Your Ears (#5.6)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Stacked Them Up in Piles

the best western in a decade or so

Liam Neeson as Carver is hunting Gideon (Pierce Brosnan) through the wilderness of the old west, in this minimalistic western that takes place a little after the Civil War. Very well acted by all involved, and I found myself enjoying it quite a lot. At 2 hours, the film hardly feels it and is seems like a fast watch, never wearing out it's welcome (although coming close to it around the end due to the cameos of Angela Huston and Wes Studi, both parts felt forced and didn't jibe with the film in any way) Aside from that, if you're a fan of the Western genre, you'll find much to enjoy in this one. It's probably the best we've had in a good decade or so. To say Writer/ Director Ancken hit his stride here wouldn't be the right word (I've yet to see his short "Bullet in the Brain", but hear it's excellent), but it IS the film that really made me take notice of his talent and I strongly await whatever he has up his sleeve next.

My Grade: A