Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. Set in the American West in 1851, brothers Eli and Charlie Sisters are gunfighters hired by a wealthy businessman, known as the Commodore. Kijk The Sisters Brothers nu met Pathé Thuis op iPad, PC, Smart TV of Xbox. A grizzly bear attacks their camp and mauls a horse, Eli almost dies from a venomous spider bite and Charlie is repeatedly drunk and too hung over to ride. [12] It was also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival on 7 September,[13] and was theatrically released on 21 September 2018. John Morris, a private detective, has been engaged by the Commodore to track Warm down and hand him over to the Sisters brothers. It certainly had its flaws and it is not going to make anyone happy if they are expecting a traditional Western, but for those who care more about the journey and atmosphere this movie is for you. The Sisters Brothers, terecht bekroond met de prijs voor de beste regie, zit vol bloedvergieten, maar is ook de leukste én fijngevoeligste western in tijden. The Sisters brothers find themselves on a journey through the Northwest, bringing them to the mountains of Oregon, a dangerous brothel in the small town of Mayfield, and eventually, the Gold Rush land of California — a journey that will test the deadly family ties that bind. This adaptation of Patrick deWitt’s 2011 novel balances bro humour with complex characters. De hoofdrollen worden vertolkt door John C. Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix, Jake Gyllenhaal en Riz Ahmed. "[22] Owen Gleibermen of Variety wrote, "The Sisters Brothers is too light to be a true drama and too heavy to be a comedy. Charlie en Eli Sisters zijn op weg naar Oregon City, waar Hermann een goudmijn bezit. Marshal to track down her father's murderer. Working to dam the river, the new partners develop a camaraderie. Menu. The narrator, Eli Sisters, and his brother Charlie are assassins tasked with killing Hermann Kermit Warm, an ingenious prospector who has been accused of stealing from the Sisters' fearsome boss, the Commodore. With The Sisters Brothers, Patrick deWitt pays homage to the classic Western, transforming it into an unforgettable comic tour de force. The dam is completed and Warm explains that when his chemical formula is added to water, it causes gold ore to glow briefly, but is extremely caustic. Eli shoots them and he and Charlie decide they must kill the Commodore. Along the way both parties encounter struggles that really emphasize the hardships of that era. Except Eli is having a personal crisis and beginning to doubt the longevity of his chosen career. A teenage boy must deal with his mother's complicated response after his father temporarily abandons them to take a menial and dangerous job. Warm finds Morris’ handcuffs, realizes his true intentions, and threatens him at gunpoint but Morris overpowers him. The film was exceptionally well shot. Was this review helpful to you? Everyone is morally grey and is just trying to survive the best they can.Anyone looking for an grand and extravagant plot should look elsewhere. John C. Reilly en Joaquin Phoenix zijn de broers uit de titel, Eli en Charlie Sisters, die als huurmoordenaars door het wilde westen trekken. Eli wishes to retire but Charlie angrily rejects this idea. Original title: The Sisters Brothers (Les Frères Sisters). The film also provides an excellent score to match the intense atmosphere the film cultivates.Acting wise John C Reilly stole the show. Regisseur Jacques Audiard en coscenarist Thomas Bidegain maakten met The Sisters Brothers een western die aandoet als een sprookje. Release Calendar DVD & Blu-ray Releases Top Rated Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Showtimes & Tickets In Theaters Coming Soon Coming Soon Movie News India Movie Spotlight. Six tales of life and violence in the Old West, following a singing gunslinger, a bank robber, a traveling impresario, an elderly prospector, a wagon train, and a perverse pair of bounty hunters. The cinematography of the action scenes were fast and fluid, but never felt choppy. The protagonist rejects all the sound and fury around him, acting as a proxy for the audiences. See the fabulous presenters and gracious winners at this year's Oscars. Based on Patrick Dewitt’s acclaimed novel, Eli and Charlie Sisters are hired to kill a prospector who has stolen from their boss. It was a box office bomb, grossing $13.1 million against its $38 million production budget. Everyone did their jobs perfectly.The film certainly was a very slow burn. This slight pacing issue did make the film drag at times. Synopsis: Year 1850. It's always nice to see him in films like this to remind everyone what kind of range he has as an actor. With John C. Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix, Jake Gyllenhaal, Riz Ahmed. This environmental short subject was made in collaboration with the protest group, Extinction Rebellion. [10], The film started shooting in early June 2017 in the Spanish city Almería, and continued the shoot throughout the summer in Tabernas, Navarre and Aragon. He wants them to kill a man named Hermann Warm. In 2011, it was announced that the film rights to the novel The Sisters Brothers had been sold to John C. Reilly's production company, and Reilly was set to play one of the brothers. The Sisters Brothers - 1850, het Wilde Westen is volledig in de ban van goudkoorts. Still I don't have a single complaint about the acting in the film. I really didn't know what to expect from the movie going in. Brothers & Sisters is een Amerikaanse dramaserie van de zender ABC. Joaquin Phoenix also delivers as the alcoholic and and fast tempered brother. Omschrijving The Sisters Brothers Hermann is een vindingrijke en sympathieke man die volgens de Commodore iets belangrijks gestolen heeft. Looking for more? The movie makes it clear that life was hard, fast, and cheap. Check out our editors' picks for the best movies and shows coming your way in May. A stubborn teenager enlists the help of a tough U.S. With the help of a customer service rep and her young son, he starts to rebuild, beginning with the demolition of the life he once knew. I love the actors, but it's the directors masterstrokes that really makes this movie stand out. The brothers' pursuit is plagued by misfortune. De hoofdrollen worden vertolkt door John C. Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix, Jake Gyllenhaal en Riz Ahmed. The Sisters Brothers is een western en zwarte komedie uit 2018 onder regie van Jacques Audiard. Jake Gyllenhaal was solid as expected, but didn't really stand out in any way in the film. Except Eli is having a personal crisis and beginning to doubt the longevity of his chosen career. Polly_Kat. The Sisters Brothers has premiered at the Venice film festival and will be released in the US on 21 September. The film stars John C. Reilly (who also produced) and Joaquin Phoenix as the notorious assassin brothers Eli and Charlie Sisters, and follows the duo as they chase after two men (Jake Gyllenhaal and Riz Ahmed) who have banded together to search for gold. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? There was no time for finding something to make you happy when everyday was a struggle to survive. (2018). Eli agrees to complete the hunt as their final job. The brothers kill the gunslingers and interrogate Mayfield as to Warm's and Morris’ whereabouts, before murdering and robbing her. The Sisters Brothers is een western en zwarte komedie uit 2018 onder regie van Jacques Audiard.De film is gebaseerd op de gelijknamige roman van auteur Patrick deWitt. De film is gebaseerd op de gelijknamige roman van auteur Patrick deWitt. Eli and Charlie experience a series of misadventures while tracking down Warm which resemble the narrative form of a picaresque novel, and … The movie is far more about the journey than the destination. When a job spins out of control, Joe's nightmares overtake him as a conspiracy is uncovered leading to what may be his death trip or his awakening. Tweet. Eli takes Charlie to the nearest town, where a doctor amputates his arm. Warm The Sisters Brothers is a 2018 Western crime drama film directed by Jacques Audiard from a screenplay he co-wrote with Thomas Bidegain, based on the novel of the same name by Patrick deWitt. It was the final feature film featuring Rutger Hauer released before his death, although he had finished filming several projects released after his passing. De beruchte huurmoordenaars en broers Eli en Charlie Sisters krijgen de opdracht om Hermann Kermit Warm op te sporen. The director also really did a good job with the set pieces as you really felt like you were in the wild west. A small-time rancher agrees to hold a captured outlaw who's awaiting a train to go to court in Yuma. Het is 1851, ergens 'in the middle of nowhere' van Oregon. mode_comment 2. This article was amended on 3 September … The four men team up to kill Mayfield's men, after which Charlie and Eli agree to help Warm and Morris find gold in exchange for half the takings. 122 of 171 people found this review helpful. On the road toward San Francisco, Warm reveals that his ultimate plan is to create a utopian society, free from greed and other social ills in Dallas, Texas. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Charlie and Eli Sisters live in a wild and hostile world. The films at times was absolutely stunning to look at. Refusing to allow an innocent man’s murder, Morris frees Warm and the two leave Jacksonville. And Hermann might have a better offer. Eli reveals to Warm that Charlie killed their abusive, alcoholic father when they were young, and that Charlie's short temper and violent tendencies put him in danger, so Eli reluctantly took up their present employment to protect him. This by no means the kind of western with epic battles, but the action suited the overall tone of the film. Its widest release was at 1,141 theaters. A sympathetic prostitute warns Eli of an impending attack and he attempts to leave with a drunken Charlie but they are cornered by gunslingers hired by Mayfield. Lou, a teenage tomboy in a small Californian town, idolizes her single father. Written by The Sisters Brothers is de eerste Engelstalige film van Gouden Palm winnaar Jacques Audiard (Un Prophète, De Rouille et d’Os).Het verhaal is gebaseerd op de gelijknamige roman van Patrick deWitt. The site's critical consensus reads, "The Sisters Brothers rides familiar genre trails in occasionally unexpected ways - a satisfying journey further elevated by its well-matched leading men. Daarbij krijgen ze de hulp van de sluwe Morris. In 1892, a legendary Army Captain reluctantly agrees to escort a Cheyenne chief and his family through dangerous territory. The film had its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival on 2 September 2018, where it won the Silver Lion for Best Direction, and was theatrically released in the United States on 21 September 2018. It's 1851, and Charlie and Eli Sisters are both brothers and assassins, boys grown to men in a savage and hostile world. The first time you see Eli and Charlie Sisters, they are raining down death in the night. Directed by Jacques Audiard. "[19] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 78 out of 100, based on reviews from 44 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [3][14], As of May 9, 2019[update], The Sisters Brothers has grossed $3.1 million in the United States and Canada, and $10 million in other territories, for a total worldwide gross of $13.1 million, against a production budget of $38 million. Hired guns sent by the Commodore arrive and demand their surrender. De openingsscène van The Sisters Brothers doet liefhebbers van westerns met een arthouserandje watertanden. The Sisters Brothersو Patrick deWitt The Sisters Brothers (2011) is a historical novel by Canadian-born author Patrick deWitt. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. The film stars John C. Reilly (who also produced) and Joaquin Phoenix as the notorious assassin brothers Eli and Charlie Sisters, and follows the duo as they chase after two men (Jake Gyllenhaal and Riz Ahmed) who have banded together to search f… During the brothers' visit to the Commodore's open casket, Eli punches the Commodore's corpse to verify the Commodore has indeed died. It was adapted from a Patrick de Witt novel, and lead actor John C. Reilly also served as one of the producers. Unfortunately this movie is bombing in the box office, but it certainly deserves some praise for its accomplishments. The Sisters Brothers zien? When the glow begins to fade, Charlie panics and tries to add more formula, but spills the undiluted substance onto his hand and into the river. Based on Patrick DeWitt's novel, This movie revolves around the colorfully named gold prospector Hermann Kermit Warm (Riz Ahmed), who's being pursued across one thousand miles of 1850s Oregon desert to San Francisco, California by the notorious assassins Eli Sisters (John C. Reilly) and Charlie Sisters (Joaquin Phoenix). Title: [21] William Bibbiani of IGN assigned it an 8.0 out of 10, saying, "John C. Reilly and Joaquin Phoenix shine as wild west hitmen who are just smart enough to know they should be smarter, [and] whose quest leads them in unexpected, funny, and surprisingly emotional directions. They arrive in Oregon City to find that the Commodore has died. Warm and Morris decide to prospect together and create a phalanstère in Dallas. Morris finds Warm traveling by wagon train to California with the Gold Rush and befriends him. Though I was prepared and even searched out the violence, the humor caught me completely off guard. In San Francisco, Charlie and Eli argue about continuing their hunt. Call it a black comedy with an emotional impact. [20], Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave the film 4 out of 5 stars, calling it "resoundingly enjoyable and funny". The Sisters Brothers is very well cast, with every player bringing out their best game to the proceedings. The brothers return home to their mother; though initially suspicious, she welcomes them in. The men pour the formula into the river and begin gathering the gold. This added realism really captured the nihilistic feel of the movie and added a bleak and somber tone to the film's progression.The film was also very well directed and shot. [4], During its limited opening weekend, on 21 September, the film grossed $115,575 from four theaters, an average of $28,894 per venue. What was the chemical Warm was dumping in the water. [6] On 25 April 2016, Deadline Hollywood reported that Joaquin Phoenix had joined the project. The Sisters Brothers is a 2011 Western novel by Canadian-born author Patrick deWitt. The trailer made it seem to be a strange buddy comedy western, but I'm a fan of all of the actors so I wanted to give it a chance. Midden op de prairie staat een houten huis, maar dat is bijna niet te zien. "[23], The film earned a warm response, including a standing ovation, at the 75th Venice International Film Festival. Audiard: 'Het verhaal leende zich niet voor een typische western.' Based on Patrick DeWitt's novel, This movie revolves around the colorfully named gold prospector Hermann Kermit Warm (Riz Ahmed), who's being pursued across one thousand miles of 1850s Oregon desert to San Francisco, California by the notorious assassins Eli Sisters (John C. Reilly) and Charlie Sisters (Joaquin Phoenix). The Sisters Brothers is a film directed by Jacques Audiard with Joaquin Phoenix, John C. Reilly, Jake Gyllenhaal, Riz Ahmed, Allison Tolman .... Year: 2018. His interest level in the project is basically why the movie got made. Eli rushes out of the river to restrain Charlie, while the undiluted formula badly injures Warm and Morris. [8][9] In May, Variety stated that Annapurna Pictures would also produce and co-finance the film, alongside Why Not Productions, with Megan Ellison serving as an executive producer on the project. The Sisters Brothers received positive reviews from critics, with most praise going to its performances, characters, direction and soundtrack. Who would have thought that Jacques Audiard, the French director of slow-burn, humanistic character studies would one day take on one of the most characteristically American of genres, the Western, with his English-language debut? Grote sterrencast in trailer western 'The Sisters Brothers' Kaj van Zoelen, 25.05.2018 These are not negatives in my book as they were intentional, but this will not make people happy who are looking for a more traditional western. 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