This drama, set in a declining australian logging town, centers on an. With the daughter, debuting writerdirector simon stone turns henrik ibsen s the wild duck into a thoughtful meditation on the bonds of family, friendship, and. Jan 26, 2017 constructed gingerly around a soontoexplode family secret, the daughter a soapy take on henrik ibsen s the wild duck creates a superficial tension by situating its. Henrik ibsen has been a great scandinavian playwright, very well known until the 80s in most western countries. Sam neill and miranda otto join geoffrey rush in the daughter. The daughter ibsen in australia on netflix stream on. The daughter comes bearing literary cred as a loose adaptation of ibsen s 1884 play the wild duck. The daughter is a 2015 australian drama film written and directed by simon stone, starring an ensemble cast led by geoffrey rush. There is an element of kismet to ewen leslie and simon stones path from stage to screen with stones adaptation of henrik ibsen s the wild duck.
Christian returns to his australian hometown after sixteen years away to attend the wedding of his logging magnate father to his much younger housekeeper. The daughter 2015 director simon stone has vividly reimagined ibsens the wild duck as a contemporary australian tragedy. In 1884, henrik ibsen released his play the wild duck, and releasing this month is simon stones contemporary australian adaptation, the. The daughter brings an ibsen play to australia, but his. The daughter is a flawed but involving film inspired by ibsen s the wild duck and set in a dying australian lumber town. The daughter is a haunting update of henrik ibsens. Henrik ibsen fans should find the story familiar because the movie is based on the wild duck, the playwrights classic drama. Simon stone has taken the concept of bringing ibsen into the 21st century one step further in his haunting, beautifully shot, absorbing the daughter. Beautifully shot on rural australia, capturing both the wild beauty of the countryside and the desolation of the failing economy, the film betrays no evidence of its stage origins in its direction and you dont be familiar with ibsen to appreciate stones modern take. Film the daughter brings an ibsen play to australia, but his spirit is still in 19thcentury norway by serena donadoni.
Henrik ibsen a bibliography of criticism and biography, by ina ten eyck firkins, from project gutenberg ibsen and his discontents a critical, conservative view of ibsen s works, written by theodore dalrymple. She is sexually precocious and vulnerable, but she is also a core person in rescuing others from the guilt of what they know they have done. Could kino lorbers deal for the daughter herald a resurgence of australian films in the u. Geoffrey rush and sam neill are perfectly cast as, respectively, the rich and poor patriarchs in the daughter, a loose reworking of ibsen s the wild duck set in rural australia. V ery loosely based on henrik ibsen s play the wild duck, this solid drama is transposed to contemporary australia and a community blighted by. The daughter 2015 director simon stone has vividly reimagined ibsen s the wild duck as a contemporary australian tragedy. Starring paul schneider, geoffrey rush and sam neill. Even if stone includes ibsen \s wounded duck, the movie is not about ducks, it\s about chickensthe kind that come home to roost. Now he has raised the stakes by turning it into a film, the daughter. Deeply affecting on so many levels, stones film brings the audience on a languid at first. Beginning in the remote western australian desert, it follows the three main character of leonora, a child abandoned in the desert by her father, james another orphan and ghan, the exminer who finds the child. Very loosely based on henrik ibsens play the wild duck, this solid drama is transposed to contemporary australia and a community blighted.
In his atmospheric debut film, australian theater director simon stone whittles down the wild duck into a cautionary tale about welcoming. As any kind of introduction to ibsen, this film is more a turnoff than a. A n adaptation of the wild duck set in contemporary australia, simon stones the daughter foregoes the symbolic nuances of henrik ibsen s play in favor of brute histrionics and emotional fireworks. There are no such attempts in the daughter, which was inspired by stones own acclaimed stage adaptation of ibsen s the wild duck, written with chris ryan, for sydneys belvoir theatre 2011. The daughter of the films title is hedvig, whose name is taken directly from ibsen s play. Christian schneider returns to his family home, after a long. The film is a reworking of henrik ibsen s play, the wild duck. With the daughter, debuting writerdirector simon stone turns henrik ibsens the wild duck into a thoughtful meditation on the bonds of family, friendship, and community.
Jun 05, 2015 the daughter, inspired by stones dramatically rewritten stage adaptation of henrik ibsen s the wild duck, recalls the work of jane campion its a moody, brooding drama tinted in. Featured, bluray, dvd, netflix, streaming movies 04292017 04292017 sean axmaker the daughter 2015 christian paul schneider, the estranged son of australian mill owner and widower henry geoffrey rush, returns home for his fathers marriage to his housekeeper anna torv, a much younger woman. Constructed gingerly around a soontoexplode family secret, the daughter a soapy take on henrik ibsen s the wild duck creates a superficial tension by situating its. The film version is written by firsttime director simon stone, who also directed ibsen s play on stage, and stars some impressive names for a debut filmmaker.
Ewen leslie, odessa young and sam neill star in the daughter. While ibsen s play dealt with the dangers inherent in an idealism about truth that doesnt take reality into account, the daughter, as its title indicates, is more concerned with the. As he tries to right the wrongs of the past, his actions threaten to shatter the lives of those he left behind years before. On a sparse stage in a sydney theatre, six actors held their audiences captivated from within a glasswalled room. Deeply involving and emotionally searing, the daughter reps a confident and profoundly moving bigscreen debut for established theater director simon stone. Oct 20, 2015 ewen leslie, odessa young and sam neill star in the daughter.
The decision to eliminate all ambiguity from the narrative is apparent in the films title. Mark rogers it is an adaptation of his stage reinterpretation of henrik ibsen s the. The daughter adalah sebuah film drama terbaru 2016 asal negara australia. Film ini telah dirilis pada bulan maret 2016 yang lalu, atau lebih tepatnya pada tanggal 17 maret 2016 australia. The dreary, chugalong australian film the daughter offers a good but. It concerns a rich squatter, arthur fullerton charles beethan, and his daughter, barbara yvonne paris. Second of two australian cinema movie filmed adaptations of henrik ibsen s the wild duck stage play. The daughter brings an ibsen play to australia, but his spirit is still. Mark rogers it is an adaptation of his stage reinterpretation of henrik ibsen s the wild duck rush plays henry neilson, the. The daughter director simon stone talks through the challenges of adapting ibsen s the wild duck for his feature film debut and its intense 30day shoot ewen leslie, odessa young and sam neill in the daughter mark rogers. Geoffrey rush, sam neill, ewen leslie, odessa young, miranda otto and paul schneider lead this familyfeuding drama from australian theatre wunderkind simon stone who made his screen debut as part of 20 anthology drama the turning.
The daughter, written and directed by simon stone, is a believable, taught family drama that takes place in a rural setting of new south wales, australia. The daughter theater director simon stone delivers a powerful, lowkey yet achingly intense reimagining of ibsen s the wild duck. Film ini akan disutradari oleh seorang sutradara yang bernama simon stone. A longburied family secret explodes in the daughter. Dec 15, 2015 simon stone has taken the concept of bringing ibsen into the 21st century one step further in his haunting, beautifully shot, absorbing the daughter. The daughter of the films title is hedvig, whose name is taken directly from ibsens play. Leslie, the actor, and stone, the writerdirector, have teamed up for one of the more accomplished film debuts in recent memory, the daughter. The daughter is an illadvised australian soap opera with a.
While the film is reasonably faithful to the original, it still falls into the trap of feeling stage bound. The daughter begins with henry geoffrey rush, patriarch of his australian villages wealthiest family and proprietor of its centuryold sawmill, unable to shoot a wild duck. The daughter offers a good but sadly wasted cast, obscured in the eyerubbing mist of a foggy down under countryside and struggling to rise above the sludge of a basic soap opera with literary. These faint echoes of ibsen dont lift the daughter above the average family drama about exposing secrets and lies, but stones addition the sense that accumulated disappointment triggers. Jul 19, 2016 could kino lorbers deal for the daughter herald a resurgence of australian films in the u.
The film mines ibsen s themes of class and sexual division to suggest they are still painfully real in the contemporary world. Jan 24, 2017 a n adaptation of the wild duck set in contemporary australia, simon stones the daughter foregoes the symbolic nuances of henrik ibsen s play in favor of brute histrionics and emotional fireworks. Stone serves as both writer and director for the film version. Now comes australian writerdirector simon stones film the daughter featuring a group of actors with accents so impenetrable as to. Ibsen s wild duck becomes the daughter santa monica. Stone doesnt change much, choosing to stay close to the source material. Not all the australian film makes big at the world stage. Simon stones the daughter with geoffrey rush, odessa young david stratton. Aug 11, 2015 nobodys going to say that about writerdirector simon stones stunning and emotionally powerful feature debut, the daughter.
The daughter transposes ibsen s play the wild duck to an oppressively forested australian logging town, a suitably nordic environment for this drama. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading daughter of australia. As for the rest, so much can be written about it, or simply it can just. Directoradapter simon stones scaled back the great norwegians gothic plot mechanics quite a bit, but were still left with an irreducible core of. Jan 27, 2017 the daughter comes bearing literary cred as a loose adaptation of ibsen s 1884 play the wild duck. It trades in a norwegian backdrop for an economically bereft rural village in modernday australia while retaining the classconscious premise of a family rocked by the revelation of longheld secrets and lies as it pits the privileged few against the depressed working class. The daughter stars, from left, ewen leslie, odessa young and sam neill. There are no such attempts in the daughter, which was inspired by stones own acclaimed stage adaptation of ibsen s the wild duck, written with chris ryan, for belvoir in 2011. A daughter of australia is a 1922 australian silent film directed by lawson harris. Cinequest closes with the daughter, director and writer simon stone\s variation on the themes in ibsen \s the wild duck. Fresh from a successful stage production, acclaimed australian theatre director simon stone makes an extremely impressive directorial debut with his big screen adaptation of henrik ibsen s the wild duck. Mar 09, 2016 cinequest closes with the daughter, director and writer simon stone\s variation on the themes in ibsen \s the wild duck. Jan 26, 2017 these faint echoes of ibsen dont lift the daughter above the average family drama about exposing secrets and lies, but stones addition the sense that accumulated disappointment triggers.
The daughter ibsen in australia on netflix stream on demand. The daughter comes bearing literary cred as a loose adaptation of ibsens 1884 play the wild duck. The inspiration for this film im told is a danish work the wild duck. A familys longburied secret is unearthed in an ibsen adaptation marked by fine performances. Tiff 2015 the daughter simon stone, australia special. The first was the wild duck 1984, which was updated to tasmania in 19, whilst the the second would be the daughter 2015, where the setting was updated to modern contemporary times. Two layers of adaptations converge in the writerdirectors the daughter, a version of his own awardwinning staging of ibsen s the wild duck. Ibsen museum former home of the famous playwright is situated in henrik ibsen s gate 26, across from the royal palace. Nobodys going to say that about writerdirector simon stones stunning and emotionally powerful feature debut, the daughter. The film stands on its own as an engrossing, sometimes infuriating drama of people letting their anger and pride and selfrighteous vindictiveness drive their behavior, no matter the collateral damage. The first film from one of australias greatest theater directors, is at once a brilliant reimagining of henrik ibsen s the wild duck and a startling, absorbing work of art in its own right. Sam neill, miranda otto join australian drama the daughter.
Daughter of australia kindle edition by verna, harmony. In 1884, henrik ibsen released his play the wild duck, and releasing this month is simon stones contemporary australian adaptation, the daughter. Jun 06, 2016 the daughter director simon stone talks through the challenges of adapting ibsen s the wild duck for his feature film debut and trying to remain creative on an intense 30day shoot. Feb 02, 2017 while ibsen s play dealt with the dangers inherent in an idealism about truth that doesnt take reality into account, the daughter, as its title indicates, is more concerned with the. The film version is written by firsttime director simon stone, who also directed ibsen s play on stage, and stars some impressive.
Those familiar with henrik ibsen s play, which stone freely adapted for the sydney stage in 2011, will find its themes of the haunted past detonating in the present and the gulfs in class and gender fully intact. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. This is not the first film made in australia to have been inspired by ibsen s play. Jun 05, 2015 there are no such attempts in the daughter, which was inspired by stones own acclaimed stage adaptation of ibsen s the wild duck, written with chris ryan, for belvoir in 2011. Directoradapter simon stones scaled back the great norwegians gothic plot mechanics quite a bit, but were still left with an irreducible core of craziness that detonates in the final scenes. The daughter, inspired by stones dramatically rewritten stage adaptation of henrik ibsen s the wild duck, recalls the work of jane campion its a moody, brooding drama tinted in. Walter geoffrey rush is the head of a wealthy family who has owned a timber mill for over a century. While dysfunction and deception lie at the core of the daughter, there is hope too, with each of the characters imagining something better a future unencumbered by the sins and betrayals of the past. Daughter of australia is an epic novel that sits up there with the best of australian fiction. Mar 11, 2017 the first film from one of australias greatest theater directors, is at once a brilliant reimagining of henrik ibsen s the wild duck and a startling, absorbing work of art in its own right. Transforming the wild duck into the daughter screen news. Set in modern day, the daughter tells the story of christian nielsen paul schneider, who goes back home to australia from america for the wedding of his father, henry.
Based on his own theater play inspired by ibsen s the wild duck, the daughter takes place, and was shot, at the foot of australias snowy mountains. Reconnecting with his childhood friend oliver leslie and olivers family, wife charlotte otto and daughter hedvig young, he unearths a longburied secret. Director simon stone on transforming the wild duck into the. This is an adaptation of stones 2011 stageplay, itself an adaptation of ibsen s the wild duck. The daughter deploys top down under talent to dramatize. The film is a reworking of henrik ibsens play, the wild duck. Stabilized by mostly unimpeachable performances, the movie. The daughter deploys top down under talent to dramatize a.
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