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Genre | Drama |
Format | Color, NTSC, Multiple Formats, AC-3, Dubbed, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen |
Contributor | Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, Hal Holbrook, James Spader, David Strathairn, Steven Spielberg, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tommy Lee Jones See more |
Language | English, French, Spanish |
Runtime | 2 hours and 30 minutes |
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From DreamWorks, Steven Spielberg directs two-time Academy Award(R) winner Daniel Day-Lewis (Best Actor, THERE WILL BE BLOOD, 2007, and MY LEFT FOOT, 1989) in LINCOLN -- with an all-star ensemble cast including Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. This inspiring and revealing drama focuses on the 16th President's tumultuous final four months in office as this visionary leader pursues a course of action to end the Civil War, unite the country and abolish slavery. Complete with never-before-seen footage featuring Steven Spielberg and the cast, who take you deep inside the making of the movie, LINCOLN sheds light on a man of moral courage and fierce determination.
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View larger As with the great John Ford (Young Mr. Lincoln) before him, it would be out of character for Steven Spielberg to construct a conventional, cradle-to-grave portrait of a historical figure. In drawing from Doris Kearns Goodwin's Team of Rivals, the director instead depicts a career-defining moment in the career of Abraham Lincoln (an uncharacteristically restrained Daniel Day-Lewis). With the Civil War raging, and the death toll rising, the president focuses his energies on passage of the 13th Amendment. Even those sympathetic to the cause question his timing, but Lincoln doesn't see the two issues as separate, and the situation turns personal when his son, Robert (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), chooses to enlist rather than to study law. While still mourning the loss of one son, Mary (Sally Field) can't bear to lose another. Playwright Tony Kushner, who adapted the screenplay, takes a page from the procedural handbook in tracing Lincoln's steps to win over enough representatives to abolish slavery, while simultaneously bringing a larger-than-life leader down to a more manageable size. In his stooped-shoulder slouch and Columbo-like speech, Day-Lewis succeeds so admirably that the more outspoken characters, like congressman Thaddeus Stevens (Tommy Lee Jones) and lobbyist W.N. Bilbo (James Spader), threaten to steal the spotlight whenever they enter the scene, but the levity of their performances provides respite from the complicated strategizing and carnage-strewn battlefields. If Lincoln doesn't thrill like the Kushner-penned Munich, there's never a dull moment--though it would take a second viewing to catch all the political nuances. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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Product details
- Aspect Ratio : 2.40:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
- Product Dimensions : 0.6 x 5.3 x 7.5 inches; 2.4 ounces
- Item model number : MFR786936830330#VG
- Director : Steven Spielberg
- Media Format : Color, NTSC, Multiple Formats, AC-3, Dubbed, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen
- Run time : 2 hours and 30 minutes
- Release date : March 26, 2013
- Actors : Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, James Spader
- Dubbed: : Spanish, French
- Subtitles: : French, English, Spanish
- Language : English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1)
- Studio : Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
- ASIN : B009AMANBA
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #6,482 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #957 in Drama DVDs
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A must watch for anyone who is historically illiterate and a solid acted movie for those who want a little historical theater.
The film is a 'talker' and requires solid listening skills as I found the audio to be substandard for a lot of the dialogue. Daniel Day-Lewis is a masterful Lincoln, but the requirements of the role (him working an American accent from older days along with Lincoln's soft-spoken manner) work against the microphone, and I often had to repeat part of the film just to catch a gist of what was said. It is one of the major disappointments with this film, as every pause brought me out of the 1865 world Spielberg and his crew worked so hard to recreate, and back into my living room. That aside, the movie is full of terrific performances and Lewis again is worthy of the Oscar that was again bestowed upon him. Sally Field plays Mary Todd Lincoln, caught between the loneliness of being a President's wife and the tragedy she's had to endure losing a son. Their marriage having become a struggle, Field is fairly adept at traversing that line between appearing completely manipulative and sadly victimized. An interesting appearance by Joseph Gordon-Levitt (an actor I'm enjoying more and more as he ages) as Lincoln's eldest son, adds a nice touch of father-son angst, and another layer to Lincoln's character. Tommy Lee Jones to me is always Tommy Lee Jones, and is fun to watch, no matter who he is playing. He has a personality that captures the camera, whether you like him or not, and he owns the scenes in which he appears. However, it is David Strathairn who holds this film's balance in his hands. As Secretary of State Seward, every push in the script comes from him, and it is his job to somehow deliver lines of expository dialogue informing the audience of how these stakes add up to a cohesive problem over and over. And each time, he reminds you why he is one of our most unheralded and unknown actors. Along with the veteran presence of Hal Holbrook, this ensemble puts together a rewarding journey if you're willing to stick with it.
Lincoln is rated PG-13 for some violence and is really not for children. Kids will likely not be able to sit through this.
Daniel Day-Lewis is wonderful--and very human--as our 16th President. He gives us a Lincoln who's got all the homespun stories and is kind and loving on the one hand, but on the other, can turn on the political charm when he needs it to do the proverbial arm-twisting necessary to secure key votes that will help the 13th Amendment get the required 2/3 majority to finally pass the House. And Day-Lewis' Abe must still be a husband and father in a family not devoid of issues--particularly eldest son Robert's desire to join the army--which neither his father or mother Mary (Sally Field) wants. Field's First Lady is still dealing with the loss of one son (Willie) to a well-documented illness and is still on edge. Eventually, Field and Day-Lewis go at it in a good-old domestic nose-to-nose. Sally Field's always been great. She put herself through quite a bit to perform this difficult character, but she damn-well did it--and she deserves all the accolades she's already received for the job she did.
And then there's the Cabinet--led by Robert Straithorn's icy and ascerbic Secretary of State Seward. Straithorn's perfect for this role. He plays these types as well as anyone. And eventually, Day-Lewis' Abe eventually is driven to go ballistic by his own closest advisors as he must deal with not only the urgency he feels for getting the Amendment passed, but the timing of a Confederate peace offer that Seward's not too pleased about and is quick to let his President know about it. And yet, Straithorn also shows great respect and restraint when, in the Lincoln death scene, he quickly and quietly delivers the most famous thing Seward ever said: "Now he belongs to the Ages." It sounded almost as if Straithorn must have felt it was something he didn't really feel he deserved the right to say--even as an actor.
I wish Hal Holbrook had had a little more to do, but he's a treasure in any case.
But there are two things that truly steal this film for me on top of everything else. How about Tommy Lee Jones? His Thaddeus Stevens absolutely kicks ass--not only the character's personality, but the way Jones just nails it. And there's a little surprise Jones provides for us once the Amendment passes.
And then, there are the locations. The Richmond-Petersburg area is like a second home to me. I went to VCU, worked for four years for the Commonwealth as a young messenger/delivery man while in school, began my media career there and still have many dear friends there. The scenes shot in and around Capitol Square really hit home, because I could recognize many things close-up that, of course, had to be shot tight to begin with. The scene shot near Washington's statue in the rotunda of Jefferson's Capitol had me saying "Boy, if I had a nickle for every time I walked through that hallway when I was making a delivery!" I still visit Richmond at least once a year to see my old friends. It's always been a beautiful city and I'll always love it. It served Spielberg well.
My only question...is the computer animation that turns Jefferson's Capitol into a newly-reconstructed (completed in time for 1865) U.S. Capitol completely accurate? Was the top of the Capitol dome ACTUALLY blue in the beginning and then painted white later on? Didn't know that. Oh well, that's a little thing.
And with that little throw-away line said, this film, on the whole, is another Spielberg masterpiece.
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Some have said that Lincoln (2012) was too long but, for me, it wasn't long enough. I could happily sit through hours of clever debate, amusing repartee, and listen to Lincoln's anecdotal stories which were supposed to serve as some kind of moral relating to the subject at hand. The cast was particularly impressive and I could not imagine anyone better than Daniel Day-Lewis in the lead except, perhaps, the late Gregory Peck. Tommy Lee Jones seemed a little misplaced as an elderly politician sporting a ludicrous wig but that's because my mind has him typecast as a United States Marshal. It's going to take some time for me to shake off that younger image.
While bad language is limited in Lincoln (2012), there are some scenes of violence and rather graphic scenes of the horrors and casualties of war. They do serve a purpose, to emphasise the dilemma facing Lincoln - end the war and risk slavery continuing - and I suppose without them the movie might have seemed a little superficial.
All in all Lincoln adds up to a fine 150 minute movie and certainly worth a second look. I was glad to have watched it on a Blu-ray, the quality of video and sound making great viewing.
As many of us already know, Abraham Lincoln came rather late in discovering that no good deed goes unpunished.
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Par ailleurs , ce film nous présente un A. Lincoln, conteur littéraire, homme discret , et confronté à bien des charges familiales,
une présentation si porteuse de dimension humaine ...