British actor Clive Owen cancelled a number of appointments at the Cannes Film Festival this week after he was trapped in an elevator with his daughters.
The Sin City star attended the French movie event to promote his new film Hemingway & Gellhorn with co-star Nicole Kidman, but the trip took a turn for the worse when he got stuck in a packed lift at the Hotel Majestic Barriere.
Owen was with his two young daughters Hannah and Eve and two people had fainted by the time they were freed, according to Britain's The Sun.
The actor then cancelled a number of press interviews so he could comfort his girls, who were upset by the ordeal.
Quiet, studied, cerebral and eerily compelling, the new HBO biopic Hemingway & Gellhorn is both a throwback and surprisingly modern.
The two-and-a-half-hour film, long by TV-movie standards, is a reminder that made-for-TV movies don't have to pander. Increasingly, films made by adults for adults are being seen on cable channels like HBO. If the Hollywood studios had their way, and it weren't for indie filmmakers, summer at the movie theatres would be one long superhero movie. There's a reason A-listers like Clive Owen and Nicole Kidman choose to slum in TV. Increasingly, that reason is movies like Hemingway & Gellhorn.
As directed by seminal filmmaker Philip Kaufman - few film directors can claim credits as distinctive and differing as The Right Stuff, The Unbearable Lightness of Being and Invasion of the Body Snatchers within a few years of each other - Hemingway & Gellhorn is a reminder, too, that, long before Arwa Damon, Marie Colvin and Christiane Amanpour, women were at the front lines of the world's most prominent, respected war correspondents. Gellhorn, considered by the Daily Telegraph to be one of the greatest war correspondents of her generation, covered nearly every major conflict that occurred during her storied 60-year career.
Although Hemingway is the more familiar name, Hemingway & Gellhorn is Gellhorn's story. It's a cliche to describe Gellhorn as a woman before her time, but consider this: Shortly after meeting Hemingway in 1936 in Key West and becoming his third wife in 1940, Gellhorn chafed at being cast in the shadow of the renowned novelist and ladies' man, famously remarking to a friend that she didn't care to be ``a footnote in someone else's life.'' Extramarital affairs followed - on both sides - and the marriage fractured, as the saying goes: ``We were good in war. And when there was no war, we made our own.''
Most writers can only daydream about meeting — in the flesh — the characters they've imagined. But for Ernest Hemingway, one afternoon in Key West, Fla., it came close to actually happening. One day when the writer was in his mid-30s, hanging out at a local fisherman's bar, he spotted a woman uncannily similar to the strong-willed, sexually liberated heartbreaker from his first novel.
"It's as if, borne on the sea foam, she emerged — out of his own mind," says director Phil Kaufman. "The woman of his dreams, of his own writing, came into his life."
Kaufman is not musing idly; he's recently completed directing a film about the relationship between the burly novelist and Martha Gellhorn, the intrepid war correspondent whom Kaufman sees as reminiscent of Lady Brett Ashley from "The Sun Also Rises."
After Gellhorn walked into Sloppy Joe's bar on that day in 1936, her life, like that of the novelist, was fundamentally altered. Hemingway — married at the time to Pauline Pfeiffer, his second wife — urged Gellhorn, still establishing herself as a writer, to go with him to cover the Spanish Civil War. There the two began a romance, and they were later married in what proved to be a passionate but often difficult union.
As Kaufman sees it, Hemingway's enthusiasm and support lighted a spark in Gellhorn, but that's where things got complicated. "He ignited it," says Nicole Kidman, who plays the journalist with an assertive spirit. "But once he ignited it, I don't think he wanted that flame to grow."
By the end of the marriage, things had gotten emotionally and physically brutal. But along the way, the two went on a wild ride, both as lovers and as witnesses to history, including the early stirrings of the Chinese Revolution.
"There was this five-, six-year tussle with her," says Kaufman. "It's a very mythical kind of relationship they had: She's a Hemingway heroine. The problem being: Is that what he really wanted in real life?"
HBO Films' latest epic, directed by Philip Kaufman, premieres Monday, May 28 at 9:00 p.m. ET/MT, day-and-date with HBO in the US
TORONTO, May 16, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - Recounting one of the greatest romances of the last century - the passionate love affair and tumultuous marriage of literary master Ernest Hemingway and trailblazing war correspondent Martha Gellhorn - HBO Films' Hemingway & Gellhorn comes to HBO Canada, a multiplex channel of Astral's The Movie Network (Eastern Canada) and Corus Entertainment's Movie Central (Western Canada), on Monday, May 28 at 9:00 p.m. ET/MT.
The Emmy derby is about to get a massive A-list shake-up when HBO's original film "Hemingway and Gellhorn" makes its long-awaited debut Monday, May 28. The film screens out of competition at the Cannes filmfest the week before.
Golden Globe winner Clive Owen ("Closer," 2004) and Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman ("The Hours," 2002) lead an all-star cast that includes Oscar champ Robert Duvall ("Tender Mercies," 1983), Emmy victor David Strathairn ("Temple Grandin," 2010), SAG Drama Ensemble nominee Molly Parker ("Deadwood," 2007) and three-time Emmy winner Tony Shalhoub ("Monk," 2003, 2005, 2006).
The star appeal of its cast should give "Hemingway & Gellhorn" some major Emmy attention when nominations are announced July 19. However, when HBO recently confirmed with Gold Derby all of their acting submissions for the year, Duvall was a notable omission.
They've teamed up to play one of the most famous literary couples of all time and Nicole Kidman and Clive Owen have now teamed up for a suitably sophisticated photo shoot.
The Hemingway & Gellhorn co-stars embody classic, timeless Hollywood elegance in the magazine pictorial.
Though their film is set in the 1930s, their outfits seems to have been inspired by the AMC series Mad Men, which is set in the 1960s.
Old Hollywood glamour: Nicole Kidman and Clive Owen bring timeless elegance to the May cover of W
Kidman, 44, appears with a platinum-coloured bouffant hairdo in a series of both colour and black and white shots in the May issue of W magazine.
Playing the legendary American author and his third wife respectively, Owen and Kidman share romantic as well as dramatic scenes as they build their marriage through wars of their time.
A new trailer for HBO's movie "Hemingway & Gellhorn" has been debuted online, giving a longer look at the titular characters' love life. In between their romantic and joyful moments, the couple sometimes gets involved in a heated argument as they face problems in their jobs.
Clive Owen recently sat down with Moviefone to discuss his work in "Sin City," "Children of Men" and, his latest film, "Intruders."
However, he also spent a few minutes talking about his upcoming TV role: playing Ernest Hemingway in the HBO special, "Hemingway and Gellhorn."
When it came to researching the late writer, Clive made sure no stone was left unturn.
So you are about to play Ernest Hemingwawy in HBO's "Hemingway and Gellhorn." Besides slugging whiskey and shooting bears, what sort of preparation did you do for the film?
A lot, actually. I took months out and traveled a lot. I went to his house in Cuba. I went to Hemingway's Paris, Hemingway's Madrid, read everything . It was an amazing project. It was a wonderful script. Philip Kaufman is such a great director. And obviously [acting] with Nicole Kidman -- it was one of those rare [movies] that felt like a real gift.
HBO Films' Hemingway & Gellhorn stars Academy Award nominee Clive Owen and Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman in the titular roles of Ernest Hemingway and Martha Gellhorn. Billed as an epic motion picture event, the made-for-television movie will explore the tumultuous romance between the two writers that began, endured and ultimately came to an end as the pair covered several historic international conflicts. The nine year marriage that, spanning the Spanish Civil War through World War II, saw the literary legend and pioneering female correspondent create some of the most memorable pieces of war journalism "couldn’t survive was the war between themselves" (from the official synopsis).
Posted on Mar 18th 2012 10:00AM by Kenneth Partridge
The film chronicles the marriage between Ernest Hemingway, played by Clive Owen, and war correspondent Martha Gellhorn, the inspiration behind 'For Whom the Bell Tolls,' played by Nicole Kidman. Danish-born Ulrich portrays Joris Ivens, a Dutch documentarian, and based on his brief appearance in the trailer below, the metal drummer, onetime tennis prodigy and noted art collector holds his own against the Hollywood heavies.
Billed as an epic motion picture event, it really does look like HBO Films pulled out all the stops for their upcoming movie Hemingway & Gellhorn. Starring Academy Award nominee Clive Owen and Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman in the two titular roles (Ernest Hemingway and Martha Gellhorn), the made for television movie follows the famous romance between the writers. Their marriage was as passionate and tumultuous as the conflicts they covered with their relationship lasting nine years from the Spanish Civil War through World War II.
Hemingway & Gellhorn Trailer: Clive Owen Has Shot a Charging Lion
by Amanda Dobbins
The trailer for HBO's upcoming, Lars Ulrich–featuring Hemingway & Gellhornmade its way online yesterday, and though it's maybe not long for this Internet (watch now!), it does offer almost five minutes of highly dramatic footage for your viewing pleasure.
By J J Anisiobi
Last updated at 2:24 PM on 14th January 2012
She is almost always dressed immaculately with not a hair or a wrinkle out of place.
But the usually pristine Nicole Kidman was caught barefoot yesterday in Pasadena, California.
The 44-year-old actress had been answering questions all day for the HBO television film Hemingway & Gellhorn at the Television Critics Association winter press tour.
Lady and a tramp: Nicole Kidman poses for photos yesterday in Pasadena, California, barefoot
Dressed in a blue lace dress and with her hair down, the Australian had worn a pair of heels to the event and after a full day of questioning and posing for photos she couldn't wait to kick them off.
Joined by British leading man Clive Owen, the pair both spoke of their roles in the upcoming movie in which they act out the epic love story between journalist Martha Gellhorn and writer Ernest Hemingway.
The film is a biopic about the two famous literary names and Kidman, who posed for photos without her shoes on, described her character as a real 'trailblazer'.
Two's company: Nicole poses with her co-star Clive Owen who appears in Hemingway & Gellhorn with her
In talks: Nicole answered questions from an audience at the Television Critics Association winter press tour
She said: 'She was the first female, really, war correspondent, and she wrote with such direct truth and that is so hard to do.'
Kidman added: 'She’s not Hemingway, she doesn’t want to write novels, she wants to be a correspondent and I love that she was the first woman to do that. She was a trailblazer.'
However, when asked if she would like to see a movie made about her own life on the big screen one day she sharply defended her privacy and said 'no, please no.'
At the helm: Director Philip Kaufman sits in between the two stars during the question and answer session
She said: 'Part of the reason of being an actor is you like playing other people’s lives and exploring all the psychologies in that and the emotions.
'I think having my life be as private and quiet as possible is a way in which then I can go and play characters. I like the privacy of my life and I protect it quite vigilantly.'
The former wife of Tom Cruise lives with husband Keith Urban in Nashville, Tennessee, along with their two daughters.
Her co-star shares her opinion and agreed that he would never want a biopic made of his life adding: 'I wouldn't want to see it.'
The actors guild: Clive Owen, Philip Kaufman and Nicole Kidman take some pictures after having been on stage
(HBO/Associated Press) - In this image released by HBO, Nicole Kidman, left, and Clive Owen are shown in a scene from the HBO film, “Hemingway & Gellhorn.” Owen and Kidman portray writer Ernest Hemingway and war reporter Martha Gellhorn in the film debuting in May
By Associated Press, Published: January 13
PASADENA, Calif. — Nicole Kidman and Clive Owen play writers Martha Gellhorn and Ernest Hemingway in a new HBO film, but they’d prefer to keep their own lives off-screen.
At a news conference Friday promoting “Hemingway & Gellhorn,” Kidman said she likes her privacy and protects it “quite diligently.” She and husband Keith Urban live in Nashville, Tenn., with their two daughters. Her British co-star shares her viewpoint. Of a Clive Owen biopic, he said, “I wouldn’t want to see it.”
“Hemingway & Gellhorn” is set to air in May. It’s about the passionate, short-lived relationship of Gellhorn, a daring war correspondent, and the great novelist.
Kidman says she enjoys portraying inspirational women “who defy the odds and that burn bright,” as Gellhorn did.
