Mitternacht im Garten von Gut und Böse
Originaltitel: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
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- Auszeichnungen
- 1 Gewinn & 4 Nominierungen
Lady Chablis
- Chablis Deveau
- (as The Lady Chablis)
Handlung
WUSSTEST DU SCHON:
- WissenswertesWhile filming took place in the actual Mercer house, production could not find an insurance company that would underwrite the project given the extensive value of the antiques. All of the items seen in the movie are therefore replicas with the originals stowed in storage during filming.
- PatzerWhen Chablis is at the cotillion she asks a woman at the table to watch her purse. After dancing, getting a drink, and leaving, she never retrieves her purse.
- Zitate
Mandy Nichols: If you're thirsty, a drink will cure it, if you're not, a drink will prevent it. Prevention is better than a cure.
- Crazy CreditsClosing disclaimer: This film is based upon John Berendt's book "MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL". Dialogue and certain events and characters contained in the film were created for the purposes of dramatization.
- Alternative VersionenThe UK Region 2 multi-DVD box set titled "CLINT EASTWOOD 35 YEARS, 35 FILMS" (EAN 5051892017114) released on August 16, 2010 makes reference to the inclusion of a Director's Cut. Eastwood has admitted to shooting a "love scene" between Kevin Spacey and Alison Eastwood and then cutting it from this film and although not confirmed it is suspected this is included to make some or all of the Director's Cut. The latter information sourced from http://www.screenit.com/movies/1997/midnight_in_the_garden_of_good_&_evil.html
- VerbindungenFeatured in Eastwood on Eastwood (1997)
Ausgewählte Rezension
What A Great Title For A Film
John Cusack plays John Kelso, a New York writer who goes down to Savannah, Georgia to interview Jim Williams (Kevin Spacey), a wealthy socialite and art connoisseur who likes to give expensive parties. While in Savannah, Kelso gets involved in murder, voodoo, and some eccentric characters. Kelso is a plot-convenient stand-in for John Berendt, the author of the nonfiction book upon which the film's screenplay was based.
With the film's intriguing title, maybe I was expecting too much. I really don't know what director Eastwood was trying to tell us here. The film was cluttered with disjointed subplots, which included: a murder and subsequent trial, a romance, a character study of Williams, a parade of strange characters largely irrelevant to other subplots, a travelogue of a Southern city, and some voodoo thrown in.
The acting ranged from good (Kevin Spacey) to mediocre to fairly poor. The cinematography and the production design were adequate.
This film has entertainment value for Kevin Spacey fans. But the story itself lacked focus, and it led nowhere. Indeed, the ending was ambiguous, in an irritating sort of way.
The main problem with "Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil" was its questionable rationale. Why was it made? Just because a film is based on a true event does not ensure a favorable cinematic outcome, especially if the film's screenplay digresses significantly from its source. Better direction would have helped a lot, as would a complete rewrite of the screenplay, based on a more cohesive premise.
With the film's intriguing title, maybe I was expecting too much. I really don't know what director Eastwood was trying to tell us here. The film was cluttered with disjointed subplots, which included: a murder and subsequent trial, a romance, a character study of Williams, a parade of strange characters largely irrelevant to other subplots, a travelogue of a Southern city, and some voodoo thrown in.
The acting ranged from good (Kevin Spacey) to mediocre to fairly poor. The cinematography and the production design were adequate.
This film has entertainment value for Kevin Spacey fans. But the story itself lacked focus, and it led nowhere. Indeed, the ending was ambiguous, in an irritating sort of way.
The main problem with "Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil" was its questionable rationale. Why was it made? Just because a film is based on a true event does not ensure a favorable cinematic outcome, especially if the film's screenplay digresses significantly from its source. Better direction would have helped a lot, as would a complete rewrite of the screenplay, based on a more cohesive premise.
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- 22. Mai 2005
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- Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
- Drehorte
- Mercer House - 429 Bull Street, Savannah, Georgia, USA(Williams' house)
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Box Office
- Budget
- 35.000.000 $ (geschätzt)
- Bruttoertrag in den USA und Kanada
- 25.105.255 $
- Eröffnungswochenende in den USA und in Kanada
- 5.233.658 $
- 23. Nov. 1997
- Weltweiter Bruttoertrag
- 25.105.255 $
- Laufzeit2 Stunden 35 Minuten
- Farbe
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- Seitenverhältnis
- 1.85 : 1
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By what name was Mitternacht im Garten von Gut und Böse (1997) officially released in India in Hindi?
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