With a supporting cast including diane kruger, bruce greenwood, jane fonda, janet mcteer, octavia spencer, and quvenzhane wallis, fathers and daughters sees muccino directing from a script by relative newcomer brad desch. Mar, 20 clark is also producing deschs first script, fathers and daughters, which made the 2012 black list. T he script for fathers and daughters, by one brad desch, was placed on the black list for hollywoods hottest unproduced screenplays in 2012. Jane fonda, bruce greenwood join russell crowestarrer. The story moves back and forth between the 1980s where jake davis russell crowe, a pulitzer winning novelist and widower, struggles with mental illness as he tries to raise his 5year old daughter, katie amanda seyfried, and 30yearold katies life in presentday manhattan where she battles the. A beautiful tribute to a dads role in his daughter s life, this inspirational book from dr. It is a good read with real stats and real stories to help fathers and families raise healthy and happy daughters. Daddy issues abound in gabriele muccinos soapy melodrama about a widowed novelist with mental health issues, his sevenyearold daughter and the. He churns out a book called bitter tulips, telling his agent an. Fathers and daughters namebrand cast cant cover for a screenplay that makes a halfhearted effort at delving into family dynamics but falls back on melodrama. He writes an entire book with a burst of inspiration, angering katie in the process by neglecting her. Based on bringing up girls, it reminds dads of the importance of their role in raising a daughter with strong faith.
The films director gabriele muccino last directed playing for keeps and seven pounds. Cast and crew credits for fathers and daughters, 2016, directed by gabriele muccino, with octavia spencer, amanda seyfried, aaron paul, at turner classic movies. After viewing fathers and daughters, i actually am not able to come up with anything negative about the moviethe writing is terrific, and russell crowes acting was collected and composedreflecting a lovely portrait of an adoring father. With no training or support, they got the president himself to move their families from homes. Theres a fine line between lazy writing and intentional coincidence, but i do believe fathers and daughters should be categorized as the latter. Terry corraos father daughter is a haunting and joyous exploration of the bond between men and their female children, shot over two decades all around the world. Fathers and daughters could have been a better film if it wasnt so keen on pushing the most obvious of emotional buttons.
Jul, 2016 fathers and daughters weaves two timelines of past and present from rescued 2012 black list screenplay from firsttime screenwriter brad desch. Their stories are separated by 25 years, but each is struggling to cope with the same trauma. A pulitzerwinning writer grapples with being a widower and father after a mental breakdown, while, 27 years later, his grown daughter struggles to forge connections of her own. Aug 10, 2015 with a supporting cast including diane kruger, bruce greenwood, jane fonda, janet mcteer, octavia spencer, and quvenzhane wallis, fathers and daughters sees muccino directing from a script by relative newcomer brad desch. Clark is also producing deschs first script, fathers and daughters, which made the 2012 black list. Oct 17, 2005 a book in which everyone gets happier in the course of the changing seasons of a single year. Jakes comeback book, bitter tulips, written during his hospital stay. With russell crowe, amanda seyfried, aaron paul, diane kruger. Fathers and daughters, a sappy tale unredeemed by star power amanda seyfried as katie, the daughter of russell crowes character, in fathers and daughters. From the director of seven pounds and the pursuit of. Four loosely connected novellas about teachers and pupils and fathers and daughters.
Brad deschs screenplay for fathers and daughters made the black list in 2012, and director gabriele muccino seven pounds, the pursuit of happyness has ample experience with this sort of material. Written by brad desch and directed by gabriele muccino, heres a new clip from the movie. Were probably not supposed to be laughing at such things, but thats the. Sadly however after his last book fathers and daughters. The films writer brad desch last wrote the longest ride and shotgun lovesongs. Besides voltage, production companies are busted shark prods. It is based on a 2012 script written by brad desch, which was included in the 2012 black list survey. Russell crowe is heading to new york to play the lead in voltage prods. Directed by gabriele muccino and written by brad desch, the black list drama stars russell crowe and seyfried as a father and daughter with a difficult. Through flashback, crowe plays jake davis, a successful pulitzer prizewinning new york city novelist in the late 1980s. Fikry by gabrielle zevin, vanishing acts by jodi picoult, all the light we cannot see by. In prose that shimmers with emotional insight and precise observation, benjamin markovits unlocks the souls of three teachers and a student at a wealthy private school in riverdale, new york. Fox searchlight acquiring debut novel shotgun lovesongs. Fathers and daughters is a black list script by brad desch he developed with busted shark productions partner sherryl clark before it was bought by.
Exclusively on directv now and in theatres july 8 is the film fathers and daughters. Brad deschs screenplay for fathers and daughters made the black list in 2012, and director gabriele muccino seven pounds, the. Jan 15, 2014 the production team for fathers and daughters, about a fatherdaughter love affair expected to be set in new york, has begun making arrangements to make the movie in pittsburgh with a producer. New russell crowe movie fathers and daughters planning to. A great gift for birthday, fathers day, or just because. Fathers and daughters official trailer 2015 russell crowe. Nov 12, 2015 t he script for fathers and daughters, by one brad desch, was placed on the black list for hollywoods hottest unproduced screenplays in 2012. Directed by gabriele muccino and written by brad desch, the black list drama stars russell crowe and seyfried as a father and daughter with a difficult relationship. Brad deschs screenplay for fathers and daughters made the black.
Offers wisdom, encouragement, personal stories, and scripture verses. Structured around the four seasons, fathers and daughters contains four beautifully written and loosely connected stories that explore the. This is probably the only parenting book that my husband loved he gives it out like hot cakes to people. Fathers and daughters supermusicvision supermusicvision. Told through beautifully woven narratives that happen nearly 30 years apart, fathers and daughters is a powerful story of love, loss and the tragedies that bring us together and tear us apart. New russell crowe movie fathers and daughters planning. Russell crowe, amanda seyfried, aaron paul, diane kruger, jane fonda fathers and daughters official trailer courtesy of voltage pictures. It is based on a 2012 script written by brad desch, which was included in the.
A look at the fathers and daughters behindthescenes crew and production team. I liked markovitss writing style a lot, but i didnt enjoy the book itself because at no point of the story did i manage to emotionally connect to or even care about any of the characters. The screenplay, by firsttime writer brad desch, is not the kind of script to shy away from cheesy moments. Amanda seyfried as katie, the daughter of russell crowes character. For jake davis russell crowe, an acclaimed novelist living in new york. The nowcompleted film only makes this comprehensible if. Turning her searching eye on fathers and daughters from every walk of life, corrao catalogs this unbreakable bond in all its beautiful complexity.
Fathers and daughters weaves two timelines of past and present from rescued 2012 black list screenplay from firsttime screenwriter brad desch. Father and daughters is too boring to make a ripple in the. Cutting between two timelines, one that focuses on a famous author father, the other his emotionally reclusive daughter, we watch as the two struggle to overcome their inner demons. In the book, lynn is described as a bitter dauntlessborn initiate with a shaved head. It has since been cast with russell crowe and amanda seyfried and will be directed by well known will smith collaborator, gabriele muccino, who directed the pursuit of happyness and seven pounds. Fathers and daughters, a sappy tale unredeemed by star. The book tanks, his seizures and psychotic breaks accelerate, katies one true. It is based on the 2012 black list script by brad desch. For all of them, fathers and fatherhood exert a gravitational pull.
Jul 07, 2016 making her promiscuous is cliched and her first significant love interest aaron pauls cameron being a fan of her fathers book convenient. The story moves back and forth between the 1980s where jake davis russell crowe, a pulitzerwinning novelist and widower, struggles with mental illness as he tries to raise his 5year old daughter, katie amanda seyfried, and 30yearold katies life in presentday manhattan where she battles the. In fathers and daughters, children suffer the consequences of their parents mismatched and inequitable love, and mothers and fathers make selfish judgments about their lives and about their children. Oct 14, 20 russell crowe is heading to new york to play the lead in voltage prods.
Russell crowe, amanda seyfried and aaron paul star in this drama from director gabriele muccino. The production team for fathers and daughters, about a fatherdaughter love affair expected to be set in new york, has begun making arrangements to. Jakes seizures result in his accidental death due to a head injury when he falls in the bathroom. Fathers and daughters seems dated even before michael bolton surfaces to cough up a gelatinous closingcredits ballad.
Italian drama film directed by gabriele muccino and starring russell crowe, amanda seyfried, and kylie rogers. Near the end of the insistently weepy fathers and daughters, aunt. However, as with its heros books a feast for fans of bad movie. Movie clip kate davis fathers and daughters synopsis a pulitzerwinning writer grapples with being a widower and father after a mental breakdown, while, 27 years later, his grown daughter struggles to forge connections of her own. Russell crowe and kylie rogers in fathers and daughters. Aug 28, 2007 this is probably the only parenting book that my husband loved he gives it out like hot cakes to people. Nov, 2015 its tough to see how this script, from firsttimer brad desch, made 2012s black list of great unproduced screenplays, though the finished film is entirely in keeping with the oeuvre of gabriele muccino previous works. Fathers and daughters is a love story between a father and daughter living in new york city. Everything you need to know about fathers and daughters movie. Fathers and daughters official trailer 2015 russell. Fathers and daughters seems dated even before michael bolton surfaces to. Scripted by brad desch fathers and daughters, the drama will focus on extraordinary group of working class housewives from love canal, new york who took on the government and the chemical industry in the 70s. In fathers and daughters it doesnt take a village to raise a. Dads and their female offspring are a whole different pot of stew from mothers and their girls.
Apr 11, 2014 fathers and daughters is a black list script by brad desch he developed with busted shark productions partner sherryl clark before it was bought by voltage, whose craig j. In any event, both father and daughter are made to survive with a lesser degree of love from the outset, as an infidelityrelated marital squabble between brooklynbased writer jake davis crowe. The book follows the friendship between four men in their early 30s who live near one another. Dobson celebrates the gifts and blessings of this unique relationship. Scripted by brad desch fathers and daughters, the drama will focus on extraordinary group of.