The difference being this at times visceral movie is intensely personal and if you dont get the picture having seen it then i suggest you stick to the current trend for franchises of comic heroes. Well refund your credit card or we can credit your fandango account to use for another movie. Check out this behind the scenes look at bad boys for life. The railway man times favorite theater button overview. The railway man is probably the best film you havent seen this year.
From this deathbed scene, the film dips back to 1980 and a british veterans. The railway man is a good movie with great actors that failed to hit the mark. Youll have to complete your refund and exchange before the posted showtime indicated on your ticket. The early scenes are a confusing hodgepodge that jumps around in time. The railway man 2014 cast and crew eric lomax colin firth, a former british army officer and pow, discovers that the japanese interpreter who tortured him is still alive.
With colin firth, nicole kidman, stellan skarsgard, jeremy irvine. Control railway traffic without crashing any trains. Colin firth gave a wonderful performance that must be reward with an oscar nomination or maybe winning, because he is all talent. He is most notable for his book, the railway man, about his experiences before, during, and after world war ii, which won the 1996 ncr book award and the penackerley prize. Get the latest movie times, trailers and celebrity interviews. A former british army officer, who was tortured as a prisoner of war at a japanese labor camp during world war ii, discovers that the man responsible for much of his treatment is still alive and sets out to confront him. The railway man begins awkwardly with the dying lomax mumbling a fragment of a poem that never amounts to much. Army officer, who was tortured as a prisoner of war at a japanese labor camp during world war ii, discovers that the man responsible for much of his treatment is still alive and sets out to confront him. The railway man packs an emotional punch to move even the coldest heart. The railway man 2014 eric lomax colin firth, a former british army officer and pow, discovers that the japanese interpreter who tortured him is still alive. You may exchange or request a refund for your entire order, less the convenience fee, through fandango up until the posted showtime. It is an adaptation of the 1995 autobiography of the same name by eric lomax, and stars colin firth, nicole kidman, jeremy irvine, and stellan skarsgard. Popular videos the railway man the railway man topic. The railway man eric sutherland lomax 30 may 1919 8 october 2012 1 was a british army officer who was sent to a japanese prisonerofwar camp in 1942.
I had picked up the book years before at the thai burma railway centre opposite the kanchanaburi war cemetery who stocked it. It premiered at the 20 toronto international film festival on 6 september 20. Watch the world exclusive first trailer for the railway man, the true life account of a former prisonerofwars horrific experiences on the burma railway. Jan 07, 2014 erics astonishing story is told in new movie the railway man, starring colin firth as the quiet university lecturer, who died in 2012 after a long illness, and nicole kidman as his wife. A look at the story behind wwii movie the railway man. The railway man synopsis the thrilling true story of eric lomax, a man haunted by his experiences in the war, has been brought to life in a film starring colin firth and nicole kidman.
Apr 11, 2014 the railway man begins awkwardly with the dying lomax mumbling a fragment of a poem that never amounts to much. The railway man 2014, directed by jonathan teplitzky film. The railway man ponders reconciliation rather than revenge. The biggest problem is the failed attempt to create the kind of chemistry between kidman and firth that the writers andor directors were. The railway man, a true tale of wartime torment and reconciliation. The railway man screenwriter talks films torture, ptsd. Find the railway man showtimes for local movie theaters. Based on the remarkable bestselling autobiography, the railway man tells the extraordinary and epic true story of eric lomax colin firth, a british army officer who is tormented as a prisoner of war at a japanese labor camp during world war ii. This included being beaten, kicked, waterboarded and locked up in a bamboo cage the size of a large dog crate. The critical problems are an overbusy timejumping script and reliance on the. Movie showtimes data provided by webedia entertainment and is subject to change.
It starts off with a middleaged meetcute on a train where we encounter colin firth as eric lomax, a dweeby trainspotter who needs to be brought out of. Colin firth grippingly portrays a former wwii soldier who confronts his torturer later in life in the absorbing railway man. The success rate here is a little better than half. Flicking back and forth in time may not make for a smooth narrative. The movie tells the true story of what the empire of japan did in southeast asia in world war ii, and the true story of the difference a committed and determined love made for a survivor. Eric lomax, a world war ii british army officer who was captured and forced to work on the notorious death railway, sets out to find those responsible for his t. On an afternoon in 1983, eric lomax colin firth, a quiet, middleaged radio and railway enthusiast. That question occurred to me while watching the railway man, an unabashedly stodgy, highminded film in the david lean tradition without the grandeur, starring colin firth as eric lomax, a british army officer who served and suffered during world war ii. The radio times tribute to 50 years of the groundbreaking comedy group. The railway man is a lesser movie than it should be, packaged as it is with gorgeous cinematography, atmospheric music, and a starstudded cast.
But the railway man is a story that must be told and we in turn must bear the viewing experience, if only to confirm the lasting impact of war on the individual. A war drama, about a middleaged englishman struggling to deal with longburied trauma resulting from his time in a japanese prison camp during world. If the railway man, like many films about combat, is reflexively. On an afternoon in 1983, eric lomax colin firth, a quiet, middleaged radio and railway enthusiast meets bubbly patti. Hasnt been promoted to christians, yet its an inspiring, powerful. The railway man jumps back and forth between lomax and finlay remembering this harrowing time and images of the torture itself. Its drawn from the memoir of eric lomax, a scottish engineer and railway buff, who was captured by the japanese in 1942.
Released late in 20 the railway man was a book by expow eric lomax a british soldier. April 11, 2014 based on the bestselling novel of the same name, the railway man tells the extraordinary and epic true story of eric lomax oscar winner colin firth, the kings speech, a british army officer who is tormented as a prisoner of war at a japanese labor camp during world war ii. The railway man is so touching film about war and wars trauma. On his return from war, eric is tormented by his memories and trapped by a code of silence that will destroy him, until the determination of the woman he loves gives him the strength to face and survive the battlefield of his mind. The truth is things havent really progressed that far with the railway man because we really dont want to see the absolute reality. A journey beyond hatred patti lomax, the widow of the man behind the railway man and the woman played by nicole kidman in the. Check out this behind the scenes look at bad boys for life read more. For a film based on an extraordinarily touching true story, the railway man is distractingly stagey. Read the the railway man movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Railway man true story vs movie real eric lomax, takashi. Apr 11, 2014 the railway man jumps back and forth between lomax and finlay remembering this harrowing time and images of the torture itself. In another time and place, it could have been oscar bait.
Based on eric lomaxs bestselling memoir, the railway man is an inspiring true story of heroism, humanity and the redeeming power of love. Nov 27, 20 the railway man synopsis the thrilling true story of eric lomax, a man haunted by his experiences in the war, has been brought to life in a film starring colin firth and nicole kidman. I think what is not often addressed is the effect over time. Strictly speaking, this is a ptsd melodrama, and it has a. You can stop and start the trains at the control square spots by clicking on the squares on the railway. On his return from war, eric is tormented by his memories and trapped by a code of silence that will destroy him, until the determination of the woman he loves gives him the strength to face and survive the battlefield. The railway man true story confirms that in 1989 the real eric lomax did in fact recognize the japanese interpreter takashi nagase in a japan times newspaper clipping that was given to him by a fellow pow. The railway man 2014, directed by jonathan teplitzky. The railway man movie poster the railway man narrates the unspeakable horrors british prisoners of war, most specifically eric lomax, endured in the hands of their japanese captors after the fall of singapore and the building of the illfamed burma railway dubbed as the death railway. In the annoying framing device that flashes back and forth in time far too frequently, we see lomax and patti meet cute on a train. We do sometimes see stories about what its like coming home from. The railway man is part love story, part war movie, part suspense.
Jeremy irvine eric lomax young stellan skarsgard finlay. But this version is pulled in two different directions. Based on the remarkable bestselling autobiography, the railway man tells the extraordinary and epic true. Teplitzky depicts it all in an artfully staged and lighted fashion.
The railway man movie clip still at war 2014 colin firth, nicole kidman wwii movie hd. The railway man comes as politicians debate the release of a report that details some of the cias actions under george w. It starts as what appears to be a romance, an exploration of the relationship between. Based on the remarkable bestselling autobiography, the railway man tells the. Its drawn from the memoir of eric lomax, a scottish engineer and railway buff, who was captured by the japanese in 1942 after the fall of singapore and put to work. Railway man true story vs movie real eric lomax, takashi nagase. He remembered how nagase would bark at him in broken english, accusing him of being a spy, while the other japanese soldiers tortured him. Apr 17, 2014 but the railway man is a story that must be told and we in turn must bear the viewing experience, if only to confirm the lasting impact of war on the individual. There are so many big names in the railway man that i expected it to be nothing but brilliant. It does its best to honor the unique compassion of the account without succumbing to schmaltz or banal arthouse prestige. Like i didnt understand yet that there are experiences you cant walk away from, and that there is no statute of limitations on the effects of torture. Erics astonishing story is told in new movie the railway man, starring colin firth as the quiet university lecturer, who died in 2012 after. A journey beyond hatred patti lomax, the widow of the man behind the railway man and the woman played by nicole kidman in the film, reflects on her late husbands capacity to forgive.
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