| The Apostle | |
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 The Apostle film poster |
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| Directed by | Robert Duvall |
| Produced by | Steven Brown Rob Carliner Robert Duvall |
| Written by | Robert Duvall |
| Starring | Robert Duvall Farrah Fawcett Miranda Richardson Billy Bob Thornton June Carter Cash Todd Allen |
| Music by | David Mansfield |
| Cinematography | Barry Markowitz |
| Editing by | Stephen Mack |
| Distributed by | October Films |
| Release date(s) | December 17, 1997 |
| Running time | 134 min. Robert Selden Duvall (born January 5, 1931) is an American Film Actor and director who has won an Academy Award Robert Selden Duvall (born January 5, 1931) is an American Film Actor and director who has won an Academy Award Robert Selden Duvall (born January 5, 1931) is an American Film Actor and director who has won an Academy Award Robert Selden Duvall (born January 5, 1931) is an American Film Actor and director who has won an Academy Award Ferrah Leni Fawcett (born February 2 1947) is an American actress Miranda Jane Richardson (born 3 March 1958 is an English stage film and television actress. William Robert Thornton (born August 4 1955 Valerie June Carter Cash ( June 23, 1929 &ndash May 15, 2003) was a Singer, Songwriter, actress, comedienne David Mansfield (born September 13 1956 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American Violinist, Mandolin player Guitarist Stephen Mack ( June 15, 1766 - unknown was a merchant and politician October Films was a US Independent film production company and distributor founded in 1991 by Bingham Ray and Jeff Lipsky Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
The Apostle is an acclaimed 1997 movie, written and directed by Robert Duvall, who stars in the title role. The year 1997 in film involved some significant events Events Summer - Production begins on Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace Robert Selden Duvall (born January 5, 1931) is an American Film Actor and director who has won an Academy Award John Beasley, Farrah Fawcett, Billy Bob Thornton, June Carter Cash, and Miranda Richardson also appear. John Beasley (born June 26 1943) is an American Actor known for his role on Everwood. Ferrah Leni Fawcett (born February 2 1947) is an American actress William Robert Thornton (born August 4 1955 Valerie June Carter Cash ( June 23, 1929 &ndash May 15, 2003) was a Singer, Songwriter, actress, comedienne Miranda Jane Richardson (born 3 March 1958 is an English stage film and television actress. It was filmed in and around Dallas, Texas, as well as in Louisiana. The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America
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Plot
Sonny (Duvall) is a Texan charismatic-Pentecostal Christian minister with a wandering eye. The term charismatic movement describes the adoption from the early twentieth century onwards of certain beliefs typical of those held by Pentecostal Christians — specifically Pentecostalism is a renewalist religious movement within Christianity that places special emphasis on the direct personal experience of God through the Baptism A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth As a result of his infidelity, his wife Jessie (portrayed by Fawcett) has begun a relationship with a youth minister named Horace. Despite Sonny's desire, she refuses to be reconciled, although she assures him that she will not interfere with his right to see his children. She has also conspired to use their church's bylaws to have him removed from power. Sonny struggles with these happenings and asks God what to do. It is clear from a scene at his church that much of the congregation sides with Sonny in this dispute. Sonny, however, refuses to start a new church, saying that the church which forced him out was "his" church. At his child's Little League game, Sonny, in an emotional fit, attacks Horace with a bat and puts him into a coma. Little League Baseball is the name of a Non-profit organization in the United States which organizes local children's leagues of baseball and Softball
A fleeing Sonny (now calling himself "The Apostle E. F. ") ditches his car in a river and gets rid of his identifying information. He eventually ends up in Louisiana, where he convinces a retired minister named Blackwell (John Beasely) to help him start a new church. With Sonny's energy and charisma, the church soon has a faithful and racially-integrated flock. Sonny even succeeds in converting a racist bigot (played by Thornton) who shows up at a church picnic intent on destruction. Eventually, though, Jessie hears her ex-husband's preaching on the radio and calls the Texas state police. They show up in the middle of a sermon but allow him to finish while they wait outside. In the poignant finale, Sonny delivers an impassioned sermon before telling his flock that he has to go.
Themes, Motifs
The major themes of The Apostle include forgiveness and accountability. Duvall sympathetically portrays Sonny as a sincere gospel preacher whose passions get the better of him. After fleeing from Texas, he re-baptizes himself -- symbolizing a fresh start -- and seeks to accomplish as much good as possible before his inevitable capture. In Christianity, baptism ( Greek, "immersing" "performing Ablutions " is the ritual act with the use of water by which one is admitted Sonny's arrest closes the moral circle of the narrative, showing that evil acts do not go unpunished. Yet, his final sermon motivates the fledgling church to carry on a life of faith and good deeds.
Evangelical Christian viewers applauded this film for its emphasis on personal faith and redemption (two of its characters come to crisis-faith experiences) without letting Sonny off the hook. Evangelicalism is a theological movement tradition and system of beliefs most closely associated with Protestant Christianity, which identifies with the Gospel The film also conveys a positive, ecumenical spirit. In one memorable scene, Sonny watches Roman Catholic priests blessing shrimp boats and says, "You do it your way and I do it mine. . . together we get it done. "
Making of
Duvall wrote the script in the 1980s but could not find a studio willing to film it. He eventually decided to direct and finance it himself. It was first screened at the Toronto Film Festival. The Toronto International Film Festival ( TIFF) is a publicly-attended Film festival held each September in Toronto, Ontario, Canada Thirty minutes into the screening, studio executives began leaving the theater to wheel and deal outside; October Films gained the distribution rights that night. October Films was a US Independent film production company and distributor founded in 1991 by Bingham Ray and Jeff Lipsky The film went on to have a $21. 3 million worldwide theatrical gross, with a combined production and advertising budget of $8 million[1].
In counterpoint to its volatile subject matter, the film has a restrained visual style and employs a large number of non-professional actors to enhance its realism.
For his performance, Duvall was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize
Soundtrack
| Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture The Apostle | ||
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| Released | February 10, 1998 | |
| Genre | Country Contemporary Christian Southern Gospel |
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| Length | 50:30 | |
| Label | Rising Tide | |
| Producer | Robert Duvall Scott Greenstein (executive producers) |
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The score for The Apostle was scored by David Mansfield. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. Contemporary Christian Music (or CCM; also by its religious neutral term " inspirational music " is a genre of Popular music which is Southern Gospel music (sometimes marketed as Quartet music) is Music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Rising Tide Records was the Record label started by Doug Morris, former head of Atlantic Records, and Daniel Glass, who became President In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Robert Selden Duvall (born January 5, 1931) is an American Film Actor and director who has won an Academy Award Scott Greenstein (born in 1959 is President of Entertainment and Sports at SIRIUS Satellite Radio, overseeing all of the satellite radio broadcaster’s programming marketing allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. David Mansfield (born September 13 1956 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American Violinist, Mandolin player Guitarist Three songs were by country music artists Lyle Lovett and Patty Loveless and contemporary Christian artist Steven Curtis Chapman, were recorded especially for the film. Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. Lyle Pearce Lovett (born November 1, 1957) is an American Singer-songwriter and Actor. Patty Loveless (born Patricia Lee Ramey, January 4, 1957 in Pikeville Kentucky, raised in Elkhorn City Kentucky and Louisville Contemporary Christian Music (or CCM; also by its religious neutral term " inspirational music " is a genre of Popular music which is Steven Curtis Chapman (born November 21, 1962 in Paducah Kentucky, U
The songs, "I Will Not Go Quietly" by Chapman, "Two Coats" by Loveless and "I'm a Soldier in the Army of the Lord" by Lovett were released on a soundtrack album that was supplemented with more exclusive songs "inspired by" (but not included in) the film. The additional tracks include works by Johnny Cash, Emmylou Harris (in a duet with Robert Duvall), the Carter Family, the Gaither Vocal Band and the Sounds of Blackness. Johnny Cash (born J R Cash; February 26 1932 - September 12 2003 was a Grammy Award -winning American country Singer-songwriter. Emmylou Harris (born April 2 1947) is an American country, folk, alternative rock, and Alternative country Robert Selden Duvall (born January 5, 1931) is an American Film Actor and director who has won an Academy Award The Carter Family was a Country music group that recorded between 1927 and 1956 The Gaither Vocal Band is a Southern Gospel music group Musical career Often incorrectly stated as 1981 (even by Bill Gaither, himself it was formed Sounds of Blackness is a Grammy Award -winning Vocal and Instrumental ensemble from Minneapolis/St
Track listing
- "I Will Not Go Quietly" (composed and performed by Steven Curtis Chapman – 3:46
- "Two Coats" (traditional, performed by Patty Loveless) – 3:21
- "I'm a Soldier in the Army of the Lord" (traditional, performed by Lyle Lovett) – 3:29
- "Softly and Tenderly" (traditional, performed by Rebecca Lynn Howard) – 3:05
- "There Is a River" (composed by David Sapp, performed by the Gaither Vocal Band) – 4:24
- "In the Garden" (composed by C. Steven Curtis Chapman (born November 21, 1962 in Paducah Kentucky, U Patty Loveless (born Patricia Lee Ramey, January 4, 1957 in Pikeville Kentucky, raised in Elkhorn City Kentucky and Louisville Lyle Pearce Lovett (born November 1, 1957) is an American Singer-songwriter and Actor. Rebecca Lynn Howard (born April 24 1979 in Salyersville Kentucky) is an American Country music artist The Gaither Vocal Band is a Southern Gospel music group Musical career Often incorrectly stated as 1981 (even by Bill Gaither, himself it was formed Austin Miles, performed by Johnny Cash) – 3:16
- "I Love to Tell the Story" (traditional, performed by Emmylou Harris and Robert Duvall) – 3:45
- "Waitin' on the Far Side Banks of Jordan" (composed by Terry Smith, performed by the Carter Family) – 3:15
- "Victory Is Mine" (traditional, performed by the Sounds of Blackness) – 3:32
- "There Is Power in the Blood" (traditional, performed by Lari White) – 5:19
- "There Ain't No Grave Gonna Hold My Body Down" (composed by Brother Claude Ely, performed by Russ Taff) – 4:54
- "I'll Fly Away" (composed by Albert E. Brumley, performed by Gary Chapman and Wynonna Judd) – 3:47
- "Softly and Tenderly (Reprise)" (traditional, performed by Dino Kartsonakis) – 4:37
References
External links
- The Apostle at the Internet Movie Database
- The Apostle at the Arts & Faith Top100 Spiritually Significant Films list
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