The star has uploaded a featurette on the water diviner, his movie about an aussie farmer who searches for his three missing sons after the battle of gallipoli. His maternal grandfather, stanley wemyss, was a cinematographer. Academy award winner russell crowe gladiator makes his directorial debut on the water diviner, an epic and inspiring tale of one mans lifechanging journey of discovery. Crowe stars as connor, an australian water diviner who travels to turkey three years after the battle of gallipoli to retrieve the bodies of his three sons who died there.
Academy awardwinner russell crowe plays a father on an epic quest to find his missing sons in a new trailer for his directorial debut the water diviner. The water diviner, directed by russell crowe, will be released in australian and new zealand cinemas on december 26, 2014. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. Theres meaning too in the movies american release on friday, april. Russell crowes the water diviner has become the top. The star has uploaded a featurette on the water diviner, his movie about an aussie farmer who searches for his three.
In the dry australian outback, he needs to be able to find water and he can. The water diviner official us release trailer 2015. The water diviner represents russell crowes directorial debut and the result is relatively successful, if unspectacular. With russell crowe, olga kurylenko, jai courtney, isabel lucas. Russell crowe hoping the water diviner does big box. It stars russell crowe who also directed the film, olga kurylenko, and y. We left the cinema with a new insight to the gallipoli story, that being the cost to the turkish people. The opening scenes prepare us for an examination of the residual impacts of war and its senselessness, but soon it turns into russell crowe the cowboy. It is by no means a academy award winner however, i still enjoyed many aspects of the film. It tells the story of joshua connor, an australian farmer, who, in 1919, travels from australia to turkey to find his three sons, who failed to return home after they left to fight in world war one in 1914. Russell crowe plays a farmer looking for his sons after world war i. Russell crowe plays a widower determined to find his sons after the battle of gallipoli in a new trailer for. Russell crowe releases the water diviner featurette on youtube. Crowe has acted in blockbuster films such as gladiator 2000, a historical epic for which he won the academy award for best actor.
The water diviner dvd, 2015 russell crowe fd4u2 brand new the water diviner dvd, 2015 russell crowe fd4u2. The water diviner is an australian war movie drama notable for being the first film directed by russell crowe. The story centers around an australian rancher crowe. The water diviner finds russell crowe on somewhat uncertain footing as a director, but hes. Watch the water diviner full movie online free on 123movies, the water diviner 123movies. Russell crowes the water diviner is first to film inside. Russell crowes directorial debut, the water diviner, is an epic adventure set four years after the devastating battle of gallipoli during world war i. New trailer and poster for russell crowes the water diviner. Initially blocked by military bureaucracy, his determination unwavering, he is helped first by the. Russell crowe couldnt help but think of his two sons while shooting the water diviner not only does the film in theaters on april 24 mark the oscar winners feature film directorial debut, he.
One of the most popular movie stars of his generation, the oscarwinning actor. The story is set in 1919, four years after the bloody and senseless battle of gallipoli, in which 45,000 allied troops uk, australia, new zealand, france and india and 87,000 turks were killed. The water diviner 2014 the water diviner was released in 2014. The water diviner 2014 the water diviner 2014 user. Learn about russell crowe including past and current movies, upcoming movies, and celebrity news at. Russell crowe is pictured at the premiere of the film, a beautiful mind december, 2001 in beverly hills, calif.
The water diviner is a 2014 drama film directed by and starring russell crowe, in his directorial debut, and written by andrew anastasios and andrew knight. The films international ensemble cast also includes olga kurylenko. The water diviner, starring and directed by russell crowe, tells the story of joshua connor, an australian rancher in 1919. The water diviner 2015 the water diviner movie the. Australian farmer joshua connor russell crowe travels to turkey in 1919 to discover the fate of his three sons, reported missing in action.
Four years earlier, his three boys died missing in action on the battlefield of gallipoli, which was a defeat for british troops and a victory for turkeys muslim troops. Read what top critics are saying about the water diviner the hollywood reporter s megan lehmann says crowe taps a deep well of symbolism, cultural empathy and. Russell crowe and yilmaz erdogan in the water diviner 2014 jai courtney in the water. I had wanted to see this movie since its release and i was glad that i did. Now a new aussie film by russell crowe, the water diviner, radically shifts the perspective. Russell crowes new film, the water diviner, due for release in.
Crowes recent ancestry includes welsh where his paternal grandfather was born, in wrexham, english, irish, scottish, norwegian, swedish, and. The film is loosely based on the book of the same name written by andrew anastasios and dr meaghan wilsonanastasios. New russell crowe movie on bloody world war i battle becomes first to film inside istanbuls blue mosque. Australian farmer connor russell crowe travels to istanbul to discover the fate of his sons, reported missing in the action, where he forges a relationship. With about 40 films under his belt as an actor, an oscar and several nominations, russell crowe now adds film director to his resume with the water diviner, a. This movie marks russell crowes directing debut, and crowe himself plays its dogged, lumbering hero, an. The new film from russell crowes new production company fear of god films is remarkable. Russell crowe makes his feature directing debut with this laborious, well intentioned movie about the aftermath of gallipoli, the centenary of. Starring russell crowe and olga kurylenko, the water diviner is an epic adventure set four years after the devastating battle of gallipoli in turkey during world war i. The movie portrays this as a sunny day with hot weather. Rarely does a movie pull you in so quickly and so deeply as the water diviner.
An interesting, wellacted movie directed by and starring russell crowe. Starring russell crowe gladiator, a beautiful mind and olga kurylenko oblivion, quantum of solace, the water diviner is an epic adventure set four years after the devastating battle of gallipoli in turkey during world war i. The water diviner is a heartwarming tale of family, love and sacrifice told with foursquare enthusiasm and manliness by director and star russell crowe. The water diviner official us release trailer 2015 russell crowe movie hd russell crowe s directorial debut, the water diviner, is an epic and inspiring tale of one mans life. The water diviner australian and new zealand release december 26, 2014. Russell crowe gets dusty in directorial debut, the water. The screenwriting duo of knight and anastasios actually based the water diviner aspect of the character of joshua connor russell crowe on anastasioss own grandfather, who was a real water diviner in the countryside of new south wales in australia. Russell crowe directs and stars in the water diviner in theaters april. The water diviner featurette anzac spirit 2014 russell. Russell crowes directorial debut the water diviner, about a man trying to find three sons who disappeared at the battle of gallipoli in turkey 100 years ago, is a film divided against itself. In the water diviner, russell crowe revisits gallipoli. Russell crowes directorial debut, the water diviner, is an epic and.
He is also a winner of the bafta award for best actor in a leading role and golden globe award for best actor motion picture drama. Subsequent to the battle in which the allied forces were defeated all three have failed to return home and are now presumed dead. The water diviner 2015 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. This is one from the heart for russell crowe, making an impressive. Russell crowe movies new movies movie trailers movie. Russell crowe has given fans the first glimpse of his directorial debut. Why have so many people been hurt and offended by this movie. The water diviner is vivid, flawed, tenacious and, at times, ridiculous. James fraser, olga kurylenko, russell crowe, ryan corr, steve bastoni, y. For the water diviner, his muddled directorial debut about love in the time of war and dissemblance, russell crowe wanted to go full david lean while nodding at peter weirs gallipoli. Russell crowe is not typically a laidback guy, so it stands to reason that his directorial debut, the water diviner, is a big sprawling drama about fatherhood and making amends.
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