The script was written by lem dobbs based on the 2003 novel of the same name by neil gordon. Redford began acting on television in the late 1950s, including an appearance on the twilight zone in 1962. Sep 06, 2012 the company you keep, which has its world premiere tonight at the venice film festival before it plays on sunday at the toronto fest, is redfords ninth film as a director and one of his knottiest and most involving. Shia labeouf tries to convince anna kendrick to help him with a big story in this scene from director robert redford s new thriller. After a journalist discovers his identity, a former weather underground activist goes on the run. Rent the company you keep 2012 on dvd and bluray dvd. Redfords devotion to oldschool liberalism and 70s socially informed dramas has been a directorialcareer constant, and at its best, the company you keep feels like a movie youd have seen. Apr 04, 20 the company you keep is redfords ninth film as a director and one of his most involving. Crisp in execution and classic in ambiance, the company you keep is star robert redfords most persuasive directorial work since 1994s quiz show. Robert redfords the company you keep 2012 movie trailer stars robert redford, shia labeouf, susan sarandon, stanley tucci, and.
Given that redfords new drama the company you keep has been in the making for four years, the actordirector likely had it in mind at the time. Robert redford stars and directs this voltage pictureswildwood enterprises production. Robert redfort wore this black leather jacket with elegance and style. The company you keep movieshia labeouf robert redford. Redford stars as jim grant, a smalltown lawyer who harbors a dark secret. With a welcome mixture of juice and grit, the movie dramatizes the lingering conundrums of young people in the time of the. Apr 20, 20 robert redford plays an ageing antiwar activist in his latest movie, the company you keep just one more incarnation in an everchanging image vanessa thorpe sat 20 apr 20 08. Extras jerry penacoli caught up with robert redford to talk about the new political thriller the company you keep. Ok, sure, guys in their 60s become fathers but the timeline of the company you keep tells us nick sloan redford is a former member of the weather underground wanted for his part in a bank robbery from some 30 years ago in which a security guard was.
Robert redford proves he has still got robert redford shows he is a great director making. The company you keep is a 2012 american political thriller film produced, directed by and starring robert redford. Company you keep directed by robert redford, starring robert redford, julie christie, chris cooper, sam elliott, brendan gleeson, terrence howard, richard jenkins, nick nolte, stephen root, susan sarandon, stanley tucci, robert redford, shia labeouf, anna kendrick, brit marling, jackie evancho. Robert redford premieres the company you keep book and. Last monday, redford, jackie evancho, stanley tucci and brit marling, appeared at a press conference at the parker meridien hotel to talk about their new film. The company you keep robert redfords unabashedly heartfelt but competent tribute to 1960s idealism wont spark riots at the box office. Last monday, redford, jackie evancho, stanley tucci and brit marling, appeared at a press conference. Company you keep robert redford and a new identity. Shia labeouf will star opposite robert redford in the political drama the company you keep redford will direct from a script by lem dobbs the limey based on. Robert redford, susan sarandon, the company you keep movie. Directing the film, he also portrays jim grant, a public interest lawyer and single father raising a daughter in albany, new york. He is also the founder of the sundance film festival. Director and lead actor robert redford discusses his latest movie the company you keep and his own experience in the 60s and 70s. A seam of melancholy runs through the company you keep, robert redfords reflective melodrama about political idealism run amok and the wages of youthful folly.
When a young reporter figures out the truth, grant. Working from a script by lem dobbs, robert redford directs and stars in the company you keep as jim grant, a former member of the weather underground who has been hiding out under an assumed identity ever since members of the group participated in a bank heist that ended in a guards death. Robert redford shia labeouf, robert redford, julie christie, richard jenkins, susan sarandon, stephen root, sam elliott, brendan gleeson, terrence howard, anna kendrick, jackie evancho. Hollywood has always found a way to glamorize bad people. Robert redford the company you keep movie leather jacket. When his identity is revealed by cynical muckraking reporter. The company you keep is one of those complex thrillers with some twists and.
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Redford who also directed plays nick sloan, a 60s radical gone underground after being accused of murder. If the company you keep is far from radical, its pretty audacious by the standards of counterrevolutionary hollywood. Yet like so many great stars before him, redford, now 76, steadfastly refuses to go gently into that good grandfatherhood. The movie analyzes both the cause and the people involved, with robert redford s character the focal point of the movie as it explores these issues.
Robert redfort leather jacket is one such jacket which is inspired from the movie the company you keep. A former weather underground activist must on the run from a journalist who has discovered his identity. In the company you keep, redford himself stars as nick sloan, a former member of the weather underground whos wanted for the killing of. Redford also reveals a little about his future plans in the. Robert redford, the sundance kid, grows old with style as. Aug 31, 2012 watch the company you keep movie trailer, poster and photos, starring robert redford, shia lebeouf and susan sarandon. The company you keep national news story clip apr 1, 20. Based on the 2006 novel by neil gordon, the film is a catandmouse tale in which a modernday journalist seeks to uncover. Robert redford and shia labeouf explain how they worked together while filming their movie the company you keep.
Exploring a new water ethic for the new west 2012 the conspirator 2010. I always admired robert redford as an actor and director,but i have a hard time with the release of his new movie the company you keep. I dunno what it was about it, but i didnt think it was. The movie analyzes both the cause and the people involved, with robert redfords character the focal point of the movie as it explores these issues. Robert redford brings his weathered but still shimmering charisma to the company you keep. The company you keep by robert redford, shia labeouf, julie. The film was produced by nicolas chartier voltage pictures, redford and bill holderman. For his 9th film as director, robert redford tapped some of the top talent working in film today.
With his ninth directorial effort, the company you keep, he examines what living by your ideals can cost you personally. Robert redford, susan sarandon, the company you keep. The company you keep, which has its world premiere tonight at the venice film festival before it plays on sunday at the toronto fest, is redfords ninth film as a director and one of his knottiest and most involving. Rent the company you keep 2012 on dvd and bluray netflix. A key point to the movie is that things are not what they appear to be, and also, people learn that time has a way of changing perception and beliefs about their prior and present behavior. The veteran actor not only stars in the film, he also directed it. The company you keep 2012 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The company you keep dvd movie one of hollywoods most acclaimed filmmakers and actors, robert redford directs and stars as jim grant, a lawyer and single father revealed to be the fugitive leader of a 1970s radical antiwar protest group by intrepid reporter ben shepard shia laboeuf.
Many went to war, others to canada, some into the relative safety of the national guard or graduate school. Watch the company you keep movie trailer, poster and photos, starring robert redford, shia lebeouf and susan sarandon. Robert redford directs and also stars in the political suspense thriller, the company you keep, his first starring role since an unfinished life in 2005. If you want to look classy and handsome like robert redfort, grab one for yourse. Robert redfords company you keep revisits radical 60s. With a welcome mixture of passion and grit, the movie dramatizes the lingering conundrums of young people in the time of the vietnam morass. When a young reporter figures out the truth, grant must stay one step ahead of the fbi, who want to. Robert redford, the sundance kid, grows old with style as he. Robert redford talks the company you keep and casting.
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Robert redford at moma for the premiere of the company you keep. Apr 17, 20 with every change of scene in the company you keep redford s first actingdirecting effort since 2007s lions for lambs comes another actor well and truly capable of chewing up that scenery. Robert redford plays an ageing antiwar activist in his latest movie, the company you keep just one more incarnation in an everchanging image. Given that redford s new drama the company you keep has been in the making for four years, the actordirector likely had it in mind at the time. Based on the 2006 novel by neil gordon, the film is a catandmouse tale in which a modernday journalist seeks to uncover the hidden past of an albany, n. In the conspirators, it was mary surratt, the washington, d.
When his identity is revealed by cynical muckraking reporter ben shepard shia labeouf, sloan vanishes again. In 2012, redford directed the company you keep, in which he starred as a former weather underground activist who goes on the run after a journalist discovers his identity. Apr 11, 20 i always admired robert redford as an actor and director,but i have a hard time with the release of his new movie the company you keep. Apr 03, 20 director and lead actor robert redford discusses his latest movie the company you keep and his own experience in the 60s and 70s. Click to expand the mega menu click to expand search input.
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