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In the Name of the Father
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Genre | Drama, Military & War, Arthouse |
Format | NTSC, Anamorphic, Multiple Formats, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Widescreen |
Contributor | Daniel Day-Lewis, John Lynch, Beatie Edney, Terry George, Corin Redgrave, Emma Thompson, Jim Sheridan, Pete Postlethwaite, Gerry Hambling See more |
Initial release date | 1998-07-07 |
Language | English, French |
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Product Description
Academy Award winner Daniel Day-Lewis gives an impassioned performance in this riveting drama that mirrors one man's 15-year struggle and ultimate triumph over a terrible injustice. Oscar winner Emma Thompson co-stars in this gripping film the Los Angeles Times calls, "A politically charged 'Fugitive.'" In the Name of the Father tells the true saga of Gerry Conlon. A petty thief in strife-torn '70s Belfast, Gerry's main interests are getting drunk and partying, much to the dismay of his quiet, frail father Giuseppe (Pete Postlethwaite). When Gerry angers the IRA, his father sends him to England, where his antics land him in the wrong place at the wrong time. Innocent, but forced to confess to a savage terrorist bombing, he is sentenced to life imprisonment as one of the "Guildford Four." An innocent Giuseppe is also arrested and jailed, and while behind bars, Gerry slowly learns that his father's seeming weakness masks an unmatched inner strength and wisdom. Working with a fiercely dedicated lawyer (Thompson), Gerry determines to prove his innocence, clear his father's name and expose the truth behind one of the most shameful legal events in recent history.
Product details
- Aspect Ratio : 1.85:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : R (Restricted)
- Product Dimensions : 7.5 x 5.38 x 0.6 inches; 1.6 ounces
- Item model number : 2219589
- Director : Jim Sheridan
- Media Format : NTSC, Anamorphic, Multiple Formats, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Widescreen
- Run time : 2 hours and 13 minutes
- Release date : July 7, 1998
- Actors : Daniel Day-Lewis, Pete Postlethwaite, Emma Thompson, John Lynch, Corin Redgrave
- Dubbed: : French
- Subtitles: : English, Spanish
- Producers : Jim Sheridan
- Language : English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), Unqualified
- Studio : Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
- ASIN : 0783227906
- Writers : Terry George, Jim Sheridan
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #26,632 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #370 in Military & War (Movies & TV)
- #4,420 in Drama DVDs
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"Father" is squarely in the middle of today's obsession with national security issues (cited in the dialogue),the fear engendered by domestic terrorism and the treatment of suspects before the law. This is a heavy trio of themes, to be sure, but "Father" presents them in a relatable if complicated father/son struggle which evolves during more than a decade spent behind bars by the two. The father, Giuseppe Conlon (Oscar nominee Pete Postlethwaite) is a mild mannered and deeply religious man who works as a turf accountant ("bookie" in American parlance) while his first born is a petty thief and ruffian who runs afoul of the local IRA and taunts the British soldiers occupying Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1974. Initially, Gerry Conlon (Day Lewis) presents himself as a Gaelic variation on Robert De Niro's Johnny Boy in Martin Scorsese's "Mean Streets" (1973) with his clownish defiance of authority.
During the course of the film, however, he morphs from an irresponsible young man seeking "free love and dope" in a London hippie commune to a victim of British police brutality to an unjustly convicted victim derided as an "Irish bastard" and " Irish scum" in a politically charged courtroom and prison enflamed by the bombing of a pub frequented by the British military at home.
Finally, following a moral education at the hands of two fathers, one biological and the other a political terrorist, Joe Mc Andrew (Don Baker, in a surprisingly cool and elegant performance, given his character), he emerges as a strong willed crusader out to prove his father's innocence of the charge of criminal conspirator in the pub bombing and his own innocence as well.
If the too comfortable and obvious symbolism of having father and son occupy the same cell underlines the more melodramatic aspects of the plot adapted from Gerry Conlon's autobiography, "Proved Innocent", then there is the schematic opposition of the two main British characters. The good defense attorney/solicitor Gareth Peirce, played by Oscar nominee Emma Thompson, accidentally uncovers the suppressed evidence that will free the unjustly imprisoned while the evil Chief Inspector Robert Dixon, played by Corin Redgrave, brother of Vanessa and Lynn, writes the incriminating and exculpatory note that will lead the presiding judge in the new hearing to throw out the case which resulted in some people spending 15 years of their lives in jail wrongly. What motivated Dixon? "Our job is to stop the bombing", he asserts. Even if he has to subvert the English judicial system to do so , observes the defense attorney.
"Father" bristles with emotional energy, especially in the force of Day Lewis's and Postlethwaite's performances. It touches the raw nerves of every parent trying to communicate personal and cultural values to a child who is reluctant to absorb them. In one sense, "In the Name of the Father", the first words said when making the Sign of the Cross, depicts a lifelong battle between religion, represented by rosary beads and holy pictures, and the secular world, represented by an acid soaked map of the British Empire and posters of Jimi Hendrix and Che Guevara, all of which figure in the visual design of the prison cells.
Giuseppe Conlon dies in prison, fearful but faithful to God and wife. It takes the horrific burning of the chief prison warden at the hands of the IRA agitator to turn Gerry against him and toward the securing of justice. Once his case, and those of the others, is dismissed, Gerry charges out of the front door of the courtroom building, proclaiming an ongoing campaign for the clearing of his father's name and in pursuit of the truth.
The British Prevention of Terrorism Act, cited in the film, is part of a continuum embracing American post 9/11 anti-terrorism legislation, including the establishment of the Homeland Security Department, and the bombing of the London transit system.
The Blu-ray of "In The Name of the Father", with its crisp, propulsive soundtrack and flawless blending of dialogue, sound effects and score (Bono and Sinead O"Connor are contributors) is an aural gut punch. We feel this film and how it speaks to our lives today.
Yes, you must watch this movie because if you are around British dirty cops it could be you falsely accused of something. I do not know why the British legal system is allowed to continue their corrupt acts. If the police are dirty then it shows the entire system in disrepute. The British police need to be investigated, but then how can they be investigated when the entire system is dirty. Makes one think twice about visiting the UK.
You will not waste your money on this movie.