A fiercely original psychological thriller, the dying gaul is a tale of lust, power, corruption, betrayal and revenge set in the seductive world of the hollywoo. The dying gaul 2005 cast and crew a gay writer peter sarsgaard befriends a hollywood hotshot campbell scott and his wife patricia clarkson. Dying gaul and the realism of details renegade tribune. The dying gaul considers some of this same material, but adds a dimension that is at first intriguing and then, i think, fatal. The dying gaul is a psychological thriller in the hitchcock tradition. No one is going to see the dying gaul, says studio exec jeffrey tishop campbell scott to screenwriter robert sandrich peter sarsgaard early on in craig lucas film of the same name, after sandrich balks at changing the characters sexual orientation in his brilliant but unmarketable script called the dying gaul. Xvideos the dying gaul 2005 gay movie sex scene male nude free. Jeffrey campbell scott, left and his wife elaine patricia clarkson become romantically involved with screenwriter robert peter sarsgaard. Basically, its a threehanded game of intellectual tag played by a trio of actors with the. The screenplay is based on his 1998 offbroadway play of the same name, the title of which was derived from an ancient roman marble copy of a lost hellenistic sculpture. The dying gaul feels like an updated whos afraid of virginia woolf.
The title is the dying gaul, inspired by the statue of a naked soldier in a rome museum. Patricia clarkson good night and good luck, the station agent, the green mile, peter sarsgaard shattered glass, kinsey, garden state and campbell scott the exorcism of emily rose, saint ralph star in this critically acclaimed tale of lust, power, corruption, betrayal and revenge set in the seductive world of the hollywood elite. Until the 18th century, the roman copy of the dying gaul was held privately by the ludovisi family. I had vaguely heard of the dying gaul from the 2005 film with the same name, but i needed to do some research to understand the historical significance of. The earliest record of the dying gaul in 1623 describes it as a dying gladiator. Mick lasalle of the san francisco chronicle observed the film has the best kind of story in that it unfolds as a series of surprises, and yet every step, twist. Woe to him who seeks to please rather than appall overview. Financial analysis of the dying gaul 2005 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Robert peter sarsgaard is a playwright who has recently lost his longtime lover and business partner, malcolm, to aidsrelated illnesses. Before it disappears into a fog of confusion and damaging contradictions within its characters, the dying gaul presents an ironic, provocative look at what its creator, craig lucas, calls a. In 2005, sarsgaard starred in the drama the dying gaul, where he plays robert sandrich, a struggling screenwriter who has written a serious love story about a man and his terminally ill partner. A fiercely original psychological thriller, the dying gaul is a tale of lust, power, corruption, betrayal and revenge set. The dying gaul the 2005 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio.
Everything you need to know about the dying gaul movie 2005. Nov 26, 20 the sculptures were not immediately recognized as depictions of gallic warriors. During the rewrite, the producer, jeffrey, takes robert. It is a copy of a now lost sculpture from the hellenistic.
During the rewrite, the producer, jeffrey, takes robert under his wing, introducing. But it gradually veers towards fatal attraction as the opening jabs at commercial filmmaking, with lots of name and title dropping that seem to be writer craig lucass revenge on compromises he made for his successful prelude to a kiss, give way to catastrophic psychological. The dying gaul is a film directed by craig lucas with campbell scott, patricia clarkson, peter sarsgaard, ryan miller, year. The dying gaul is a 2005 american film written and directed by craig lucas, and based on his 1998 play. It stars peter sarsgaard as an aspiring screenwriter, campbell scott as the producer who convinces him to compromise his play and draws him into an affair, and patricia clarkson as the producers wife, whose involvement in the affair leads. It was originally identified as a dying gladiator, but the details of the figure in fact conform to ancient descriptions of gauls for example in diodorus 5. This movie was interesting in the way the characters evolve. Robert sandrich, a fledgling screenwriter sarsgaard who has been living on the fringes, finds his life changed when he is offered a million dollars for his latest and most personal work the dying gaul, a raw, autobiographical story of the death of his lover.
Robert needs to change the script, turning the dying man into a woman for obvious commercial reasons. Feb 01, 2009 eng a powerful and seductive hollywood mogul convinces an impoverished west hollywood writer, whose lover has recently died of aids, to sell his autobiographical screenplay for big bucks. A big hollywood producer, jeffrey, wants to buy his script the dying gaul 2005the dying gaul link, a very personal work about the death of his boyfriend. The dying gaul 2005 01012005 us drama 1h 35m user score. Craig lucass the dying gaul is a peevish psychological potboiler set in.
The dying gaul 2005 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Eng a powerful and seductive hollywood mogul convinces an impoverished west hollywood writer, whose lover has recently died of aids, to sell his autobiographical screenplay for big bucks. I just wished that theyd turned up the sound more in the last 3 minutes and maybe drug. The dying gaul has too many contrivances, but as an act of sinister staging, it proves lucas, the noted playwright, to be a born filmmaker. The dying gaul is a 2005 american drama film written and directed by craig lucas, his feature. A onceinalifetime loan from the national archaeological museum in naples, the 2,000yearold sculpture is part of the mets luminescent exhibition of more. Robert has written a screenplay about their relationship, called the dying gaul, and is interested in selling the. If youre behind a web filter, please make sure that the domains. Though it has a fine cast, the dying gauls plot feels calculated and too intellectualized. Lucas has the cruel paradoxes of the movie business on his mind, having adapted three of his own plays, including. During the rewrite, the producer, jeffrey, takes robert under his wing, introducing him to his wife elaine, herself a closet screenwriter. A fiercely original psychological thriller, the dying gaul is a tale of lust, power. Watch the dying gaul movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. The dying gaul 2005 stream and watch online moviefone.
The marble dying gaul also called the dying galata now in romes capitoline museums is a roman replica of an original bronze statue attributed to epigonus, a hellenistic sculptor from pergamum, who likely created it in the first half of the 3rd century bc. The dying gaul begins with a herman melville quote. Since the late 19th century he has been known as the dying gaul. Quotes on her appearance in the famous motherlover music video feat. Peter travers of rolling stone rated the film three out of four stars and. The dying gaul on dvd romance very good d60 for sale. Galata morente or the dying gladiator, is an ancient roman marble semirecumbent statue now in the capitoline museums in rome. If youre seeing this message, it means were having trouble loading external resources on our website. A unique, postmodern hollywood noir unsettling, unpredictable and morally explosive. The writer, robert, knows hell have to make major changes in the script like changing the sex of the dying lover. The writer, robert, knows hell have to make major changes in the script like changing the sex. A onceinalifetime loan from the national archaeological museum in naples, the 2,000yearold sculpture is part. If you like the dying gaul you are looking for psychological, melancholic and emotional movies about with gay, grief, family problems, betrayal, aids, secret and hollywood themes of drama and romance genre shot in usa. Elaine, a former screenwriter who now has time and loneliness on her hands, likes.
Let them serve not as words of wisdom, but of warning. The dying gaul, also called the dying galatian in italian. A griefstricken screenwriter unknowingly enters a threeway relationship with a woman and her film executive husband to chilling results. Hellenistic bronze commemorating pergamons victory over the gauls likely from the sanctuary of athena at pergamon, marble, 93 cm high musei capitolini, rome and gaul killing himself and his wife the ludovisi gaul, 1st or 2nd century c. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of the dying gaul with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Released 2005, the dying gaul stars peter sarsgaard, campbell scott, patricia clarkson, robin bartlett the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 41 min, and received a. The statue christened the dying gaul is a rather interesting piece of art.
The dying gaul is a tale of determination, manipulation and lust that. During the rewrite, the producer, jeffrey, takes robert under his wing, introducing him to his. It wasnt until i was looking through all my photographs of the passionate gardeners tour last may, that i noticed two of the gardens had versions of the same statue called the dying gaul. A griefstricken screenwriter unknowingly enters a threeway. Elaine, a former screenwriter who now has time and loneliness on her hands, likes robert immediately. That quip turned out to be prophetic about the performance of. This is the dying gaul trailer by new films international on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Jeffrey offers robert one million dollars, but there is a clause. An artist who compromises his work for money finds his heart and soul are also being toyed with by his new patrons in this drama. Watch the latest the dying gaul trailer on video detective. It is a copy of a now lost sculpture from the hellenistic period 32331 bc thought to have been made in bronze.
Craig lucas enters the indie scene as a director with an audacious first feature adapted from his successful play. Patricia clarkson good night and good luck, the station agent, the green mile, peter sarsgaard shattered glass, kinsey, garden state and campbell scott the exorcism of emily rose, saint ralph star in this critically acclaimed tale of lust, power, corruption, betrayal and revenge set in the. I was surprised that the title was merely a way to introduce the 2 main characters, after that, there was little or no mention of the story within the story. The dying gaul an ancient roman masterpiece from the capitoline museum, rome national gallery of art october 15, 20 january 26, 2014 created in the first or second century ad, the dying gaul is one of the most renowned works from antiquity. But it gradually veers towards fatal attraction as the opening jabs at commercial. Rent the dying gaul 2005 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix.
The dying gaul is a 2005 american drama film written and directed by craig lucas, his feature directorial debut. It plays like a greek tragedy, thick with intrigue, betrayal, and revenge. Years later, the presence of a trumpet on the base led the german art historian and archaeologist johann winckelmann 17171768 to suggest that the subject was instead a greek herald. The lowestpriced brandnew, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable. A powerful and seductive hollywood mogul convinces an impoverished west hollywood writer, whose lover has recently died of aids, to sell his autobiographical screenplay for big bucks. The dying gaul trailer 2005 the dying gaul trailer 2005 skip navigation sign in. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in nonretail packaging, such as an unprinted box or plastic bag. With peter sarsgaard, campbell scott, patricia clarkson, ryan miller. Rent the dying gaul 2005 starring patricia clarkson and campbell scott on dvd and bluray. Craig lucas the dying gaul what we dont know from this triangular setup is just how gloriously fuckedup the whole thing will become. The dying gaul on dvd march 21, 2006 starring robin bartlett, patricia clarkson, ryan miller, ebon mossbachrach. For our first instalment of celluloid closet in 20 weve selected a little gem that you may not have come across. The dying gaul should have had some passion burning in it soull but even great actors sometimes cannot rise above a script or poor direction.