Robert duvalls the apostle 1997 is the story of a preacher who believes he has unique permission to phone call the divine. While battling personal demons and injecting new life into his congregation, sonny. But duvall saw that a christian is a real person that has to confront. Although released in 1972, it saw limited runs in the u. But not only has jessie been cheating on him with a younger minister, horace todd allen, she has pulled a few strings to gain control of his church. The apostle 1998 stream and watch online moviefone. Eulis sonny dewey is a preacher from texas living a happy life with his beautiful wife jessie.
Many people have interviewed duvall in recent months about the film and about his entire movie and stage career. It is said that every man or woman has at least one story to tell. John beasley, farrah fawcett, walton goggins, billy bob thornton, june carter cash, miranda richardson, and billy joe shaver also appear. F like the apostles in the bible, he is far from being perfect, but through gods salvation and provision, he is able. For the past several months, duvall has been almost omnipresent in christian and secular media, hawking the apostle as the positive affirmation of pentecostal. After his happy life spins out of control, a preacher from texas changes his name, goes to louisiana and starts preaching on the radio. Devout pentecostal preacher eulis sonny dewey robert duvall of new boston, texas, has a lovely wife farrah fawcett and two children. With great empathy and total respect, writer and director robert duvall has created a highly engaging drama about the fall and redemption of a pentecostal preacher from texas.
Robert duvalls triumphal entrance in the church the apostle. The apostle after the apprenticeship of the apostle, which robert duvall has been harboring all these thirteen years with his concept of lust, obsession and revenge as the flyer says, we should have at least received some redemption. The most unusual aspect of duvalls film besides its making he spent much of the past. The apostle 1997 a sdg a sensitive cultural ethnography of the exotic, muchmaligned world of southern pentecostalism. The apostle is an affirmative portrait of christians and evangelism. After sonny robert duvall, an eccentric pentecostal preacher, learns that his wife is having an affair, he beats her lover into a coma and flees the state of texas.
A man plagued by the darker side of human desire, and rage. I have enjoyed the other films i have seen robert duvall in, but this was his best performance of all. Robert duvalls film the apostle initially raised the eyebrows of. Rent the apostle 1997 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix.
Sune 2018 full movie the apostle 810 movie clip the passing troublemaker 1997 hd duration. The apostle is an unflattering portrayal of minister euless sonny dewey duvall searching for his calling amidst personal torment. When sonny loses control and commits a crime of passion, he is forced to run from the law. Not saying that some of the things the character did were to be emulated. The apostle, also written and directed by duvall, who has more than 60 filmography credits under his belt dating back to 1962s to kill a mockingbird, takes a daring stab at the south with more. The apostlelong labored over by writer, director, producer, and star robert duvallis all. The apostle rewrites how religion is depicted on big. An interview with robert duvall, bill blizek and ronald burke, journal of religion and film, 1998.
The apostle is a 1997 american drama film written and directed by robert duvall, who stars in. E uliss sonny dewey, played with foxy charm and volcanic energy by robert duvall in his lovely, heartfelt film the apostle. In robert duvalls movie, the apostle, there is a scene of a revival tent meeting where the evangelist has this great big bunch of keys and begins screaming that he has the keys to the kingdom. Robert duvall s southern drama, the apostle, addresses these questions with a firm eye for detail, and besides being one of duvall s more praiseworthy film roles it also this film gives its viewers a chance to question the strength of ones faith in god amid the turmoil of unanswered sin. Sonny dewey duvall has built a large church that has developed a huge following and has even proven to be profitable in the investments that have been made on its. Unlike other screen caricatures of revival evangelists, the apostle captures the man in full with both his flaws and his finer points. Robert duvall is simply an incredible actor and director. Partway through robert duvalls new film about a southern evangelist, a louisiana redneck astride a bulldozer confronts the one way to heaven church and its integrated congregation. Find movie and film award information for the apostle 1997 robert duvall on allmovie. The apostle trailer directed by robert duvall and starring robert duvall, billy bob thornton, todd allen, brother paul bagget, john beasley. The critically acclaimed apostle follows the faith and failings of euliss sonny dewey robert duvall, a charismatic southern preacher. Duvall at the 2010 tribeca film festival, february 5, 2010. The apostle symbols oral presentation by hannah kong sonny. Duvalls performance in a civil action 1998 was honoured with his third oscar nomination for best supporting actor.
A lthough selfadmittedly not a churchgoer, robert duvall has wanted to bring the apostle to the big screen for years. When i started watching it, i thought i might be disappointed. Apostle director gareth evans breaks down the freaky final moments of his new netflix horror film starring dan stevens as a man taking on a killer cult. As is the case with such preachers, the rules of goodness and morality seem to apply to everyone else before they apply to him. Robert duvalls southern drama, the apostle, addresses these questions with a firm eye for detail, and besides being one of duvalls more praiseworthy film roles it also this film gives its viewers a chance to question the strength of ones faith in god amid the turmoil of unanswered sin. The other actors in the film also contribute to give the apostle a realistic warmth rarely achieved in mainstream films. Like a natural force from the southern heartland, he moves through peoples lives.
Actors robert duvall a list of 30 titles created 21 mar 2019 not on cienmana a list of 37 titles created 1 month ago especially enjoyed a list of 40 titles created 11 months ago. Robert duvall is the lead actor, director, producer, and writer for this movie about a preacher coming to terms with his own sins. Robert duvall filmography including movies from released projects, in theatres, in production and upcoming films. He is most known for his roles in the films to kill a mockingbird 1962, bullitt 1968, true grit 1969, thx 18 1971. Tomorrow is a 1972 film directed by joseph anthony. Faith sonny always has one foot in really trusting what he believes in, even though he errs. Duvalls film departs from standard hollywood practice. He was touched by the power and filled with the spirit. It was filmed on location in and around saint martinville and des allemands, louisiana with some establishing shots done in the dallas, texas area. The oscarwinning actor has starred in dozens of films spanning a nearly 60 year career, racking up six additional nominations in the. The screenplay was written by horton foote, adapted from a play he wrote for playhouse 90 that was based on a 1940 short story by william faulkner. The pgrated film was filmed in the mississippi counties of alcorn and itawamba. Like a natural force from the southern heartland, he moves through peoples lives with the. I refer to the cast as actors because aside from numerous character actors, duvall being one of the greatest, the film is inhabited by nonactors.
When pentecostal preacher sonny deweys wife, jessie, leaves him for a young preacher, named horace, sonny loses control and hits horace with a. Robert duvall celebrity profile check out the latest robert duvall photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. The apostle is the kind of movie that rarely gets made in america, and it is to robert duvalls credit that he stuck to his guns and told the story he wanted to tell. He brilliantly captured the part of the the charismatic, southern preacher. Robert duvall filmography, movie list, tv shows and acting. When no hollywood studio would produce it, he also turned to his own production company butchers run films, put up his own. Movie scene robert duvall is married to farrah fawcett in the apostle. The journal editors recently had the opportunity to interview robert duvall about his new movie, the apostle. Symbolizes many christians who are dealing with sin but are too cowardly to confront it. Starring robert duvall, the apostle tells the story of a minister who has his faith and beliefs shaken and must make a journey of selfdiscovery to find his way back again. After his happy life spins out of control, a preacher. In the apostle he electrifies, providing a portrait of a volatile man possessed by the sacred. This film is absolutely the best depiction of a christian person. The apostle is one of the the best films i have seen.
Robert duvall is the heart and soul of the apostle, preaching, crying, yelling and using all of his acting skills to convince us he is a southern preacher with no relation to any of his other roles. Watch the apostle online stream full movie directv. Theres a scene early in the apostle where robert duvall, as a pentecostal preacher from texas, is having a talk with god, who has to do all. The apostle is a 1997 american drama film written and directed by robert duvall, who stars in the title role. For robert duvall, the apostle was a labor of love. In my current movie, which i also wrote and directed, i play a troubled preacher who calls himself the apostle. Rent the apostle 1997 starring robert duvall and farrah fawcett on dvd and bluray. Jessie is having an affair with young minister horace. I am a fan of robert duvall and was so horribly disappointed with this actor taking on so much responsibility of starring, writing, producing and directing. The apostle was a writingdirectingacting labor of love for robert duvall over years i first saw the film when i was starting to realize i could not longer believe christianity was true, and i thought it was the most genuine and affecting atheist film id ever seen. In an upstairs room at his mothers house, the preacher rants and raves at the almighty, asking for a way to see reason in calamity. Producer, writer, director, star, he obviously has something to say here and the one message that comes through most clearly is the power of faith in the lives of sonny and his flock. Robert duvall celebrates his 89th birthday on january 5, 2020. The apostle 1998 after sonny robert duvall, an eccentric pentecostal preacher, learns that his wife is having an affair, he beats her lover into a coma and flees the state of texas.
Theres a scene early in the apostle where robert duvall, as a pentecostal preacher from texas, is having a talk with god, who has to do all of the listening. Released january 30th, 1998, the apostle stars robert duvall, farrah fawcett, miranda richardson, todd allen the pg movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 28 min, and received a score of 83 out. The interview was especially interesting because it is so much duvalls own film. Although robert duvall researched, wrote, directed, and starred in the apostle, perhaps his most important contribution to the films apparent critical and financial success has been his tireless work as chief publicity agent. The following is the filmography for actor and director robert duvall. Robert duvall did an excellent job bringing this film to life. Now in a small louisiana town, sonny goes by the name of apostle e. Meaning, he is above the law until he gets frightened for breaking the law.
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