Hope springs is a film directed by mark herman with colin firth, heather graham, minnie driver, oliver platt, year. Hope springs tells the story of a british artist who is torn between a new girl and his ex. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film. Hope springs is a 2003 romantic comedy film directed by mark herman, based on the novel new cardiff by charles webb. Hope, vermont, where doeeyed nurse and wouldbe naturist mandy graham is waiting to be charmed by his. Hope springs is the charming romantic comedy starring colin firth love actually, heather graham anger management, and academy award nominee 1997 best supporting actress, good will hunting. Artist colin played by colin has been dumped by his. Hope springs is the charming romantic comedy starring colin firth, heather graham, and minnie driver. May 08, 2003 hope springs 1 5 stars 1 out of 5 stars. A brokenhearted english artist travels to hope, usa, hoping to. Hope springs is a 2003 romantic comedy directed by mark herman. With colin firth, minnie driver, mary steenburgen, heather graham. Filmi aluseks on charles webbi romaan new cardiff ning raagib inglise kunstnikust colinist keda mangib colin firth, kes soidab parast traumeerivat kogemust usasse. Hope springs however, is proof that perhaps it is more difficult than we thought.
Ive seen a few of colin firths movies in the past, but after watching the kingsman movies last year its become a race to watch every c. Firth plays colin ware, who stops off in the small town of hope pop. Likeable, fairly amusing and sometimes unpredictable, hope springs tells the tale of colin colin firth an english artist who crosses the atlantic to the small northern us town of hope, to escape a failed relationship with his longterm ex, the manipulative vera minnie driver. A brokenhearted english artist travels to hope, usa, hoping to get on with his life. George falconer in a single man 2009 and king george vi in the kings speech 2010 for which he won the award. Bluray charles webb colin firth frank collison heather graham hope springs kino lorber studio classics mark herman mary steenburgen minnie driver oliver platt romantic comedy. The film stars colin firth as a british artist who was dumped by his fiancee minnie. Hope springs was panned upon release by british film critics. Released december 31st, 2004, hope springs stars colin firth, heather graham, minnie driver, mary steenburgen the pg movie has a runtime of about 1. Hope springs is a 92 minute film produced in the u. After a twenty year hiatus from writing, webb drafted new cardiff, which was turned into the film hope springs in 2003. Not a sequel to 1998s hope floats, hope springs is a romantic comedy based on the 2001 novel new cardiff, the first new book in over 20 years by charles webb, author of the graduate. Hope springs is the story of a struggling artist colin firth who escapes a horrible ex, vera minnie driver by going to hope springs for a commission from the mayor oliver platt.
Tho the plot is a little unrealistic and odd, the cast of characters is perfect and lends it all believable anyhow. Hope springs is presented in color, with a 92 minute run time, 2. Colin andrew firth cbe born 10 september 1960 is an english actor who has received an academy award, a golden globe award, two bafta awards, and three screen actors guild awards, as well as the volpi cup for best actor at the venice film festival. News about the film hope springs with colin firth, based on the novel new cardiff by charles webb, author of the graduate. Colin firth stars as lovelorn british artist colin ware. Hope, vermont, where doeeyed nurse and wouldbe naturist. Colin firth and jessica biel in the 2008 film easy virtue about a british man who marries a glamorous american. The film follows artist colin ware colin firth who arrives in hope, vermont after running away from a failed relationship. Colin firth stars in hope springs from the author of the. Hope springs is neither cringeability brown, nor the jewel in the crown. Hope springs 2003 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Colin firth is simply too charming to not adore this charming flick. Hope springs colin firth heather graham minnie driver 2003 dumped by his fiancee minnie driver, an english artist colin firth travels to a small vermont town and meets another woman heather graham. The play on englishness was deadly dull, and colin firth seems to be trying to emulate hugh grant.
Hope springs is a tone deaf bit of wish fulfillment that proves once and for all that if elisbeth shue is the best thing about a movie, then somebody should definitely hand in their filmmaking. He is very good in dramatic roles but can be very funny too. Hope springs is a 2012 american romantic comedydrama directed by david frankel, written by vanessa taylor and starring meryl streep, tommy lee jones, and steve carell. Its not one of colin firths best films, but it makes for a bit of easy entertainment on a rainy afternoon. Firth played the painter johannes vermeer opposite scarlett johansson in the 2003 release girl with a pearl earring. The spy who shagged me and minnie driver good will hunting. Directed and written for the screen by mark herman brassed off, the film stars colin firth as lovelorn british artist colin ware. In 2010, firth s portrayal of king george vi in tom hoopers the kings speech won him the academy award. When artist colin ware firth discovers the love of his life and fiancee vera driver, a sexy, sophisticated vixen, is marrying another man, he flees to america and the sleepy new england village of hope to bury himself in his art and soothe his tortured psyche. Colin firth stars in hope springs from the author of.
Hope springs by mark herman colin firth, heather graham. Colin firth his pg movies n shows a list of 23 titles created 21 jan 20 see all related lists share this page. The film stars colin firth as colin, an english painter who travels to the town of hope, vermont, in the united states after a traumatic experience. Colin firth, in dishyunsmiling mode, plays a british artist trying to forget an unhappy love affair with vera minnie driver, so. Writerdirector mark hermans first film was blame it on the bellboy, an embarrassment with dudley moore.
Colin firth, in dishyunsmiling mode, plays a british artist trying to forget an unhappy love affair with vera minnie driver, so he ups. Hope springs film british artist colin ware discovers that his fiance, vera, the love of his life, is going to marry another man. At the end of this film, everyone and i mean everyone was smiling, happy that. The film stars colin firth as colin ware, a british artist who flees his home country when his relationship with fiancee vera suddenly comes to an end. Colin firth his pg movies n shows a list of 23 titles created 21 jan 20 see all related lists. Synopsis plot colin firth stars as lovelorn british artist colin ware. Named after the picturesque new england town in which its set 18,459 people live in hope reads a sign, hope springs tells of an english illustrator called colin colin firth who. Hope springs is a romantic comedy, directed by mark herman brassed off, who also adapted webbs novel for the screen.
Though the film does have a tendency to resort to some lazy british stereotyping, and whilst it is another lighthearted romcom starring colin firth in his usual bumblingly charming role, and heather graham in her typecast zany but gorgeous love interest role. Hope springs interviewed by jen foley colin firth is no stranger to romantic comedies, after wooing renee zellweger in bridget joness diary and being the jilted suitor in shakespeare in. Both of his oscar nominated roles came from playing a character named george. All in all, hope springs is a movie that i can recommend if you need to feel good. Some wonderful person told colin to remove his shirt and a few other little things, and i say, thankyew thaaaankyew. Distributie colin firth, minnie driver, heather graham. Hope springs is unbearably corny when its trying to be romantic and serious, even with colin s sad brown eyes. The plot lacks surprise and the humour has been planted in advance. Distraught and despondent, he gets on a plane for america and ends up in the tiny town of hope in new england. At first, colin is depressed, but he soon finds more than a shoulder to cry on when his innkeepers introduce him to mandy, a beautiful nurse. After being left by his fiancee vera minnie driver, colin takes to sulking about in a small vermont hotel run by joanie fisher mary steenburgen.
Hope springs 2004 stream and watch online moviefone. Romantic staple colin firth was there from the concept stage, heather graham and minnie driver were considered at least decent draws, and writerdirector mark herman had helmed small critical successes such as little voice and brassed off previously. Dec 12, 2015 a lighthearted film for anyone who enjoys colin firth in the romantic comedy genre. Hope springs is the charming romantic comedy starring colin firth love actually, heather graham anger management, and academy award nominee 1997 best supporting actress, good will hunting minnie driver return to me. Top 16 movies with colin firth as the romantic leading man. But then his scheming ex shows up and wants him back. Jilted british artist colin firth has picked the right place to mend his broken heart. Hope springs is a charming romantic comedy starring colin firth the kings speech, heather graham austin powers. Dass colin firth sich fur einen solchen film hergibt ist unfassbar. A wannabe romantic comedy thats rather slim on both real romance and real comedy, hope springs is an innocuous timepasser which sees its name cast generating little onscreen chemistry. An artist seeks refuge in a vermont hotel after being dumped by his fiancee and meets a local girl.
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