Jessica lange was born in 1949, in cloquet, minnesota, usa, where her father worked as a traveling. The filmography of jessica lange comprises both film and television roles. Laid up in the hospital in desperate condition, he is visited by his daughter kate jessica lange, who has come back from the big city to be at his side. In a career spanning forty years, she has appeared in overall thirtythree feature films, seven tv movies, and two series. Writerdirector sam shepards jaundiced view of lake woebegone territory is essentially a vehicle for his lady fair jessica lange. The story of a city woman who, upon learning her fathers been hospitalized, returns to the north country where she grew up and to the people she was never able to leave behind. After generations of being apart, an accident brings a family back together and they begin to cope with their original issues. Jun 09, 20 trailer for the 1988 drama far north, written and directed by sam shepard and starring jessica lange, charles durning, tess harper and patricia arquette.
Trailer for the 1988 drama far north, written and directed by sam shepard and starring jessica lange, charles durning, tess harper and. Far north 1988 after bertrum charles durning, a hardliving man in minnesota, is badly injured riding a horse, his daughter kate jessica lange comes to visit him. Sam shepard and jessica langes love story jessica lange. According to box office mojo, thirtyone of lange s feature films have grossed a total. Starring jessica lange as kate, charles durning, tess harper, ann.
Best performance by an actress in a supporting role in a series, limited series, or motion picture made for television. This one, by sam shepard, is one of the most illthought, sadly written, and depressing attempts at thoughtful comedy that i have witnessed in perhaps the last ten years. Jessica lange list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Best performance by an actress in a supporting role in a. Academy award winner jessica lange stars in acclaimed writerdirector sam shepards comedydrama.
The film was shot in and around duluth and starred cloquet native jessica lange, charles durning, and langes husband sam shepard, who also wrote and. His life was, at times, as dramatic as the plays he wrote, and that includes his love life. The movie is far north written and directed by sam shepard, langes companion of several years and her costar in the movies crimes of the heart. On this day in duluth in 1988, the movie far north premiered at the movie theatre within miller hill mall. Kates sister, rita tess harper, can provide little support. Siya ang ikatrese nga artista sa kasaysayan aron makabot ang triple crown of acting, 1 nakakuha og duha ka academy awards, tulo nga primetime emmy awards, usa ka tony award, usa ka screen actors guild award, ug lima ka golden globe awards. Sam shepherd, sam shepard screenplay, shep gordon exec prod, carolyn pfeiffer, malcolm harding, james kelley, sam shepard, jessica lange. The screenplay, which, plainly put, is dull, silly, and ugly, does nothing to better langes performance.
Far north is a 1988 american drama film written and directed by sam shepard and starring jessica lange, charles durning, tess harper, donald moffat, ann wedgeworth and patricia arquette. Academy award winner jessica lange stars in acclaimed writerdirector. Far north 1988 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Far north lacks a sense of direction orlando sentinel. Far north jessica lange charles durning tess harper 1990 an unmarried new yorker jessica lange visits her minnesota womenfolk and her father charles durning, who wants her to kill a horse. Working from his own screenplay, shepard directs jessica lange in a story of family turmoil set in her native minnesota. With jessica lange, charles durning, tess harper, donald moffat. Lange and shepard never married, but first started dating in 1982, huffpost reports, when they were on the set of the film frances. Is langes parttime job as exemplary actress a hobby, as football is for bo jackson.
Charles durning and donald moffat in far north 1988 far north 1988 charles durning. Information page about far north starring charles durning, tess harper, jessica lange and more on netflix uk from mafts newonnetflixuk kate goes back to minnesota for a family visit. Far north is a disorganized, undisciplined, rambling, pointless exercise in undigested material, and you cant blame the actors, the technicians or the middle men. Far north is a 1988 american drama film written and directed by sam shepard and starring jessica lange, charles durning, tess harper, donald moffat, ann. And her return to londons west end this month is no exception. Jessica lange celebrity profile check out the latest jessica lange photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes.
In addition to theater arts, her name has been credited in other works of nonfiction, such as documentaries. Then she has to deal with the rest of her familys issues. Feb 10, 2018 jessica phyllis lange born april 20, 1949 is an american actress who has received worldwide acclaim for her work in film, theater, and television. Italian national syndicate of film journalists as one of the oldest movie awards in europe.
While lying in a hospital bed, her father bertman plots revenge against a horse and puts her to the task. Lange was born who returns to the far north after her cantankerous father has an accident. Jessica lange a list of 39 titles created 02 aug 2017. After being severly injured in a horseriding accident,the family patriarch bertram lies in a hospital bed plotting revenge against mel, the four legged. Metrogoldwynmayer twentieth century fox home entertainment, inc the story of a city woman who, upon learning her fathers been hospitalized, returns to the north country where she grew up. Far north, jessica lange, tess harper, 1988, c alive films. Jessica lange is the recipient of several awards and accolades, including five golden globe, two academy awards, one critics choice award, three emmy awards, three dorian awards, one screen actors guild award, and one tony award. This is a movie i just ran across while channel surfing years ago and i loved it. Only kate lange has been able to escape this repressive environment, but she comes home when dad bertram charles durning is laid up in the hospital. Outstanding lead actress in a miniseries or a movie golden globe award 2012. The movie is far north written and directed by sam shepard, lange s companion of several years and her costar in the movies crimes of the heart. After being severly injured in a horseriding accident,the family patriarch bertram lies in a hospital bed plotting revenge against mel, the four legged enemy he blames for putting him there. For those who are not familiar with the area this film might help them come to an.
Jessica lange active 1976 2017 born apr 20, 1949 in cloquet, minnesota, united states genres drama, comedy drama. When kate hears that her father is in the hospital, she does what any dutiful daughter would do. This film was the directing debut of pulitzer prizewinning. Laid up in the hospital in desperate condition, he is visited by his daughter kate jessica lange, who has come back from the big city to be at. Jessica lange full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Red clay ramblers alive films nelson entertainment firm. Far north is set in rural minnesota, at the home of a dour, curmudgeonly farm family. With far north, he went behind the camera for the first time. Far north 1988 pg 11091988 us drama 1h 30m user score. The plot focuses on a career woman who grew up in minnesota where ms. The film was shot in and around duluth and starred cloquet native jessica lange, charles durning, and langes husband sam shepard, who also wrote and directed the piece. Charles durning and jessica lange, as the father and daughter locked in a comic and furious battle over the fate of mel, both work hard at. Far north 1988 sam shepard synopsis, characteristics.
Movie far northfilmed in duluthpremiers in duluth on this day in duluth in 1988, the movie far north premiered at the movie theatre within miller hill mall. Actress jessica lange has always been at home playing the sad, the lonely and the brokenhearted. Far north 1988 cast and crew after bertrum charles durning, a hardliving man in minnesota, is badly injured riding a horse, his daughter kate jessica lange comes to visit him. So far, shepards writing has proven terribly difficult to put on the screen. The movie adaptation of his play fool for love 1985 was interesting but tedious, and paris, texas 1984, for which. Sam shepards directorial debut is wellacted particularly from the always amazing jessica lange and wellshot, but far north is a dramedy that feels like an overall pointless exercise by the time its over, with a halfbaked, meandering script and uninteresting characters. Charles durning, jessica lange, tess harper, sam shepard, patricia arquette, donald moffat, ann wedgeworth, sam shepard. Far north opens with bertrum charles durning, the patriarch of a minnesota family, being thrown by a runaway horse. After bertrum charles durning, a hardliving man in minnesota, is badly injured riding a horse, his daughter kate jessica lange comes to visit him. Is far north 1988 available to watch on uk netflix. Jessica phyllis lange born april 20, 1949 is an american actress who has received worldwide acclaim for her work in film, theater, and television. Hi jessica phyllis lange natawo abril 20, 1949 in usa ka aktres nga amerikano.