Meryl streep, tommy lee jones, steve carell, elisabeth shue, jean smart, david frankel, meryl streep, tommy lee jones. Streep reunited with prada director david frankel on the set of the romantic comedydrama film hope springs 2012, costarring tommy lee jones and steve carell. Meryl streep, tommy lee jones, steve carell uk release. Hope springs is another summer film aimed beyond the teenage and young adult market. Hearing of a renowned marriage counselor steve carell in the town of great hope springs, kay manages to persuade her stubborn mate to attend a retreat with her.
I kept watching mainly because i thought it had to get better. That is until kay decides to reignite the flame between. After decades of marriage, a devoted couple meryl streep and tommy lee jones tries couples counseling in order to spice things up and reconnect. She holds the record for the most academy award nominations of any actor, having been nominated twentyone timesseventeen for best actress, and four for best supporting actresssince the first nomination in 1978 for her performance in the deer hunter.
With meryl streep, steve martin, alec baldwin, john krasinski. Aug 08, 2012 the chance to watch meryl streep or tommy lee jones is often all the encouragement the otherwise reluctant moviegoer needs to risk the kitsch pleasures of mamma mia. Stolid and oblivious arnold, an omaha accountant, doesnt seem. Meryl streep and tommy lee jones dish on hope springs. Tommy lee jones and meryl streep in the forthcoming hope springs, one of.
Springs 2012 tommy lee jones and meryl streep in hope springs 2012 clive davis and. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comic con new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central. Meryl streep may not be sporting fancy wigs or plummy. Hope springs tells the story of 60somethings kay streep and arnold jones, an omaha couple whove been married for 30 years and have two grown kids now out of the house. Jul 25, 2012 hope springs tells the story of 60somethings kay streep and arnold jones, an omaha couple whove been married for 30 years and have two grown kids now out of the house. Rent hope springs 2012 starring meryl streep and tommy lee jones on dvd and bluray.
List of awards and nominations received by meryl streep. Long married couple kay meryl streep and arnold tommy lee jones love each other, but after so many years together, kay feels the need to spice things up and reconnect with her husband. In the valley of elah is a film starring tommy lee jones. When attending their sons college graduation, a couple reignite the spark in their relationship. Kay meryl streep and arnold tommy lee jones have been married for 31 years. Even when meryl streep and tommy lee jones butt heads in david frankels hope. After three decades of marriage, kay meryl streep and arnold tommy lee jones still love each other deeply. Meryl streep demands sex from tommy lee jones in hope. Tommy lee jones will star alongside meryl streep and steve carell in great hope springs, the mandate comedy being directed. Marshal samuel gerard in the 1993 thriller film the fugitive his other notable starring roles include texas ranger woodrow f.
Meryl streep is fresh off her third oscar nomination, while tommy lee jones is stuck glowering his way through the unwanted third men in black movie this summer, but the two will be brought. Bernard feld, a wellknown couples therapist charged with guiding the soames back into a. This film image released by columbia pictures shows tommy lee jones as arnold soames, left, meryl streep as kay soames and and steve carell as dr. Tommy lee jones was excellently cast as the grumpy closed minded husband. Streep, jones get intimate in hope springs youtube. Meryl streep calls hope springs costar tommy lee jones 50. Often described as the best actress of her generation, streep is particularly known for her versatility and accents. Meryl streep and tommy lee jones are both ivy leaguers. It stars frank langella as a jewel thief and excon in the early stages of dementia. It was nominated for a golden globe and won a peoples choice award. With meryl streep, tommy lee jones, steve carell, jean smart. Apr 25, 2012 meryl streep is fresh off her third oscar nomination, while tommy lee jones is stuck glowering his way through the unwanted third men in black movie this summer, but the two will be brought. See more ideas about meryl streep, great films and film.
May 19, 2011 the film, also starring steve carell, will be directed by david frankel. However, my favorite of joness performances were in 1993s the fugitive and in 2012s hope springs opposite meryl streep. I was ready for a good western and the cast immediately caught my attention hilary swank, tommy lee jones and meryl streep. June 22, 1949 is an american actress of theater, television, and film. Streep and jones play a middleaged couple, who attend a week of intensive marriage counseling to try to bring back the intimacy missing in their relationship. Meryl streep and jean smart in hope springs 2012 tommy lee jones and meryl streep in. Meryl streep and tommy lee jones are both very good and quite believable as a long married couple trying to find a spark. The kind of film that you dont need to pay too much attention to, and feels generally. Tommy lee jones joins meryl streep comedy great hope springs. Aug 08, 2012 this film image released by columbia pictures shows tommy lee jones as arnold soames, left, meryl streep as kay soames and and steve carell as dr. Rounding out the films heartfelt, humorous and surprisingly poignant onscreen trio is steve carell as dr. See more ideas about tommy lee jones, tommy lee and actor. Kay is very unhappy about the situation and wants it to change, so she browses through a bookstore and finds.
Aug 08, 2012 the oscar winners portray a long married couple struggling to regain the spark in david frankels romantic dramedy. Among other accolades, she has received 31 golden globe nominations and winning eight. After thirty years of marriage, a middleaged couple attends an intense, weeklong counseling session to work on their relationship. If you thought meryl streep was going to take some time off to soak in her third career oscar win for last years the iron lady, think again in the first trailer for hope springs that is probably going to send streepers worldwide in a giddy tizzy, streep stars alongside tommy lee jones as a wife who signs up for an intense marriage counseling weekend to decide the fate of their marriage. See more ideas about meryl streep, movies and meryl streep movies. Kay meryl streep and arnold tommy lee jones are a devoted couple, but decades of marriage have left kay wanting to spice things up and reconnect with her husband. At the age of 12, streep was selected to sing at a school recital, leading to her having. After 31 increasingly routine years of marriage, kay streep and arnold jones decide to reinvigorate their marriage by visiting a counsellor carell in. He eats his breakfast of bacon and eggs over easy while reading the newspaper before going to work after pecking her on the cheek. Not tommy lee jones or meryl streeps finest hour and a half.
Watch hope springs online stream full movie directv. The oscar winners portray a long married couple struggling to regain the spark in david frankels romantic dramedy. Relatively recently, jones received much acclaim for an excellent supporting performance as congressman thaddeus stevens in lincoln. Meryl streep demands sex from tommy lee jones in hope springs. Aug 08, 2012 kay meryl streep and arnold tommy lee jones have been married for 31 years, and the juice has long gone out of their marriage. He has received four academy award nominations, winning the best supporting actor oscar for his performance as u.
The classically beautiful meryl streep was her new jersey high schools homecoming queen and always compassionate and willing. Hollywood actress and threetime oscar winner meryl streep says her new relationship movie, hope springs, is. She went on to perform several roles on stage in the 1970s, garnering a tony award nomination for her role in 27 wagons full of cotton 1976. Hope springs bluray with meryl streep and tommy lee jones.
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. Hope springs by david frankel david frankel, meryl streep. She made her stage debut in 1975 with the public theater production of trelawny of the wells. Marshal samuel gerard in the 1993 thriller film the fugitive. The british academy film awards 2012 bbc one duration. Meryl streep biography affair, married, husband, ethnicity. At first glance, they would seem the unlikeliest of couples. The homesman is a slowmoving and somewhat pointless film. She holds the record for the most academy award nominations of any actor, having been nominated twentyone timesseventeen for best actress, and four for best supporting actresssince the first nomination in 1978 for her performance in the deer. Kay meryl streep and arnold tommy lee jones have been married for 31 years, and the juice has long gone out of their marriage. Kay works parttime at the local coldwater creek, and arnold is an accountant accustomed to routine and matters of a practical nature rather than the heart. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Oct 22, 2019 mary louise meryl streep is an american actress. When she hears of a renowned couples specialist steve carell in the small town of great hope springs, she attempts to persuade her skeptical husband, a steadfast man of.
American actress meryl streep has been recognized with multiple awards and nominations for her work in film, television, and stage. Hilary swank and tommy lee jones impress in a unique western meryl streep, john lithgow, and james spader costar in a brutal but riveting tale that deconstructs the. Jul 23, 2012 jones, wed to third wife dawn since 2001, has a son, age 29, and daughter, 20, from his second marriage. The chance to watch meryl streep or tommy lee jones is often all the encouragement the otherwise reluctant moviegoer needs to risk the kitsch pleasures of mamma mia. Hope springs 2012 meryl streep, tommy lee jones youtube. Tommy lee jones and meryl streep get marriage counselling. Tommy lee jones joins meryl streep comedy great hope. Jul 25, 2017 relatively recently, jones received much acclaim for an excellent supporting performance as congressman thaddeus stevens in lincoln. In the critically acclaimed boxoffice hit, streep, 63, and tommy lee jones, 65, play kay and arnold soames. The film, also starring steve carell, will be directed by david frankel.
But the complicated fact is theyre divorced and hes remarried. Meryl streep on the drama of marriage in hope springs. Hope springs stars meryl streep and tommy lee jones discuss intimacy and their onscreen marriage. Meryl streep is an american actress who has had an extensive career in film, television, and stage.
Meryl streep enhances the emotional frustration and innocence, although at times i found her to be overacting. Meryl streep calls hope springs costar tommy lee jones. There were moments where i felt the complexity of their relationship and related to them. Theyre a middleaged couple who have been married for thirty years, but for the last five years have slept in separate bedrooms and havent made love during this time.
After thirty years of marriage, a middleaged couple attends an intense. Hope springs and the older movie audience the new york times. Set in the 1850s midwest, the film stars hilary swank and tommy lee jones as an. Tommy lee jones, in contrast, came from rural texas, where even in youth, his face seemed to mirror his hardscrabble environment, carved with lines like a peach pit. Meryl streep and tommy lee jones video 2012 on imdb. Mary louise meryl streep born june 22, 1949 is an american actress. Tommy lee jones born september 15, 1946 is an american actor and filmmaker.
She is widely regarded as one of the greatest film actresses of all time. Sheknows brings you this exclusive clip from hope springs, the new comedy starring meryl streep and tommy lee jones about getting your burnt out love life back on track. As kay soames in hope springs, streep has formidable help in her cohort tommy lee jones plays her curmudgeonly, stubborn husband arnold. Nominated for a record 21 academy awards, she has won three.
After thirty years of marriage, a middleaged couple attends an intense, week long. This movie marks the second collaboration between meryl streep and tommy lee jones. If you dont have an appreciation for the depth of intimacy marriage requires. Meryl streep never disappoints she has the mantel full of statuettes to prove it, and her latest role as a frustrated suburban housewife seeking to reclaim the intimacy in her stale 31year marriage is no exception. As the film progressed, i flip flopped on that several times. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A look at hope springs, with meryl streep and tommy lee jones. Now reallife empty nesters, streep and jones drew from experience for their roles in hope springs, in which 60somethings kay streep and arnold jones sleep in separate bedrooms. Meryl streep plays kay and tommy lee jones plays arnold, her husband.
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