The film was based on the director of the fbi who misused his power. Edgar hoover as a man who had to keep his sexual orientation a secret while collecting. The film stars leonardo dicaprio, armie hammer, naomi watts, josh lucas. However, his role in the biopic was almost forgotten soon after its release. Edgar hoover, the founding director of the fbi, comes down with a mild case of the same affliction that blighted the iron lady. Edgar hoover leonardo dicaprio played the role of a police officer in the movie j. Leonardo dicaprio tapped for j edgar hoover biopic film.
Leonardo dicaprio does an excellent job portraying hoover, and shows some of the pathos that a twisted upbringing, combined with latent homosexuality in a time when it was considered as deviant behavior, did to hoover, who was in reality the exact opposite of what he demanded from his agents. As the face of law enforcement in america for almost fifty years, j. Edgar hoover, recounting his decadeslong leadership of the fbi and his personal relationships. Edgar explores the public and private life of one of the most powerful. Edgar is a 2011 american biographical drama film directed, produced and scored by clint eastwood. Leonardo dicaprio s towering performance is reason to see this. Edgar hoover, who pushed the envelope professionally and led a complex personal life over nearly 50 years as head of the fbi. Dicaprio is most convincing when he shows j edgar as a young man, with an almost obsessive interest in library systems of classification, his dark eyes lighting up with excitement.
Edgar hoovers humanity, despite the odds and an impasto of oldcoot movie makeup, this latest jolt from mr. Clint eastwood, leonardo dicaprio on new film about hoover s private life clint eastwood, leonardo dicaprio on j. Edgar nevertheless succeeds in illuminating hoover, despite the faded hues of tom stern s desaturated colour cinematography and eastwoods austere direction and minimalist score. Edgar hoover, the controversial founding director of the fbi. But behind closed doors, he held secrets that would have destroyed his.
New york reuters director clint eastwood on monday shot down rumors that joaquin phoenix might return to acting by portraying j. Edgar 2011, leonardo dicaprio played the storied gman j. The shutter island star is reportedly in negotiations to star in a hoover. Edgar hoover leonardo dicaprio would rise to be the most powerful man in america. Edgar 2011 official trailer hd movie leonardo dicaprio new. As head of the fbi for nearly 50 years, he would stop at nothing to protect his country. Edgar is a good movie telling a great story, but it feels like a free throw that bounces off the front edge of. The supporting castarmie hammer, naomi watts, judi dench, josh lucas, ken howardis more than solid. The movie began not with dicaprio, or even with eastwood and warner bros. In the new issue of the hollywood reporter, the dream duo open up about the making of the upcoming film about the fbis controversial first.
Edgar the recent film portrays former fbi director j. Edgar hoover was the head of the bureau of investigation from. Early in his career, hoover fixated on communists, anarchists, and any other revolutionary taking action against the u. The film stars leonardo dicaprio, armie hammer, naomi watts, josh lucas, and judi dench. Edgar hoover was feared and admired, reviled and revered. Edgar hoover leonardo dicaprio, the longtime head of the fbi. Edgar hoover leonardo dicaprio told by hoover as he recalls his career for a biography. Edgar, eastwood provides us with an unreliable narrator as we find hoover dictating his life story to the first of an ongoing stream of typistsauthors. Edgar hoover dicaprio was feared and admired, reviled and revered. Edgar hoover leonardo dicaprio was feared and admired, reviled and revered.
He slowly builds the agencys reputation, becoming the sole arbiter of who gets hired and fired. But behind closed doors, he held secrets that would have destroyed his image, his career and his life. This did not make the film a waste of time, it made it interesting. Edgar spans the period from 1919, when a 24yearold hoover leonardo dicaprio was made the head of the new.
Written by dustin lance black, the film focuses on the career of fbi director j. Armie hammer had the films other key role, clyde tolson, hoovers righthand man and the love of. Eastwood likes to take his time inside a scene the film efficiently condenses history. With leonardo dicaprio, armie hammer, naomi watts, josh hamilton. As the face of law enforcement in america for almost 50 years, j. Dicaprios hoover is an interesting and considered performance, and he and eastwood plausibly put us inside hoovers home life. Edgar hoover s top secrets clint eastwood, leonardo dicaprio on j. He noted that he also got to shoot a machine gun onscreen in the film for the first time. Now the late fbi boss j edgar hoover looks set to be brought to the big screen in the form of leonardo dicaprio.
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