| ORIGINAL TITLE |
The Help |
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| DIRECTOR |
Tate Taylor |
| SCREENWRITER |
Tate Taylor (Novel: Kathryn Stockett) |
| COMPOSER |
Thomas Newman |
| CINEMATOGRAPHER |
Stephen Goldblatt |
| CAST |
Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Sissy Spacek, Octavia Spencer, Jessica Chastain, Ahna O'Reilly, Allison Janney, Anna Camp, Eleanor Henry, Emma Henry, Chris Lowell, Cicely Tyson, Mike Vogel, Brian Kerwin |
| STUDIO/PRODUCER |
DreamWorks Pictures |
| OFFICIAL WEB |
http://thehelpmovie.com |
| AWARDS |
2011: Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress (Spencer). 4 nominations
2011: Golden Globes: Best Supporting Actress (Octavia Spencer). 5 nominations
2011: BAFTA Awards: Best Sup. Actress (Spencer). 5 Nom, Including Best Picture
2011: National Board of Review: Best Ensemble
2011: Critics Choice Awards: 3 awards. 8 nominations
2011: New York Film Critic Circle: Best Supporting Actress (Jessica Chastain)
2011: Satellite Awards: Best Actress (Viola Davis). 4 nominations, including Best Director
2011: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Sup. Actress (Chastain)
2011: Screen Actors Guild: Actress (Davis), Supporting actress (Spencer), Cast Ensemble
2011: American Film Institute (AFI): Top 10 - Movies of the Year |
| GENRE |
Drama | Southern Gothic. The 60s. Racism. Friendship. Ensemble Film |
| SYNOPSIS/PLOT |
Set in Mississippi during the 1960s, Skeeter (Emma Stone) is a southern society girl who returns from college determined to become a writer, but turns her friends' lives -- and a small Mississippi town -- upside down when she decides to interview the black women who have spent their lives taking care of prominent southern families. Aibileen (Viola Davis), Skeeter's best friend's housekeeper, is the first to open up -- to the dismay of her friends in the tight-knit black community. Despite Skeeter's life-long friendships hanging in the balance, she and Aibileen continue their collaboration and soon more women come forward to tell their stories -- and as it turns out, they have a lot to say. Along the way, unlikely friendships are forged and a new sisterhood emerges, but not before everyone in town has a thing or two to say themselves when they become unwittingly -- and unwillingly -- caught up in the changing times. |
| PRO REVIEWS |
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"The movie isn't perfect; it sometimes shows its stitching. But mostly it's a stirring salute to subjugated women who hold their heads high" (Owen Gleiberman: Entertainment Weekly)
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"A feel-good fable (...) Viola Davis is a force of nature and Octavia Spencer has a wonderfully expressive face and flawless comic timing (...) Rating: *** (out of four)" (Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times)
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"Fans of the best-selling novel can rest easy: The warmly engaging book has been made into an equally affecting movie (...) Rating: *** (out of four)" (Claudia Puig: USA Today)
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"The Help is an exhilarating gift, a deeply touching human story filled with humor and heartbreak, and sublime performances from Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Emma Stone and Co (...) Rating: *** (out of four)" (Peter Travers: Rolling Stone)
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"Despite his unsubtle script, Davis and Spencer are experienced and assured enough to give their characters considerable depth (...) Rating: ** (out of five)" (Elizabeth Weitzman: New York Daily News)
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It became the biggest success from a USA indie movie in 2011. Box office: gross 138 million dollars. (FILMAFFINITY)
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