'Cooper and Hemingway: The True Gen'' review by pad.operaphile@

Cooper & Hemingway: The True Gen
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Writer /Director John Mulholland can hold his head high for every aspect of this MASSIVE documentary about 2 of the greatest men of the 20th century, namely Gary Cooper and Ernest Hemingway, the world's biggest actor/movie star and the world's most imitated author. They might have had nothing in common when first they met in at Sun Valley, 1940, but they became the best of buddies and eventual cronies. This step back in time truly reveals a plethora of riches that are absorbed with the greatest of pleasure by the viewer. The intensity of youth with its thrilling fame, that mid life period of some trouble, a return to greatness in older age, these two lives parallel one another on the grandest of scales. One gets to know the men individually and as a dynamic duo, friends who cared for each other as brothers. As the bad times came, it seemed to come for both as Coop and Hemingway both died in 1961 only 7 weeks apart. There is over abundant material available to produce one hell of a great motion picture such as HEMINGWAY and GELLHORN which starred Clive Owen and Nicole Kidman, as his 3rd wife. Neither men were perfect by any stretch of the imagination, but we come to care for them big time, warts and all. Expect anything from this documentary that tries to leave out NOTHING!
10/10

From Cinema Clock Edmonton

Official Website: http://www.cooperhemingway.com

Written & directed by John Mulholland

Produced by Richard Zampella

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COOPER & HEMINGWAY: THE TRUE GEN OPEN IN LOS ANGELES ON DEC 6, 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- LOS ANGELES, CA December 3, 2013 -- Laemmle Theatres and TransMultimedia are pleased to present COOPER & HEMINGWAY: THE TRUE GEN, a look back at the fascinating and unlikely friendship of Ernest Hemingway and Gary Cooper. Narrated by Sam Waterston. The exclusive Los Angeles County engagement begins Friday, December 6th at the Playhouse 7 in Pasadena with daily screenings at 1:10 and 5:50 PM.

From 1940, when they first met, until their untimely deaths a mere seven weeks apart in 1961, Cooper and Hemingway connected, collided, clashed, and reconnected in Idaho, New York, Cuba, L.A. and Paris. Seen against the panorama of the turbulent 20th Century, COOPER AND HEMINGWAY is more than the story of a unique friendship; it is an exploration of the changing ideals of what defines a hero, what acts can be called courageous and what defines the sometimes fragile ideal of masculinity.
With on-camera interviews, including: Elmore Leonard, Kirk Douglas, Jim Harrison, Stephen Prince, Patrick Hemingway, A. E. Hotchner, Brian Garfield.

A New York Times Critic’s Pick: “Their work endures, and so does what they stood for.” (Andy Webster, New York Times)

Written & Directed by John Mulholland | Produced by Richard Zampella

www.cooperhemingway.com

128 minutes * unrated * DCP * USA * 2013

Playhouse 7, 673 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena CA 91101 (310) 478-3836

www.laemmle.com

Jordan Moore, Laemmle Theatres, 11523 Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90025, (310) 478-8989