Hud (1963)
Hud (1963)
DVD5 | ISO+MDS | NTSC 16:9 (720x480) | 01:51:36 | 4,26 Gb
Audio: English AC3 5.1/2.0 @ 448/192 Kbps; French AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subs: English
Genre: Drama | Won 3 Oscars + 13 wins | USA
DVD5 | ISO+MDS | NTSC 16:9 (720x480) | 01:51:36 | 4,26 Gb
Audio: English AC3 5.1/2.0 @ 448/192 Kbps; French AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subs: English
Genre: Drama | Won 3 Oscars + 13 wins | USA
The Bannon ranch is in a bad way because of an outbreak of foot and mouth disease that may force patriarch Homer (Melvyn Douglas) to destroy his entire herd. Loyal grandson Lonnie (Brandon de Wilde) is swayed by the swaggering, womanizing ways of his Uncle Hud (Paul Newman), who'd be perfectly content to sell off the suspicious herd before it can be condemned. Grandpa Homer doesn't seem to be holding up well under the pressure, while family housekeeper Alma (Patricia Neal) works overtime to fend off Hud's drunken advances.
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Martin Ritt ("Hombre") brilliantly directs this modern Western set in a dusty Texas ranch that features a clash between the stern old moralistic cattleman patriarch and his young rowdy sexually liberated binge drinking amoral son. It's inspired by Larry McMurtry's novel Horseman Pass By and scripted by Harriet Frank Jr. and Irving Ravetch. The acting by the four leads is outstanding; Paul Newman established himself as a superstar in this uncompromising antihero role. Patricia Neal won an Oscar as Best Actress, Melvyn Douglas won as Supporting Actor and James Wong Howe won for Cinematography. Brandon De Wilde as the wide-eyed innocent hero-worshiping nephew of Hud also brings a strong conviction to his role. Ritt's tough film gives a lucid look at a way of life that's coming to an end, but goes no deeper than that.
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Homer Bannon (Melvyn Douglas) has detested his uncaring son Hud (Paul Newman) even before he held him responsible for an auto accident 15 years earlier that resulted in the death of Hud's older brother. The brother's death orphaned his son Lon (Brandon De Wilde), now 17. Lon has a loving regard for his dear grandfather and idolizes the charming free-spirited rascal Hud. The tough-minded ranch housekeeper, Alma (Patricia Neal), lives on the ranch and has an emotional involvement with Hud.
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When one of Homer's cows mysteriously dies he suspects the dreaded foot-and-mouth disease and calls in a government inspector (Whit Bissell) to check. When the disease is confirmed the order comes down from the government people to destroy all the cattle on the ranch, which causes Hud to rebel as he selfishly calculates his inheritance turning to dust after working on the cheap all these years for his father. Homer refuses to get around the law by selling off his herd to unsuspecting buyers, as Hud urges. Hud then tries unsuccessfully to declare his old man senile and mentally incompetent to run the ranch.
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Hud, after one of his usual drinking nights in town, returns home and tries to rape Alma, but is stopped by Lon. This causes Alma to quit. It's followed by Homer having a heart attack and passing away without Hud caring a bit. Lon's hero-worshiping days are over, as he recognizes at last that Hud is a despicable cold-hearted character who is unable to change. He leaves the ranch, and in the last shot Hud sits alone in the ranch and opens a can of beer.
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Never quite reaches the Greek tragedy it reaches for, but it does show the spiritual desolation and decay and death of pioneer Texan Douglas's "old west" and the unprincipled nature of Newman as the cad who is "looking out only for Number One."Dennis Schwartz: "Ozus' World Movie Reviews"
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One Hell of a movie, and very nearly perfect. Paul Newman, Melvyn Douglas, and Brandon De Wilde star as three generations of a ranching family. Douglas is the patriarch, stern and strong, but clearly moving ever closer to the end of his life. Paul Newman, who plays the title character, is his youngest and only surviving son. There is an obvious but unspoken conflict between the two of them. In the middle is Brandon De Wilde, actually the film's main character (although all the choice acting moments belong to Douglas and Newman, and the yet to be mentioned Patricia Neal). His father, Newman's brother, died when he was very young. Growing up in Douglas' shadow, he worships the man and tries to emulate his moral code. However, his wilder side sees the untamed Newman as a sort of folk hero, and the rare times when he gets to hang out with his uncle seem to him to be the best of his life. Patricia Neal plays their maid (brilliantly, I should immediately state), after whom both uncle and nephew lust. A different conflict arises from this. As Hud, Paul Newman has many chances to be a second James Dean, exploding with emotion. Those scenes are excellent, of course, but where Hud succeeds most is at the edges of the screen. It is an enormously subtle film. The filmmakers should especially be commended for their amazing use of musical score. There is a really beautiful score, but it is never used, not once, to steer the audience's emotions. A good 90% of the film has no music in the background. Hud is an American masterpiece.IMDB Reviewer
Hud (1963)
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