Every day, AlloCiné recommends a film to (re)watch on TV. Tonight: Brad Pitt directed by Robert Redford.
After revealing himself with Thelma & Louise, immediately becoming a sex symbol in the eyes of the general public, Brad Pitt (who had played in a cheerful dud a few years earlier) got his first leading role in front of Robert Redford’s camera in 1993, in A River Runs Through It. A film that tells the story of two brothers, Norman (Craig Sheffer) and Paul Maclean (Brad Pitt), raised at the beginning of the century under the sign of the Presbyterian religion and fly fishing, two disciplines of equal rigor which would shape their vision of the world.
Big screen adaptation of the semi-autobiographical novella The River of the Sixth Day written by Norman Maclean, the very beautiful and very touching And in the middle flows a riveracclaimed by AlloCiné viewers with an average rating of 3.9 out of 5, is a film entirely dedicated to the glory of a Brad Pitt beginner but already oh so charismatic.
And in the middle flows a river is a superb ode to the nature of American landscapes and to human nature. An intimate family chronicle that touches the heart, Oscar-winning for Philippe Rousselot’s photography, the feature film by Robert Redford stands out for the quality of the interpretation of Craig Sheffer et Brad Pittboth excellent in the role of two very close brothers but with different philosophies of life.
Brad Pitt fly fishing… from the top of a building!
In order to be credible in the role of his fly fisherman, Brad Pittwhich one cannot help but see here as the worthy successor of Redfordtrained four weeks before filming. While in Los Angeles and therefore not near any rivers, the actor practiced this discipline… from the top of a building!
It should be noted that the touching And in the middle flows a riverwhich attracted nearly 1.3 million viewers, marks the screen debut of a very young Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who plays the character of Craig Sheffer young. One more reason to discover this vibrant work that should not leave you indifferent.
Tonight on Arte at 9 p.m.
Brad Pitt will star opposite George Clooney from September 20 in the action comedy “Wolfs”, on Apple TV+:
