Some love to chill with an old familiar rom-com, while others prefer witnessing Liam Neeson ruthlessly hunt people down for the sake of revenge. For those in the latter category, consider making Seraphim Falls your latest comfort watch. The 2006 film stars Neeson as a former Civil War colonel who’s on a mission to take down a disgraced officer — played by Ireland’s favorite James Bond, Pierce Brosnan.
In the style of an old-fashioned Western, the allegorical film follows the war vets as they duke it out across the American West. Seraphim Falls was the feature directorial debut of television director David Von Ancken, who died in 2021. It was co-written by Von Ancken and Abby Everett Jaques.
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In the style of an old-fashioned Western, the allegorical film follows the war vets as they duke it out across the American West. Seraphim Falls was the feature directorial debut of television director David Von Ancken, who died in 2021. It was co-written by Von Ancken and Abby Everett Jaques.
Where can I watch Seraphim Falls?
Watch it on Netflix now.
Who’s in the cast of Seraphim Falls? What happens in Seraphim Falls?
Five years after the...
- 2/13/2024
- by Ingrid Ostby
- Tudum - Netflix
Seraphim Falls captured the essence of the 1800s West by filming in various locations in the western United States. The opening scene was filmed along the McKenzie River in Oregon, featuring the bounty hunters and Gideon. A couple of cities in New Mexico were also used as filming locations for different scenes in the movie.
Seraphim Falls takes place in the 1800s, and like other producers of movies that transported viewers to hundreds of years in the past, they had to pick filming locations that could believably pull off old-time settings. The 2007 revisionist Western movie, directed by David Von Ancken and written by Von Ancken and Abby Everett Jaques, revolves around a Confederate colonel hunting down a Union soldier in an attempt to kill him. The film captures the essence of the West in the 1800s, shortly following the American Civil War, and the cast and crew pulled this off by traveling to Western locations.
Seraphim Falls takes place in the 1800s, and like other producers of movies that transported viewers to hundreds of years in the past, they had to pick filming locations that could believably pull off old-time settings. The 2007 revisionist Western movie, directed by David Von Ancken and written by Von Ancken and Abby Everett Jaques, revolves around a Confederate colonel hunting down a Union soldier in an attempt to kill him. The film captures the essence of the West in the 1800s, shortly following the American Civil War, and the cast and crew pulled this off by traveling to Western locations.
- 2/13/2024
- by Sarah Little
- ScreenRant
Seraphim Falls
This review was written for the festival screening of "Seraphim Falls".TORONTO -- Irishmen Liam Neeson and Pierce Brosnan play opposing soldiers in the post-Civil War entry "Seraphim Falls", a beautifully shot (by Oscar-winning cinematographer John Toll) but dramatically empty pursuit picture set in the untamed West.
A first feature by busy TV director David Von Ancken, the sparsely written film has the visual resonance of a John Ford Western but ultimately moves slower'n a tumbleweed in a vat o'molasses.
Even two such charismatic actors as Neeson and Brosnan, all scruffy but no less photogenic, are hard-pressed to inject some much-needed vitality into their sparse lines, which have a habit of drifting off into those wide open spaces.
Technical attributes aside, this Icon Prods. effort looks to have an uphill climb at the boxoffice, even with its name actors.
From the outset, Brosnan's Gideon is a wanted man. Just exactly what he's wanted for is unclear, but it is very clear that Neeson's Carver, a former Confederate Army colonel, wants him dead, and he's even hired a posse of trackers to get the job done.
But even after taking a bullet to the shoulder, Gideon proves to be one tough hombre, constantly eluding Carver and his men during a prolonged pursuit across snowy mountains and down into the savannas before slowing to a virtual crawl in the stifling New Mexican desert.
Along the way there's no shortage of grisly blood-letting - it is the wild West after all - but by the time director/co-writer (with Abby Everett Jaques) Von Ancken gets around to revealing the motivation for the Javert-Jean Valjean-type pursuit, the viewer has been exposed to one too many methodically slow, existential "chase" sequences to muster up much compassion.
Although the film carries an obvious anti-war message that comes sharply into focus in the final minutes (during which Anjelica Huston comes out of nowhere as a cure-dispensing pistol in a crimson dress (could she be ... Satan?), "Seraphim Falls" ultimately fails to engage.
One ends up caring a lot more for the numbers of innocent horses who are shot, disemboweled or otherwise abused (presumably stunt horses were employed) than their two-legged counterparts.
Even Oscar-winning editor Conrad Buff ("Titanic"), who has an arsenal of action movies in his resume, isn't able to effectively kick-start this one, and the situation isn't helped by Harry Gregson-Williams' droning rumble of a score.
A first feature by busy TV director David Von Ancken, the sparsely written film has the visual resonance of a John Ford Western but ultimately moves slower'n a tumbleweed in a vat o'molasses.
Even two such charismatic actors as Neeson and Brosnan, all scruffy but no less photogenic, are hard-pressed to inject some much-needed vitality into their sparse lines, which have a habit of drifting off into those wide open spaces.
Technical attributes aside, this Icon Prods. effort looks to have an uphill climb at the boxoffice, even with its name actors.
From the outset, Brosnan's Gideon is a wanted man. Just exactly what he's wanted for is unclear, but it is very clear that Neeson's Carver, a former Confederate Army colonel, wants him dead, and he's even hired a posse of trackers to get the job done.
But even after taking a bullet to the shoulder, Gideon proves to be one tough hombre, constantly eluding Carver and his men during a prolonged pursuit across snowy mountains and down into the savannas before slowing to a virtual crawl in the stifling New Mexican desert.
Along the way there's no shortage of grisly blood-letting - it is the wild West after all - but by the time director/co-writer (with Abby Everett Jaques) Von Ancken gets around to revealing the motivation for the Javert-Jean Valjean-type pursuit, the viewer has been exposed to one too many methodically slow, existential "chase" sequences to muster up much compassion.
Although the film carries an obvious anti-war message that comes sharply into focus in the final minutes (during which Anjelica Huston comes out of nowhere as a cure-dispensing pistol in a crimson dress (could she be ... Satan?), "Seraphim Falls" ultimately fails to engage.
One ends up caring a lot more for the numbers of innocent horses who are shot, disemboweled or otherwise abused (presumably stunt horses were employed) than their two-legged counterparts.
Even Oscar-winning editor Conrad Buff ("Titanic"), who has an arsenal of action movies in his resume, isn't able to effectively kick-start this one, and the situation isn't helped by Harry Gregson-Williams' droning rumble of a score.
- 9/18/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Seraphim Falls
TORONTO -- Irishmen Liam Neeson and Pierce Brosnan play opposing soldiers in the post-Civil War entry Seraphim Falls, a beautifully shot (by Oscar-winning cinematographer John Toll) but dramatically empty pursuit picture set in the untamed West.
A first feature by busy TV director David Von Ancken, the sparsely written film has the visual resonance of a John Ford Western but ultimately moves slower'n a tumbleweed in a vat o'molasses.
Even two such charismatic actors as Neeson and Brosnan, all scruffy but no less photogenic, are hard-pressed to inject some much-needed vitality into their sparse lines, which have a habit of drifting off into those wide open spaces.
Technical attributes aside, this Icon Prods. effort looks to have an uphill climb at the boxoffice, even with its name actors.
From the outset, Brosnan's Gideon is a wanted man. Just exactly what he's wanted for is unclear, but it is very clear that Neeson's Carver, a former Confederate Army colonel, wants him dead, and he's even hired a posse of trackers to get the job done.
But even after taking a bullet to the shoulder, Gideon proves to be one tough hombre, constantly eluding Carver and his men during a prolonged pursuit across snowy mountains and down into the savannas before slowing to a virtual crawl in the stifling New Mexican desert.
Along the way there's no shortage of grisly blood-letting -- it is the wild West after all -- but by the time director/co-writer (with Abby Everett Jaques) Von Ancken gets around to revealing the motivation for the Javert-Jean Valjean-type pursuit, the viewer has been exposed to one too many methodically slow, existential "chase" sequences to muster up much compassion.
Although the film carries an obvious anti-war message that comes sharply into focus in the final minutes (during which Anjelica Huston comes out of nowhere as a cure-dispensing pistol in a crimson dress (could she be ... Satan?), Seraphim Falls ultimately fails to engage.
One ends up caring a lot more for the numbers of innocent horses who are shot, disemboweled or otherwise abused (presumably stunt horses were employed) than their two-legged counterparts.
Even Oscar-winning editor Conrad Buff (Titanic), who has an arsenal of action movies in his resume, isn't able to effectively kick-start this one, and the situation isn't helped by Harry Gregson-Williams' droning rumble of a score.
Seraphim Falls
Samuel Goldwyn Films/Destination Films
Credits:
Director: David Von Ancken
Screenwriters: David Von Ancken, Abby Everett Jaques
Producers: Bruce Davey, David Flynn
Executive producer: Stan Wlodkowski
Director of photography: John Toll
Production designer: Michael Hanan
Editor: Conrad Buff
Costume designer: Deborah L. Scott
Music: Harry Gregson-Williams
Cast:
Carver: Liam Neeson
Gideon: Pierce Brosnan
Madame Louise: Anjelica Huston
Hayes: Michael Wincott
Parsons: Ed Lauter
Pope: Robert Baker
Kid: John Robinson
Henry: Kevin J. O'Connor
MPAA rating R
Running time -- 115 minutes...
A first feature by busy TV director David Von Ancken, the sparsely written film has the visual resonance of a John Ford Western but ultimately moves slower'n a tumbleweed in a vat o'molasses.
Even two such charismatic actors as Neeson and Brosnan, all scruffy but no less photogenic, are hard-pressed to inject some much-needed vitality into their sparse lines, which have a habit of drifting off into those wide open spaces.
Technical attributes aside, this Icon Prods. effort looks to have an uphill climb at the boxoffice, even with its name actors.
From the outset, Brosnan's Gideon is a wanted man. Just exactly what he's wanted for is unclear, but it is very clear that Neeson's Carver, a former Confederate Army colonel, wants him dead, and he's even hired a posse of trackers to get the job done.
But even after taking a bullet to the shoulder, Gideon proves to be one tough hombre, constantly eluding Carver and his men during a prolonged pursuit across snowy mountains and down into the savannas before slowing to a virtual crawl in the stifling New Mexican desert.
Along the way there's no shortage of grisly blood-letting -- it is the wild West after all -- but by the time director/co-writer (with Abby Everett Jaques) Von Ancken gets around to revealing the motivation for the Javert-Jean Valjean-type pursuit, the viewer has been exposed to one too many methodically slow, existential "chase" sequences to muster up much compassion.
Although the film carries an obvious anti-war message that comes sharply into focus in the final minutes (during which Anjelica Huston comes out of nowhere as a cure-dispensing pistol in a crimson dress (could she be ... Satan?), Seraphim Falls ultimately fails to engage.
One ends up caring a lot more for the numbers of innocent horses who are shot, disemboweled or otherwise abused (presumably stunt horses were employed) than their two-legged counterparts.
Even Oscar-winning editor Conrad Buff (Titanic), who has an arsenal of action movies in his resume, isn't able to effectively kick-start this one, and the situation isn't helped by Harry Gregson-Williams' droning rumble of a score.
Seraphim Falls
Samuel Goldwyn Films/Destination Films
Credits:
Director: David Von Ancken
Screenwriters: David Von Ancken, Abby Everett Jaques
Producers: Bruce Davey, David Flynn
Executive producer: Stan Wlodkowski
Director of photography: John Toll
Production designer: Michael Hanan
Editor: Conrad Buff
Costume designer: Deborah L. Scott
Music: Harry Gregson-Williams
Cast:
Carver: Liam Neeson
Gideon: Pierce Brosnan
Madame Louise: Anjelica Huston
Hayes: Michael Wincott
Parsons: Ed Lauter
Pope: Robert Baker
Kid: John Robinson
Henry: Kevin J. O'Connor
MPAA rating R
Running time -- 115 minutes...
- 9/18/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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