Jul 25, 2012 hope springs tells the story of 60somethings kay streep and arnold jones, an omaha couple whove been married for 30 years and have two grown kids now out of the house. Tommy lee jones will star alongside meryl streep and steve carell in great hope springs, the mandate comedy being directed. List of awards and nominations received by meryl streep. Hope springs is a 2012 american romantic comedydrama directed by david frankel, written by vanessa taylor and starring meryl streep, tommy lee jones, and steve carell. He has received four academy award nominations, winning the best supporting actor oscar for his performance as u.
Meryl streep and tommy lee jones are both very good and quite believable as a long married couple trying to find a spark. But the complicated fact is theyre divorced and hes remarried. Tommy lee jones, in contrast, came from rural texas, where even in youth, his face seemed to mirror his hardscrabble environment, carved with lines like a peach pit. Meryl streep demands sex from tommy lee jones in hope springs.
At the age of 12, streep was selected to sing at a school recital, leading to her having. Marshal samuel gerard in the 1993 thriller film the fugitive. Kay meryl streep and arnold tommy lee jones are a devoted couple, but decades of marriage have left kay wanting to spice things up and reconnect with her husband. Hope springs bluray with meryl streep and tommy lee jones. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest film actresses of all time. Kay works parttime at the local coldwater creek, and arnold is an accountant accustomed to routine and matters of a practical nature rather than the heart.
Theyre a middleaged couple who have been married for thirty years, but for the last five years have slept in separate bedrooms and havent made love during this time. Tommy lee jones joins meryl streep comedy great hope springs. Oct 22, 2019 mary louise meryl streep is an american actress. The classically beautiful meryl streep was her new jersey high schools homecoming queen and always compassionate and willing. Hope springs tells the story of 60somethings kay streep and arnold jones, an omaha couple whove been married for 30 years and have two grown kids now out of the house. As the film progressed, i flip flopped on that several times. I kept watching mainly because i thought it had to get better. Not tommy lee jones or meryl streeps finest hour and a half. Now reallife empty nesters, streep and jones drew from experience for their roles in hope springs, in which 60somethings kay streep and arnold jones sleep in separate bedrooms. Hope springs stars meryl streep and tommy lee jones discuss intimacy and their onscreen marriage. At first glance, they would seem the unlikeliest of couples.
Meryl streep is an american actress who has had an extensive career in film, television, and stage. Meryl streep, tommy lee jones, steve carell uk release. Hope springs is another summer film aimed beyond the teenage and young adult market. June 22, 1949 is an american actress of theater, television, and film. Meryl streep demands sex from tommy lee jones in hope. The homesman is a slowmoving and somewhat pointless film. When she hears of a renowned couples specialist steve carell in the small town of great hope springs, she attempts to persuade her skeptical husband, a steadfast man of. Hope springs by david frankel david frankel, meryl streep. Among other accolades, she has received 31 golden globe nominations and winning eight. Jul 23, 2012 jones, wed to third wife dawn since 2001, has a son, age 29, and daughter, 20, from his second marriage. Rent hope springs 2012 starring meryl streep and tommy lee jones on dvd and bluray. The kind of film that you dont need to pay too much attention to, and feels generally. See more ideas about tommy lee jones, tommy lee and actor.
Tommy lee jones and meryl streep in the forthcoming hope springs, one of. Stolid and oblivious arnold, an omaha accountant, doesnt seem. Meryl streep and jean smart in hope springs 2012 tommy lee jones and meryl streep in. Watch hope springs online stream full movie directv. Meryl streep biography affair, married, husband, ethnicity. Mary louise meryl streep born june 22, 1949 is an american actress. After three decades of marriage, kay meryl streep and arnold tommy lee jones still love each other deeply. Hope springs and the older movie audience the new york times. However, my favorite of joness performances were in 1993s the fugitive and in 2012s hope springs opposite meryl streep. There were moments where i felt the complexity of their relationship and related to them. Bernard feld, a wellknown couples therapist charged with guiding the soames back into a. Marshal samuel gerard in the 1993 thriller film the fugitive his other notable starring roles include texas ranger woodrow f. Sheknows brings you this exclusive clip from hope springs, the new comedy starring meryl streep and tommy lee jones about getting your burnt out love life back on track. Tommy lee jones and meryl streep get marriage counselling.
Kay meryl streep and arnold tommy lee jones have been married for 31 years. Meryl streep may not be sporting fancy wigs or plummy. Often described as the best actress of her generation, streep is particularly known for her versatility and accents. May 19, 2011 the film, also starring steve carell, will be directed by david frankel. Rounding out the films heartfelt, humorous and surprisingly poignant onscreen trio is steve carell as dr. After thirty years of marriage, a middleaged couple attends an intense, week long. After thirty years of marriage, a middleaged couple attends an intense.
Meryl streep enhances the emotional frustration and innocence, although at times i found her to be overacting. In the valley of elah is a film starring tommy lee jones. Meryl streep is fresh off her third oscar nomination, while tommy lee jones is stuck glowering his way through the unwanted third men in black movie this summer, but the two will be brought. American actress meryl streep has been recognized with multiple awards and nominations for her work in film, television, and stage. When attending their sons college graduation, a couple reignite the spark in their relationship. A look at hope springs, with meryl streep and tommy lee jones. Tommy lee jones joins meryl streep comedy great hope. Meryl streep on the drama of marriage in hope springs.
Hearing of a renowned marriage counselor steve carell in the town of great hope springs, kay manages to persuade her stubborn mate to attend a retreat with her. After decades of marriage, a devoted couple meryl streep and tommy lee jones tries couples counseling in order to spice things up and reconnect. She holds the record for the most academy award nominations of any actor, having been nominated twentyone timesseventeen for best actress, and four for best supporting actresssince the first nomination in 1978 for her performance in the deer hunter. Aug 08, 2012 the oscar winners portray a long married couple struggling to regain the spark in david frankels romantic dramedy. Tommy lee jones born september 15, 1946 is an american actor and filmmaker.
She holds the record for the most academy award nominations of any actor, having been nominated twentyone timesseventeen for best actress, and four for best supporting actresssince the first nomination in 1978 for her performance in the deer. With meryl streep, tommy lee jones, steve carell, jean smart. Meryl streep and tommy lee jones dish on hope springs. Meryl streep never disappoints she has the mantel full of statuettes to prove it, and her latest role as a frustrated suburban housewife seeking to reclaim the intimacy in her stale 31year marriage is no exception. Meryl streep and tommy lee jones are both ivy leaguers.
Streep reunited with prada director david frankel on the set of the romantic comedydrama film hope springs 2012, costarring tommy lee jones and steve carell. The chance to watch meryl streep or tommy lee jones is often all the encouragement the otherwise reluctant moviegoer needs to risk the kitsch pleasures of mamma mia. Tommy lee jones was excellently cast as the grumpy closed minded husband. Hope springs 2012 meryl streep, tommy lee jones youtube. It was nominated for a golden globe and won a peoples choice award. Kay meryl streep and arnold tommy lee jones have been married for 31 years, and the juice has long gone out of their marriage. With meryl streep, steve martin, alec baldwin, john krasinski. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Meryl streep calls hope springs costar tommy lee jones. Relatively recently, jones received much acclaim for an excellent supporting performance as congressman thaddeus stevens in lincoln.
In the critically acclaimed boxoffice hit, streep, 63, and tommy lee jones, 65, play kay and arnold soames. It stars frank langella as a jewel thief and excon in the early stages of dementia. Nominated for a record 21 academy awards, she has won three. Aug 08, 2012 kay meryl streep and arnold tommy lee jones have been married for 31 years, and the juice has long gone out of their marriage. Meryl streep plays kay and tommy lee jones plays arnold, her husband. Hollywood actress and threetime oscar winner meryl streep says her new relationship movie, hope springs, is. Kay is very unhappy about the situation and wants it to change, so she browses through a bookstore and finds. Rent hope springs 2012 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. The film, also starring steve carell, will be directed by david frankel. She went on to perform several roles on stage in the 1970s, garnering a tony award nomination for her role in 27 wagons full of cotton 1976. Long married couple kay meryl streep and arnold tommy lee jones love each other, but after so many years together, kay feels the need to spice things up and reconnect with her husband.
Apr 25, 2012 meryl streep is fresh off her third oscar nomination, while tommy lee jones is stuck glowering his way through the unwanted third men in black movie this summer, but the two will be brought. This film image released by columbia pictures shows tommy lee jones as arnold soames, left, meryl streep as kay soames and and steve carell as dr. Springs 2012 tommy lee jones and meryl streep in hope springs 2012 clive davis and. Streep and jones play a middleaged couple, who attend a week of intensive marriage counseling to try to bring back the intimacy missing in their relationship. Jul 25, 2017 relatively recently, jones received much acclaim for an excellent supporting performance as congressman thaddeus stevens in lincoln. Hilary swank and tommy lee jones impress in a unique western meryl streep, john lithgow, and james spader costar in a brutal but riveting tale that deconstructs the. Meryl streep calls hope springs costar tommy lee jones 50. If you dont have an appreciation for the depth of intimacy marriage requires. This movie marks the second collaboration between meryl streep and tommy lee jones. After thirty years of marriage, a middleaged couple attends an intense, weeklong counseling session to work on their relationship. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comic con new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central.
Streep, jones get intimate in hope springs youtube. If you thought meryl streep was going to take some time off to soak in her third career oscar win for last years the iron lady, think again in the first trailer for hope springs that is probably going to send streepers worldwide in a giddy tizzy, streep stars alongside tommy lee jones as a wife who signs up for an intense marriage counseling weekend to decide the fate of their marriage. After 31 increasingly routine years of marriage, kay streep and arnold jones decide to reinvigorate their marriage by visiting a counsellor carell in. See more ideas about meryl streep, movies and meryl streep movies. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The oscar winners portray a long married couple struggling to regain the spark in david frankels romantic dramedy. Even when meryl streep and tommy lee jones butt heads in david frankels hope. As kay soames in hope springs, streep has formidable help in her cohort tommy lee jones plays her curmudgeonly, stubborn husband arnold. Steve carell as a marriage therapist just makes perfect and absolute sense in my mind.
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