The Dead Don't Hurt is a 2023 Western film written, directed, produced, composed by and starring Viggo Mortensen. It also stars Vicky Krieps, Solly McLeod, Garret Dillahunt, Colin Morgan, Ray McKinnon, Luke Reilly, Atlas Green and Danny Huston.
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| Directed by | Viggo Mortensen |
| Written by | Viggo Mortensen |
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| Cinematography | Marcel Zyskind |
| Edited by | Peder Pedersen |
| Music by | Viggo Mortensen |
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Running time | 129 minutes[3] |
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| Language | English |
The film premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.[4]
Synopsis edit
In the 1860s, French Canadian Vivienne Le Coudy falls in love with Danish immigrant to North America Holger Olsen in San Francisco but they are separated and kept apart by the Civil War.[5][6]
Cast edit
- Viggo Mortensen as Holger Olsen
- Vicky Krieps as Vivienne Le Coudy
- Garret Dillahunt as Alfred Jeffries
- Solly McLeod as Weston Jeffries
- Danny Huston as Mayor Rudolph Schiller
- Nadia Litz as Martha Gilkyson
- W. Earl Brown as Alan Kendall
- Marc Dennis as Fishmonger Stevens
- John Getz as Reverend Simpson
- Ray McKinnon as Judge Blagden
Production edit
In October 2022, it was revealed that Mortensen would direct and star in a film he had written, with Vicky Krieps, Solly McLeod, Danny Huston, Tom Bateman, Lance Henriksen, and W. Earl Brown also appearing in the film. Mortensen worked once again with a number of people who worked with him on his previous films including Marcel Zyskind, production designer Carol Spier and art director Jason Clarke, and costume designer Anne Dixon.[7]
Krieps described working with Mortensen on the film to The Times as "In the world of westerns there were not many women. So that was very tough. Of all men he is very soft and open and very 'there'. But still it reminded me why I like to work with women".[8] The Dead Don't Hurt began filming in Canada on 12 October 2022 with Canadian locations including Ontario and British Columbia, with filming also taking place in Durango, Mexico. The project is a joint Talipot Studio, Recorded Picture and Perceval Pictures production.[9] Filming was reportedly finished in December 2022.[10]
Release edit
HanWay Films is handling worldwide sales.[11][2] In February 2024, Shout! Studios acquired North American distribution rights to the film.[1] It is scheduled to be released in the United States on May 31, 2024.[12]
Reception edit
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 85% of 21 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.4/10.[13]
References edit
- ^ a b "Viggo Mortensen Western 'The Dead Don't Hurt' Strikes North American Deal with Shout! Studios". Deadline.
- ^ a b "Viggo Mortensen Western 'The Dead Don't Hurt' Scores Further Sales for HanWay, Including France and U.K. (EXCLUSIVE)". variety. February 12, 2024.
- ^ "The Dead Don't Hurt (15)". BBFC. April 18, 2024. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ Anthony D'Alessandro, "TIFF Lineup Unveiled Amid Strikes: Awards Contenders ‘Dumb Money’, ‘The Holdovers’, ‘Rustin’; Starry Pics For Sale With Scarlett Johansson, Kate Winslet, Michael Keaton, Viggo Mortensen & More". Deadline Hollywood, July 24, 2023.
- ^ "Garret Dillahunt stars in Dead to Me and teases new western". Undeadwalking.com. November 8, 2022.
- ^ "Top 200 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2023: #49. Viggo Mortensen's The Dead Don't Hurt". ioncinema.com. January 17, 2023.
- ^ "Viggo Mortensen to Direct Western 'The Dead Don't Hurt,' Starring Vicky Krieps". Deadline. October 6, 2022.
- ^ Maxwell, Dominic. "Vicky Krieps: 'I love men, but there is something linear in their thinking'". The Times.
- ^ "Viggo Mortensen to Direct Western 'The Dead Don't Hurt,' Starring Vicky Krieps". Variety. October 6, 2022.
- ^ "Viggo Mortensen heeft nieuwe western klaar". Cinenews.be.
- ^ "Viggo Mortensen to direct, star in 'The Dead Don't Hurt' with Vicky Krieps, Solly McLeod". Screen Daily.
- ^ "'The Dead Don't Hurt' Trailer, Release Date: Vicky Krieps & Viggo Mortensen Are Star-Crossed Lovers In Mortensen's Second Feature". Deadline. March 25, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ "The Dead Don't Hurt". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
