Winner of two academy awards, including best actor and best original screenplay. Sean penn is a powerhouse film performer capable of intensely moving work, who has gone from strength to strength during a colourful film career, and who has drawn much media attention for his stormy private life and political viewpoints. Few movies are as closeted in secrecy right now as milk, director gus van sants longgestating biopic of slain gayrights leader harvey milk. Milk 2008 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
His imdb page shows 62 acting credits and 8 directing credits from 19742017. Academy award winner sean penn takes the title role in gus van sants biopic tracing the last eight years in the life of harvey milk, the illfated politician and gay activist whose life changed. Milk is a 2008 american biographical film based on the life of gay rights activist and politician harvey milk, who was the first openly gay person to be elected to. The rest of the film sketches milks relationship with white and the 1978 fight. In 1977, harvey milk was elected to the san francisco board of supervisors, becoming. Anchored by sean penns powerhouse performance, milk is a triumphant. Sean penn never tries to show harvey milk as a hero, and never needs to.
Sean penns dynamite performance as harvey milk is deserving of the oscar. Sean penn as a san francisco gay politician who became a. The 30 greatest movie speeches ever 20 years later, does braveheart still have the greatest movie speech of all time. Watch milk 2008 full movie online free 123movies watch. That would be harvey milk played by sean penn, a neighborhood activist elected to the san francisco board of supervisors in 1977 and murdered, along with the. Netflix continues to add great movies through the first week of march 2017. The film charts the last eight years of harvey milks life. Penn delivers an oscarworthy perofrmance as milk, a san francisco icon whos presented with all the complexities of. Anchored by sean penns powerhouse performance, milk is a triumphant account of americas first openly gay man elected to public office. Comparisons between scenes from the movie milk 2008 with the real events from the life of harvey milk. Milk starring sean penn is now streaming on netflix and ranks in the 50 best movies on netflix. Released november 26th, 2008, milk stars sean penn, emile hirsch, josh brolin, diego luna the r movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 8 min, and received a score of 84 out of 100 on metacritic. Sean penns 2008 oscarwinning performance in milk as the titular gay rights pioneer harvey milk was nothing if not a proper salute to a fallen hero of the lgbt community.
The story of californias first openly gay elected official, harvey milk sean penn, a san francisco supervisor who was assassinated along with mayor george. Milk was the right person in the right place at the right time, and he rose to the occasion. The film depicts milks life and career after he moved to frisco from new york in 1972 up until his assassination in 1978. Milks sean penn isnt the only gay movie hero at the party. With sean penn, josh brolin, emile hirsch, diego luna. Academy award nominee gus van sant directs academy award winner sean penn as gay rights icon harvey milk. Sean penn plays the part of harvey milk, battling for gay rights he became the supervisor for san francisco which is very similar to a town mayor. Milk is a 2008 american biographical film based on the life of gay rights activist and politician harvey milk, who was the first openly gay person to be elected to public office in california, as a member of the san francisco board of supervisors. This movie, which made hilary swank a household name and earned her an oscar. The movie is surprisingly cheery for much of the run time, mainly due to the vivid colors used and sean penns warm and friendly demeanor as harvey milk. T elevision shows, shorts, cameos and movies that were not released in north american. Sean penn must create something completely foreign to his understanding and sell it as if he felt harvey milks struggle with every fiber of his being and he does. Milk movie official website buy now focus features. Watch milk 2008 full movie online free on 0123movies.
Unlike many historical movies, milk appears not to distort the facts simply to. Notwithstanding the modesty of his office and the tragic. The movie is surprisingly cheery for much of the run time, mainly due to the vivid colors used and sean penn s warm and friendly demeanor as harvey milk. Award winner sean penn stars in this stirring celebration of harvey milk, a true. Sean penn walking the secret life of walter mitty red carpet at the 51st new york film festival the following is a complete list of the filmography of american actor sean penn. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Milk 2008 watch online, milk 2008 online in hd on 123movies. Gus van sant directs sean penn, josh brolin, james franco and emile hirsch in 2009s milk. Milk 910 movie clip gay pride rally speech 2008 hd. For all this, i felt that milk is a slightly staid film, closer to the middleoftheroad side of gus van sants filmmaking persona, the bland side that made his treacly sean connery film finding.
A mentally handicapped man fights for custody of his 7yearold daughter and in the process teaches his coldhearted lawyer the value of love and family. That would be harvey milk played by sean penn, a neighborhood activist elected to the san francisco board of supervisors in 1977 and murdered, along with the citys mayor, george moscone victor garber, by a former supervisor named dan white josh brolin the next year. Sean penn, american film actor and director known for his versatility and intense performances. He shows him as an ordinary man, kind, funny, flawed, shrewd, idealistic, yearning for a better world. Milk 19301978 was an activist and politician, and the first openly gay man to be. In milk, sean penn and gus van sant dignify the pathetic death of an important man. Settling in the castro district, he opens a camera shop and helps transform the area into a mecca for gays and lesbians. Rodney dangerfield at his best on the tonight show starring johnny carson 1983 duration. Milk movie trailer, news, cast, interviews sbs movies.
With sean penn, michelle pfeiffer, dakota fanning, dianne wiest. The story of harvey milk, and his struggles as an american gay activist who fought for gay. Milk starring sean penn joins the 50 best movies on netflix. Milk 2008 cast and crew in 1972, harvey milk sean penn and his thenlover scott smith leave new york for san francisco, with milk determined to accomplish something meaningful in his life. In 1972, harvey milk sean penn and his thenlover scott smith leave new york for san francisco, with milk determined to accomplish something meaningful in his life. First order of business to come out of this office is the citywide gay rights ordinance, just like the one that anita shot down in dade county. Sean penn stars in this biopic of pioneering gay san francisco politician harvey milk.
Blogs milks sean penn isnt the only gay movie hero at. This page will rank 45 sean penn movies from best to worst in six different sortable columns of information. Found myself so full of suspense that i wanted to forward towards the end coz. The movie, however, passes over the promiscuity that was a characteristic of the liberated, preaids phase of gay liberation and suggests that during the. Sean penn got into character for milk with disco and hot. In 1977 he becomes the nations first openly gay man elected to a notable public office when he wins a seat.
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