2005 Directed by Fernando Meirelles
Justin Quayle is a low-level British diplomat who has always gone about his work very quietly, not causing any problems. But after his radical wife Tessa is killed he becomes determined to find out why, thrusting himself into the middle of a very dangerous conspiracy.
Ralph Fiennes Rachel Weisz Danny Huston Bill Nighy Donald Sumpter Pete Postlethwaite Richard McCabe Hubert Koundé Daniele Harford Bernard Otieno Oduor Damaris Itenyo Agweyu Keith Pearson John Sibi-Okumu Archie Panjabi Gerard McSorley Juliet Aubrey Jacqueline Maribe Donald Apiyo Anneke Kim Sarnau Rupert Simonian
Robert Jones Donald Ranvaud Henning Molfenter Tracey Seaward Thierry Potok Simon Channing Williams Jeff Abberley Julia Blackman Gail Egan Jim Shamoon Mario Zvan
Scion Films Studio Babelsberg Epsilon Motion Pictures UK Film Council Focus Features Blue Sky Films Potboiler Productions
无国界追凶, 疑云杀机, El Jardinero Fiel, The Constant Gardener - La cospirazione
Rachel Weisz makes an even better couple with Voldemort than she did with Wolverine in ‘The Fountain’ and that’s saying something! No seriously, I love Weisz and she is again amazing in this, as is her partner. Both ensure their character with life and complexity to an extent that you rarely see in films of an all in all moderate length. ‘The Constant Gardener’ is as much of a study of these personas as it is a mystery slash thriller, but the story surely doesn’t suffer from the time and effort that is put into the development of these people. On the contrary, the plot is multifaceted, exciting and surprising. Most importantly, whereas many other similar sort of movies get trapped in plot holes, I was unable to identify one mistake or ambiguity in ‘The Constant Gardener’, it seems perfectly coherent and realistic too.
#4 of 12 films in my Adapted Screenplay Challenge (2)
Going into this 477-page novel, I had never read a book by John Le Carré before. In fact, I've read very few spy novels or political thrillers, and I really have no context of comparison for this work.
The story opens at the British High Commission in Nairobi. Sandy Woodrow, Head of Chancery, has just received news of the death of a compatriot, an aid worker named Tessa, near Lake Turkana and the Richard Leaky archaeological site. All evidence seems to indicate murder, and Woodrow has the unenviable task of checking the details and breaking the news to her husband, Justin Quayle, First Secretary in the Chancery, as well as…
The Constant Gardener is a master work of suspense brought on by ways of love and deceit.
A political thriller that kept me guessing where it was headed through all the lies and just how cool headed Justin Quayle (Ralph Fiennes) would react to the truths of his wife Tessa (Rachel Weisz) and her life and work even when his suspicions were on the highest of levels.
Politics are the evil that rules the world and it is showcased in this brilliant film.
Highly recommended.
Pretty slow at times but nonetheless a really good movie. My only gripe with this movie is the title: The Constant Gardener. They could’ve chosen something better
There were a lot of things in this movie that should have worked on paper, but just didn't succeed when packaged together. The story itself is good, but it's framed all wrong. There was really no point in telling it from Ralph Fiennes' character's point of view, so the entire plot with Rachel Weisz just seems almost extraneous.
The fact that Rachel Weisz beat both Amy Lou Adams and Michelle Williams for this performance is truly.....remarkable considering she didn't do much!
Underlying the hidden surfaces where danger flows, Tessa an outspoken humanitarian and Amnesty activist is brutally murdered with her colleague Dr. Arnold Bluhm. The mystery is significant part of her work from her husband Justin who is a diplomat stationed in Kenya. After her death and rumors of Tessa having an affair surface, Justin starts to investigate what really got Tessa killed, what was she working on and who was he to her in all this.
Directed by Fernando Meirelles, the story unfolds in the past when Tessa met Justin and how they fell in love and married. Tessa has kept her job independent from Justin. Tessa is outspoken, confronting people in important positions while keeping an important secret for…
constant
/ˈkɒnst(ə)nt/
adjective
occurring continuously over a period of time.
noun
a situation that does not change.
this so called gardening was NOT constant
78/100
Quatro estrelas porque no final, a mensagem, é muito poderosa! E é isto, adoro o estilo do Meirelles de gravar, e imagina o trabalho que é editar isso tudo, realmente um trabalho visual que vale muito a pena e enche a tela!
Surreal como essa trama está ainda mais atual, esse filme foi de 2004, baseada em um livro de 2001, sobre um caso real dos anos 90. Estamos em 2020, e sinceramente, casos assim estão acontecendo agora mesmo em diversos países africanos. Mês passado tinha gente mandando usar africanos de cobaia para descobrir a cura do Covid-19... enfim...
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Als de vrouw van diplomaat in Kenia vermoord wordt zoekt hij uit wie daar achter zit, want zij was corruptie en misdaad tegen armen op het spoor van farmaceuten
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