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885:, Scottish writer-director Bill Forsyth has broken the sophomore sesh jinx the only way he could, by making an even better film ... Given a larger canvas, director Forsyth has in no way attempted to overreach himself or the material, keeping things modest and intimate throughout, but displaying a very acute sense of comic insight."
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this not-quite-a-fairy-tale set in a quaint seaside
Scottish village named Ferness. By injecting a little (but not too much) magical realism into the mix, Forsyth leavens his pro-environmental message to the point that those not looking for it might not be conscious of its presence." Berardinelli concluded that
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gave the film three and a half stars out of four, calling it "a fragment of cinematic whimsy—a genial dramatic comedy that defies both our expectations and those of the characters". Berardinelli also focused on
Forsyth's abilities as a storyteller, noting that the director "finds the perfect tone for
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to his ancestor. MacIntyre tries everything to entice Ben to sell, even offering enough money to buy any other beach in the world, but the owner is content with what he has. Ben picks up some sand and offers to sell for the same number of pound notes as he has grains of sand in his hand. A suspicious
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Mac spends several days in
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Happer finally arrives on site, just in time to unknowingly forestall a potential confrontation between some of the villagers and Ben. When Mac informs him of the snag in the proceedings, he decides to negotiate personally with Ben and, in the process, discovers a kindred spirit. Happer opts to
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never drags: Nothing is more absorbing than human personalities, developed with love and humor. Some of the payoffs in this film are sly and subtle, and others generate big laughs. Forsyth's big scenes are his little ones, including a heartfelt, whisky-soaked talk between the
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research facility and suggests combining the two into the "Happer
Institute", an idea that Happer likes. A sombre MacIntyre returns to his apartment in Houston. He pulls from his pocket pebbles and shells and spreads them out on the work surface. The local phone box in Ferness starts ringing.
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Puttnam a US distribution deal and provided the additional funding to secure Lancaster. After negotiations, Puttnam ended up having an additional $ 200,000 in the film's budget. He later remarked in an interview that "big stars are not a liability, they are an asset!".
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Lancaster to play Happer but the casting proved problematic because the Hollywood star wanted his $ 2 million salary, which was almost a third of the film's entire budget. However, upon learning of Lancaster's potential involvement in the project,
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the village he has come to love. The villagers are tired of their hard life and are more than eager to sell, though they feign indifference to induce a larger offer. Mac receives encouragement from an unlikely source: Victor, a capitalistic
299:. Riegert plays an American oil company representative who is sent to the fictional village of Ferness on the west coast of Scotland to purchase the town and surrounding property for his company. The musical score was composed by
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Ferness. During a date, he discovers that Marina, who seems more at home in the water than on land, has
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Ferness church, using a mock-up of Our Lady of the Braes church – see below – specially constructed beside the
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innkeeper, and a scene where the visitors walk on the beach and talk about the meaning of life. By the time Burt Lancaster reappears at the end of the film, to personally handle the negotiations with old Ben,
761:... The low-key music picks up traces of Scottish music, but most of it just sounds like Dire Straits doing instrumentals, especially the recurring theme, one of Knopfler's more memorable melodies.
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gave the film his highest four stars, calling it "a small film to treasure". He gave particular praise to writer-director Bill Forsyth for his abilities as a storyteller.
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locate the refinery offshore and set up an astronomical observatory instead. He sends MacIntyre home to implement the changes. Danny brings up Marina's dream of an
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the run was cancelled. A new production directed by
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JPMorgan Chase Tower, formerly Texas Commerce Tower
2110:. Berlin; New York: Springer-Verlag. p. 592.
1529:"Knopfler's new Local Hero gets St James' airing"
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1829:No. 11, New Year 1983, pp. 6 - 11,
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2222:Taylor, Marianne (28 April 2018).
1881:No. 12, Spring 1983, pp. 10 - 14,
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1504:"Local Hero (Original Soundtrack)"
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1923:Chapman, J. (2022).
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1257:Cinema of Scotland
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224:111 minutes
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