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O Filme
Salve,
César! é um filme de comédia americano de 2016, escrito, produzido, editado e
dirigido por Joel e Ethan Coen. O filme é estrelado Josh Brolin, George
Clooney, Alden Ehrenreich, Ralph Fiennes, Jonah Hill, Scarlett Johansson,
Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, e Channing Tatum. O filme é uma história de
ficção que segue a vida real "fixer" Eddie Mannix (Brolin) que
trabalha na indústria cinematográfica de Hollywood na década de 1950, tentando
descobrir o que aconteceu com um membro do elenco que desaparece durante as
filmagens.
Resumo
Em
1951, Eddie Mannix (Brolin), chefe de produção da Capitol Pictures, também
trabalha como "fixer" para manter o comportamento escandaloso de suas
estrelas fora da imprensa. A Lockheed Corporation tem sido cortejada com uma
oferta de um cargo executivo de alto nível, mas ele não tem certeza sobre tomá-lo.
Quando a atriz solteira DeeAnna Moran (Johansson) (a decolar em Esther
Williams), engravida, Mannix organiza para que ela coloque o bebê em um
orfanato e depois adotá-lo sem revelar-se como sua mãe. Ele muitas vezes tem de
afastar as consultas de Thora e Tessália Thacker (ambos interpretados por
Swinton), irmãs gêmeas e colunistas sociais rivais (uma partida em Louella
Parsons e Hedda Hopper).
A
grande produção do estúdio é Ave, César !, um épico, situado na antiga Roma e
estrelado por Baird Whitlock (Clooney). Durante um tiro, uma taça de vinho de bebida
de Whitlock foi drogado por um extra (interpretado por Wayne Knight); ele passa
para trás do palco e é abduzido. Uma nota de resgate chega logo, escrito por um
grupo que se autodenomina "O Futuro", exigindo US $ 100.000. Mannix
organiza para obter o dinheiro do Departamento de Contabilidade do estúdio,
como "dinheiro em caixa." Whitlock desperta em uma casa de praia e
encontra o seu caminho para uma reunião do futuro, uma célula comunista. Os
membros, principalmente escritores introduziram na indústria do cinema,
explicar a sua doutrina para ele, e ele começa a simpatizar com sua causa.
Enquanto
isso, a estrela de cinema ocidental Hobie Doyle (Ehrenreich) é convertida em um
drama de época dirigido pelo diretor Laurence Laurentz (Fiennes), em uma
tentativa do estúdio de ampliar seu apelo. Após o desempenho inicial de Doyle
está irremediavelmente inepto, Laurentz visita Mannix e pede-lhe para remover
Doyle a partir do projeto, a fim de que Laurentz possa preservar a sua visão
artística. Mannix informa a Laurentz que o papel de Doyle não é negociável, e
convence-o a treinar o jovem ator para dar um melhor desempenho. Mais tarde,
Doyle vem para o escritório de Mannix e admite que ele também sente que é um
ajuste pobre para o papel, mas Mannix tranquiliza-o que ele tem as habilidades
de atuação necessários.
Doyle
atende à premier de um de seus próprios Westerns com starlet Carlotta Valdez (a
decolar em Carmen Miranda), por instruções de Mannix. Enquanto assistia o
filme, Doyle é inicialmente decepcionado por sua cena em um canto solitário no
filme é retratada de forma cômica, e não como sincero como ele pretendia. No
entanto, depois de ver o público reagir positivamente à cena, Doyle aquece a
ele próprio. Doyle e Valdez visitam uma discoteca (a decolar em Coconut Grove)
após a estreia, onde Doyle reconhece a pasta contendo o dinheiro do resgate
(porque Mannix emprestado cinto do ator para mantê-lo fechado). Ele está sendo
levado por Burt Gurney (Tatum), estrela de um filme de comédia de marinheiro
descrito anteriormente em uma cena de dança elaborada (a decolar em Gene Kelly
em Anchors Aweigh).
Doyle
segue Gurney para a casa de praia em Malibu, mas, após uma caminhada pela porta
da frente, encontra apenas Whitlock dentro. O resto dos membros do Futuro estão
remando em um barco contendo Gurney no mar para que ele possa encontrar-se com
um submarino soviético e mudar-se para a Rússia. Os membros do futuro dão
dinheiro para a causa comunista. Como ele embarca, seu cachorro pula em seus
braços, fazendo-o largar a maleta, que se afunda no oceano. Doyle leva Whitlock
de volta para o estúdio quando a polícia chega para prender o grupo.
Whitlock
tenta explicar suas inclinações comunistas recém-descoberta para Mannix, que
lhe corta bruscamente, batendo o rosto várias vezes, e ordena que ele termine o
seu papel na Ave, César! Thora ameaça publicar uma reveladora coluna que
Whitlock conseguiu seu primeiro grande papel no cinema por ter relações sexuais
com Laurentz. No entanto, Mannix deduziu que Gurney é a sua fonte e o convence
a não executar a história desde Gurney seja um comunista - o que tornaria sua
própria reputação sofrer por associação. DeeAnna se casa com Joseph Silverman
(Hill), um agente de fiança que tinha concordado em levar seu bebê em um
orfanato. Mannix decide rejeitar a oferta Lockheed e continuar a trabalhar no
Capitólio.
The Film
Hail, Caesar! is a 2016 American comedy film written, produced, edited, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. The film stars Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Alden Ehrenreich, Ralph Fiennes, Jonah Hill, Scarlett Johansson, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, andChanning Tatum. The film is a fictional story that follows the real-life "fixer" Eddie Mannix (Brolin) working in the Hollywood film industry in the 1950s, trying to discover what happened to a cast member who vanishes during filming.
Plot
In 1951, Eddie Mannix (Brolin), head of production at Capitol Pictures, also works as a "fixer" to keep the scandalous behavior of its stars out of the press. The Lockheed Corporation has been courting him with an offer of a high-level executive position, but he is unsure about taking it. When unmarried actress DeeAnna Moran (Johansson) (a take off on Esther Williams), becomes pregnant, Mannix arranges for her to put the baby in foster care and then adopt it without revealing herself as the mother. He often has to fend off inquiries from Thora and Thessaly Thacker (both played by Swinton), twin sisters and rival gossip columnists (a take off onLouella Parsons and Hedda Hopper).
The studio's major production is Hail, Caesar!, an epic, set in ancient Rome and starring Baird Whitlock (Clooney). During a shot, Whitlock drinks from a goblet of wine that was drugged by an extra (played by Wayne Knight); he passes out behind the soundstage and is abducted. A ransom note soon arrives, written by a group calling itself "The Future" demanding $100,000. Mannix arranges to get the money from the studio's Accounting Department, as "petty cash." Whitlock awakens in a beach house and finds his way into a meeting of The Future, a Communist cell. The members, who introduce themselves as mostly writers in the motion picture industry, explain their doctrine to him, and he begins to sympathize with their cause.
Meanwhile, singing Western film star Hobie Doyle (Ehrenreich) is cast in a period drama helmed by director Laurence Laurentz (Fiennes), in an attempt by the studio to broaden his appeal. After Doyle's initial performance is hopelessly inept, Laurentz visits Mannix and asks him to remove Doyle from the project in order that Laurentz can preserve his artistic vision. Mannix informs Laurentz that Doyle's role is non-negotiable, and convinces him to coach the young actor to give a better performance. Later, Doyle comes to Mannix's office and admits that he also feels he is a poor fit for the part, but Mannix reassures him that he has the needed acting abilities.
Doyle attends the premiere of one of his own Westerns with starlet Carlotta Valdez (a take off on Carmen Miranda), per instructions from Mannix. While watching the film, Doyle is initially disappointed that his lone singing scene in the film is depicted in a comedic manner, rather than as heartfelt as he intended. However, after seeing the audience react positively to the scene, Doyle warms to it himself. Doyle and Valdez visit a nightclub (a take off on the Coconut Grove) following the premiere, where Doyle recognizes the briefcase containing the ransom money (because Mannix borrowed the actor's belt to keep it closed). It is being carried by Burt Gurney (Tatum), star of a sailor comedy film depicted earlier in an elaborate dancing scene (a take off on Gene Kelly in Anchors Aweigh).
Doyle follows Gurney to the beach house in Malibu but, after walking in the front door, finds only Whitlock inside. The rest of The Future's members have rowed a boat containing Gurney offshore so that he can rendezvous with a Soviet submarine and move to Russia. The members of The Future give him the money for the communist cause. As he boards, his dog jumps into his arms, causing him to drop the briefcase, which sinks into the ocean. Doyle takes Whitlock back to the studio as the police arrive to arrest the group.
Whitlock tries to explain his newfound Communist leanings to Mannix, who cuts him off sharply, slapping his face numerous times, and orders him to finish his role in Hail, Caesar! Thora threatens to publish a column revealing that Whitlock got his first major film role by having sex with Laurentz. However, Mannix has deduced that Gurney is her source and persuades her to not run the story since Gurney is a Communist -- which would make her own reputation suffer by association. DeeAnna marries Joseph Silverman (Hill), a surety agent who had agreed to take her baby into foster care. Mannix decides to reject the Lockheed offer and continue working at Capitol.
The studio's major production is Hail, Caesar!, an epic, set in ancient Rome and starring Baird Whitlock (Clooney). During a shot, Whitlock drinks from a goblet of wine that was drugged by an extra (played by Wayne Knight); he passes out behind the soundstage and is abducted. A ransom note soon arrives, written by a group calling itself "The Future" demanding $100,000. Mannix arranges to get the money from the studio's Accounting Department, as "petty cash." Whitlock awakens in a beach house and finds his way into a meeting of The Future, a Communist cell. The members, who introduce themselves as mostly writers in the motion picture industry, explain their doctrine to him, and he begins to sympathize with their cause.
Meanwhile, singing Western film star Hobie Doyle (Ehrenreich) is cast in a period drama helmed by director Laurence Laurentz (Fiennes), in an attempt by the studio to broaden his appeal. After Doyle's initial performance is hopelessly inept, Laurentz visits Mannix and asks him to remove Doyle from the project in order that Laurentz can preserve his artistic vision. Mannix informs Laurentz that Doyle's role is non-negotiable, and convinces him to coach the young actor to give a better performance. Later, Doyle comes to Mannix's office and admits that he also feels he is a poor fit for the part, but Mannix reassures him that he has the needed acting abilities.
Doyle attends the premiere of one of his own Westerns with starlet Carlotta Valdez (a take off on Carmen Miranda), per instructions from Mannix. While watching the film, Doyle is initially disappointed that his lone singing scene in the film is depicted in a comedic manner, rather than as heartfelt as he intended. However, after seeing the audience react positively to the scene, Doyle warms to it himself. Doyle and Valdez visit a nightclub (a take off on the Coconut Grove) following the premiere, where Doyle recognizes the briefcase containing the ransom money (because Mannix borrowed the actor's belt to keep it closed). It is being carried by Burt Gurney (Tatum), star of a sailor comedy film depicted earlier in an elaborate dancing scene (a take off on Gene Kelly in Anchors Aweigh).
Doyle follows Gurney to the beach house in Malibu but, after walking in the front door, finds only Whitlock inside. The rest of The Future's members have rowed a boat containing Gurney offshore so that he can rendezvous with a Soviet submarine and move to Russia. The members of The Future give him the money for the communist cause. As he boards, his dog jumps into his arms, causing him to drop the briefcase, which sinks into the ocean. Doyle takes Whitlock back to the studio as the police arrive to arrest the group.
Whitlock tries to explain his newfound Communist leanings to Mannix, who cuts him off sharply, slapping his face numerous times, and orders him to finish his role in Hail, Caesar! Thora threatens to publish a column revealing that Whitlock got his first major film role by having sex with Laurentz. However, Mannix has deduced that Gurney is her source and persuades her to not run the story since Gurney is a Communist -- which would make her own reputation suffer by association. DeeAnna marries Joseph Silverman (Hill), a surety agent who had agreed to take her baby into foster care. Mannix decides to reject the Lockheed offer and continue working at Capitol.
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